Leg spinner Shane Warne took 5 for 39 from 14 overs to notch his 29th five-wicket haul in Tests and sail past 1,000 first-class wickets in his career.
Glenn McGrath captured six wickets as Australia bowled out New Zealand for 433 on the second day of the first Test in Christchurch on Friday.
New Zealand were 265 for 3 on the opening day of the first Test against Australia.
New Zealand were bowled out for 226 in the 49th over after they appeared certain to win, chasing a target of 237, in the first ODI.
Stephen Fleming guided New Zealand to a nine wicket win over a World XI in the first of three fundraising one-day matches.
The New Zealand captain's century helped them win the second one-day international and level the six-match series at 1-1.
Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets to level the five match series 1-1.
Statistical highlights of the third ODI between India and New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday.
Former India captain Anjum Chopra, who is poised to play a fourth successive World Cup in Australia next month, says brutal strength is the basic difference between men's and women's cricket.
First-time qualifier at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, Afghanistan, produced a clinical performance in Christchurch on Tuesday when it defeated Hong Kong by eight wickets for its first-ever victory in any World Cup finals.
The Australian produced a fast bowling spell bristling with pure hostility to lead his side to a 147-run victory in the first ODI.
Matthew Hayden provided the recipe for a New Zealand thumping as Australia won the second match by 106 runs.
The Indian batting legend had a stellar ODI career spanning 23 years during the course of which he broke every record possible and underlined as the status as one of the best ever batsman to have graced the game.
The second Test between India and New Zealand ended in a draw on the fifth and final day at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal on Tuesday. The home team, set an improbable target of 327 to win, had made 68 without loss (after 17 overs) before the game was called off an hour before the scheduled close.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical look at the maestro's centuries.
As India and England prepare to square off in the first Test of the four-match series at Lord's, Rajneesh Gupta presents the many landmarks on the road to the 2000th match of cricket's longest version.
A century in each Test of the Bangladesh series propelled the ace batsman to 15th position in the ICC rankings.
Pakistan and South Africa both scraped through to thrilling victories in the final over of their respective group matches at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday. Pakistan hit a late flurry of runs to overtake Bangladesh in its match at Palmerston North, while South Africa left it to the second-last ball of its clash with Australia to secure a win at Queenstown.
Now only Sachin Tendulkar - with 35 hundreds - is ahead of Lara in Test cricket.
England's Monty Panesar has shot up 14 places in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers following his ten-wicket haul in the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.
India's senior trio of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were rewarded for consistent performances last season with nominations in three categories for the 2010 ICC Awards, which will be held in Bangalore, on October 6.
Cricket New Zealand CEO Justin Vaughan is convinced that the upcoming series between India and New Zealand is going to be exciting from start to finish.
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