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Death and the maiden: The tale of 'Tangiwai'
It might be a film named for our greatest rail disaster but Tangiwai is also a tragic tale of love and cricket.

Cricket: 20 top test match moments
Cricket's 2000th test starts at Lord's on Thursday, when England host India.

Cricket: Rejected Franklin knows he has to stay in form
Things aren't adding up inside James Franklin's head at the moment.

Franklin, Tuffey miss out on NZ Cricket contracts
Veterans James Franklin and Daryl Tuffey have missed out being named in the list of 20 players contracted by New Zealand Cricket.

Cricket: Captaincy decision process took too long, says Wright
Coach John Wright yesterday took a mild dig at his own bosses as he backed the choice of Ross Taylor captain.

Cricket: McCullum takes decision on leadership on the chin
Unwanted captaincy candidate Brendon McCullum does not believe New Zealand necessarily needs a vice-captain, but he'll do it in a heartbeat if asked.

Cricket: McCullum backs Taylor
Brendon McCullum has congratulated Ross Taylor on being named Black Caps captain and has made it clear he'll support him.

Cricket: Taylor gets three jobs in one
The men charged with choosing New Zealand's next cricket captain considered splitting the role between the only two candidates.

Cricket: Taylor named Black Caps captain
Ross Taylor was today named as the new captain of the Black Caps.

Cricket: NZ A squad named
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have named a 15-strong New Zealand A squad for a winter training camp ahead of August's emerging players tournament in Brisbane.