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How do you rate the Black Caps' performance at the World Cup?

Editorial: Let's win this Cup, but lose the hostility

New Zealanders would look askance if the Black Caps were to stoop to the blatant unpleasantness of the Australians.

Cricket: Wright gives backing to aggressive play

The Black Caps have received an aggression concession card from coach John Wright for tomorrow's World Cup semifinal.

Cricket: Vettori's bold calls helped put SA in spin

Mark Richardson: Top order's graft key to victory

Cricket: The key match-ups

Cricket: Past Cup wins show Proteas are beatable

They won't start as favourites in their World Cup quarter-final tonight, but that should not trouble the New Zealand team.

Cricket: Ponting not ready to quit

Cricket: Ponting to walk says English paper

Ricky Ponting plans to retire from international cricket at the end of the World Cup campaign, an English news website reports.

Cricket: Bennett out, Tuffey in

Cricket: Now minnows out, contest gets serious drawbacks aside

Cricket: Vettori almost all go for quarterfinal

New Zealand captain Dan Vettori has all but declared himself fit for the cricket World Cup quarterfinal against South Africa.

Cricket: Big hits chance to impress fans

Mark Richardson: Black Caps loss compounded by dodgy review