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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://www.cricinfo.com/logos/rss/ci.gif http://www.cricinfo.com/ Tom Moody, Sri Lanka's coach, believes New Zealand's batting woes are overstated, and that there is no need to panic ahead of the World Cup http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275961.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275961.html Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:34:30 GMT Rain ruined the deciding ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka as the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275804.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275804.html Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:39:43 GMT International cricket returns to Hamilton's Seddon Park with the five-match series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka evenly poised at 2-2 http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275734.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275734.html Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:19:49 GMT Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's captain, has dismissed the rotation policy as a reason for his side's crushing defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka on Saturday http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275724.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275724.html Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:24:17 GMT Sri Lanka's pace bowlers, galvanised by a supremely skilful spell of left-arm swing bowling from Chaminda Vaas, overpowered New Zealand to level the series 2-2 with one game to play http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275401.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/275401.html Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:06:35 GMT Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, will return to the side for the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka at Auckland on Saturday http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274948.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274948.html Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:08:26 GMT Shane Bond has defended New Zealand's rotation policy for one-day internationals, pointing to Australia's playing depth as proof the system works http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274722.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274722.html Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:03:48 GMT James Franklin's calmness under pressure and Michael Mason's last-ball four clinched a nail-biting one-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Queenstown http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274530.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274530.html Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:34:21 GMT Having been spanked to most parts of McLean Park in Napier during the first ODI against Sri Lanka, New Zealand's bowling attack are looking to improve on a bowling performance that saw them give up a hefty target 285 with ten overs to spare. http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274419.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274419.html Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:00:28 GMT McMillan was dropped from the one-day squad around the same time last year for the four home ODIs against Sri Lanka after a poor performance in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy against Australia http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274339.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274339.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:10:53 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya overpowered New Zealand with brutal batting display, crashing 111 off 82 deliveries, and set up an emphatic seven-wicket victory for Sri Lanka in the first match of a five-game series at Napier http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274184.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274184.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:26:56 GMT New Zealand and Sri Lanka won a Test and Twenty20 each and the five-match one-day series will decide who takes the winner's position http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274130.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274130.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:34:39 GMT Iain O'Brien, the Wellington medium-pace bowler, has been called up as cover for Michael Mason and Mark Gillespie during the first ODI against Sri Lanka on December 28 http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274113.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/274113.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:20:06 GMT Stuttering, stumbling, bumbling, New Zealand eventually managed to find a way home, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets at Eden Park to ensure that the two match Twenty20 series was shared one-all http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273899.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273899.html Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:34:43 GMT Stephen Fleming has been rested for the first two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273708.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273708.html Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:50:05 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya enjoyed a field day at Wellington's Westpac Stadium, picking up three key wickets as Sri Lanka derailed New Zealand's batting onslaught, and then playing a blitzkrieg of an innings to propel his side to an 18-run Duckworth-Lewis victory http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273640.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273640.html Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:20:05 GMT Prasanna Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan wicketkeeper who played in the two Tests against New Zealand, is in a Wellington hospital after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273558.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273558.html Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:10:50 GMT Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand batsman, has called for the ICC to review Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273536.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273536.html Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:23:49 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan was the ringmaster, claiming his ninth ten-wicket haul of the year, as Sri Lanka wrapped a series-levelling 217-run victory just before tea on day four at the Basin Reserve http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273167.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273167.html Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:04:28 GMT Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand left-arm spinner, has been rested for the two Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka at Wellington and Auckland on December 22 and 26 http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273052.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/273052.html Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:49:17 GMT