Inside edge: 15

A World Cup poster features unchosen Jimmy Neesham.

Number of centuries scored in the Australia-India series by stumps on the fourth day of the final test last night. Australia 8-7 ahead.

Comfortable for ND

Northern Districts stayed fourth after a comfortable four-wicket win over Canterbury in their Ford Trophy clash at Rangiora yesterday. Canterbury made 246 for seven, with Todd Astle cracking a rapid, unbeaten 62. ND overhauled that with 3.1 overs to spare, Mitchell Santner hitting 73 and Daryl Mitchell 54. ND have 12 points, five behind leaders Central Districts. Auckland are second on 15 points. Winless Wellington play third-placed Otago today.

Billboard blooper

The head of marketing at New Zealand Cricket maybe should have bent the ear of selectors Mike Hesson and Bruce Edgar before the naming of their World Cup squad on Thursday night. That would have prevented this slightly unfortunate billboard featuring cup non-starter Jimmy "The Hitman" Neesham.

Hossain makes Happy unhappy

Bangladesh quick Rubel Hossain is in doubt for the World Cup after being remanded in custody over allegations he raped an actress. Naznin Akter Happy, 19, has lodged a complaint of rape and a "false promise of marriage" against him. A magistrate in Dhaka has ordered DNA tests for the pair. Hossain, 25, has played 53 ODIs and took a hat-trick against New Zealand - Corey Anderson, Brendon McCullum and Jimmy Neesham - in

F ... ing wire!

Australian skipper Steven Smith accuses Spidercam of causing him to drop a catch at the Sydney Cricket Ground this week. Riiight.

2013. Happy claims Hossain failed to fulfil a pledge to marry her after having a months-long "intimate affair". "It's an act of cheating and I want him to be punished," the unhappy Happy said. If found guilty Hossain would be out of the cup, Bangladesh cricket chief Nizamuddin Chowdhury said.

CD stalwart dies

Longtime Central Districts and New Zealand administrator Basil Netten has died in at Koputaroa, close to Levin. Netten was 75and had been battling cancer for over a year. Netten at one point was CD selection convenor, association chairman and a New Zealand Cricket board member. A farmer, Netten was a staunch advocate for, and promoter of, young CD players of whom the likes of Mathew Sinclair, Jacob Oram, Michael Mason, Glen Sulzberger and Jamie How went on to play for New Zealand. He expected players to give 100 per cent, and if he detected sluggishness was prone to forcibly remind them they could always spend summer at the beach.