Perth:New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is confident his side is closing the gap on Australia in one-day cricket.
Wellington:New Zealand opening batsman Nathan Astle has retired from international cricket with immediate effect.
Wellington:New Zealand have named a 14-man squad for the tri-series one-day tournament against Australia and England but expect to later bring in some big names currently missing through injury.
Queenstown:New Zealand-reject Craig McMillan has been called into the New Zealand one-day squad with batsman Nathan Astle in doubt for the second clash with Sri Lanka here.
More imagesNapier:A quickfire century by veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya propelled Sri Lanka to an easy seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening one-day cricket international here.
Napier:An erratic New Zealand side received a welcome boost on the eve of the first one-day cricket international against Sri Lanka here with veteran Nathan Astle cleared to play.
Auckland:New Zealand waltzed to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their second and final Twenty20 cricket international here to level the series 1-1.
Wellington:The build-up to the second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka starting on Friday has been overshadowed by more ill-feeling following Muttiah Muralitharan's controversial run-out in the first match in Christchurch.
Christchurch:The New Zealand cricket team has rallied behind wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum (Baz), defending him from ongoing criticism over the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan in the first Test.
Christchurch:New Zealand's hopes of extending their unbeaten record at home to Sri Lanka suffered a setback on the eve of Thursday's first Test when seamer Michael Mason was ruled out with a hamstring strain.
