Kiwis unhappy with pathetic conditions at home!

Wellington: New Zealand's chances of squaring the cricket series with England may have disappeared amid the continuing problems of protecting Wellington's slow-drying Basin Reserve wicket. "It's disappointing. It's not the first time that's happened here but I understand the groundsman is

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India missed the trick due to poor batting

When we walked to the park on the morning of the tri-series finals, we felt the Indians would prefer chasing. On our part too, we wanted to bowl first. But when Stephen Fleming had a look at the pitch he felt it was dry and it would not have been a bad idea to bat first since it could only get worse during the day.So India probably did the right thing and after a good start, they should have got to 320. But they lost the plot, our batters got on top of their bowlers and with those missed catches,

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