Brook half-century pushes England to 279-5
:Harry Brook quelled a New Zealand fightback by smashing a fast half-century to push England to 279 for five at the dinner break in the first day-night test in Mount Maunganui on Thursday.
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England vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 1 Live Score: Tourists Look To Cross 300-run Mark In 1st Innings
New Zealand vs England 1st Test Day 1 LIVE:Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope provided England as solid start on Day 1 of the first Test against New Zealand as Ben Stokes' men kicked-off the tour Down Under on Thursday. Zak Crawley departed for just 3 runs before Duckett and Pope stabilised the English ship. However, a string of quick wickets saw England lose the plot in the middle. Tim Southee has been New Zealand's most dangerous bowler, picking 2 wickets so far. The visitors, however, will still hope to put over 300 runs on the board. (LIVE Scorecard)
England 134-2 as 'Bazball' pounds New Zealand on day one
Ben Duckett blasted a rapid-fire half-century as England raced to 134 for two at tea on day one of the first test against a New Zealand side that felt the full force of 'Bazball' early on at Mount Maunganui on Thursday.
Cyclone forces postponement of New Zealand domestic ODI final
The final of the Ford Trophy, New Zealand's main domestic one-day competition, has been postponed from Sunday because of the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on players from the Central Districts team, New Zealand Cricket said on Thursday.
Bangladesh confirm 'spot-fix' approach at Women's T20 World Cup
Bangladesh cricket chiefs said Wednesday that one of their players taking part in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup had been approached in an attempted spot-fixing case.
'Committed to this group': Canadian women's soccer coach Priestman brushes off exit rumour
Canada coach Bev Priestman, caught in the middle of a bitter labour dispute between Canada Soccer and its players, found herself talking about her future with the program Wednesday.
"If Somebody Is Doing Better...": Shikhar Dhawan On Not Finding Place In Indian Cricket Team
Shikhar Dhawan finds himself out of the Indian team less than three months after captaining the ODI side but the 37-year-old opener has not yet given up on a strong desire to play the World Cup at home later this year. One of the finest openers India have produced in the 50-over format, Dhawan was dropped from the side following a lean run which included the three games in Bangladesh in December. The southpaw had led the side in New Zealand in November when Rohit Sharma and K L Rahul were rested.
Confusion over ICC Test rankings, No.1 India back to second spot
In the afternoon on Wednesday, the official website of ICC showed India on top of the Test rankings with 115 rating points and Australia as second with 111 points. But later in the evening at around 7 pm IST, cricket's global governing body put Australia back on top with 126 rating points and India as second with 115 points. India had recently beaten Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test in Nagpur.