NZ V AUSTRALIA, 1ST ODI, AUCKLAND

Chappell-Hadlee Trophy dusted off at last

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03:07Australia quicks look forward to NZ pitches

EDITOR'S PICKS

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  The real Jadeja

  • The Cricket Monthly: Behind "Rock star" and "Sir Ravindra Jadeja" is a loyal young man who has made the most of life's hard knocks
  • TCM February issue

• Captains' pairs, and centuries with No. 11s

  • Ask Steven: Plus: the father and son who carried their bats, and the most stumpings in internationals
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  Chanderpaul's greatness goes beyond numbers

  • Kartikeya Date: His unconventional, underappreciated technique helped him dominate and suppress the best bowling attacks through his career

• Older but quicker

  • Numbers Don't Lie: Busting the myth that T20 is a format for the young
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  The evolution of Kohli into a complete batsman

  • Aakash Chopra: He has mastered his weakness against the short ball, and learnt new strokes even though he was successful without them

• Darren Bravo needs to step into Chanderpaul's big shoes

  • Tony Cozier: As the new leader of a very inexperienced batting line-up, Bravo needs to show he can be the anchor and the enforcer
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  Make Pakistan's home Tests day-night affairs

  • Kamran Abbasi: Instead of having their exiled team play in empty stadiums, the PCB must look to innovate in the UAE

• Made in Canada, toughened in Pakistan

  • Meet Canada's Under-19 captain: born in Peshawar, trained in Lahore, idolises Imran Khan, and has rubbed shoulders with Saeed Ajmal
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  'I see myself as a batting allrounder'

  • Hardik Pandya talks about his journey into the Indian team via the IPL and advice from Ponting and Tendulkar

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• THE CRICKET MONTHLY

• • Preview - Australia leave out Khawaja
  • Sore McCullum targets victorious finish
  • Conditions key as rivalry renewed
  • Lehmann still awaiting medical clearance

• UNDER-19 WORLD CUP 2016

  WI mankad Zimbabwe to enter quarterfinal

  

  • WI v ZIM SCORECARD
  • Round-up - Bangladesh rout Namibia
  • The SA factor in Namibia's success
  • Namibia out to prove SA win no fluke
  • Our youth system still good - SA coach
  • Prankster Shawon unfazed by big stage

• ICC NEWS

  Clarke's ICC chairman bid hits rocks

  

  • ECB president lacks support of CA, CSA

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• ISRAR ALI 1927-2016

  Pakistan's oldest Test cricketer dies aged 88

  

  • Allrounder Israr Ali played four Tests
  • 'Fighting with Kardar was my biggest regret'

• BANGLADESH NEWS

  Shoulder injury rules Mustafizur out of PSL

  

  • Bangladesh seamer won't play for Lahore Qalandars

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• SRI LANKA IN INDIA 2015-16

  Kohli rested for Sri Lanka T20Is

  

  • Left-arm spinner Pawan Negi called up
  • Monga: Questions over India's finishers
  • Bose, Sharma in India Women ODI squad

• NEW ZEALAND NEWS

  New Zealand pick spin trio for World T20

  

  • Nathan McCullum, Sodhi and Santner make cut

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• AUSTRALIA NEWS

  Sheffield Shield heads to New Zealand

• AUSTRALIA V INDIA, 1ST WOMEN'S ODI

  India Women slump in chase of 276

• UNDER-19 WORLD CUP 2016

  Pant slams fastest fifty in huge India win

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• PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE 2016

  Hafeez disallowed from bowling in PSL

• IPL NEWS

  Raina to lead Gujarat Lions in the IPL

• NZ V PAKISTAN, 3RD ODI, AUCKLAND

  NZ win series in tense, rain-hit finish

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• AUS V INDIA, 3RD T20I, SYDNEY

  'Bumrah the find of the tour' - Dhoni

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• THE BUZZ

  The missing South Africa series victory

• IN FOCUS

  Corruption in cricket

• THE SURFER

  'Shiv, one hell of a player'

• ON THIS DAY

  Feb 2: Richard Hadlee's Test debut

QUOTE UNQUOTE

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VIDEOS

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  AUSTRALIA IN NZ 2015-16

  Australia quicks look forward to NZ pitches

  Australia players past and present chip in with their views on how the team will perform in New Zealand
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  SRI LANKA IN INDIA 2016

  Quick Facts - Negi's 173 runs at 173

  Some interesting facts about Pawan Negi, who was included in India's T20 squad for the series against Sri Lanka
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  AUSTRALIA V INDIA, 3RD T20I

  'I love opening the batting' - Watson

  Shane Watson talks about his favoured batting position and the take-homes for Australia after the T20I series loss against India
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  AUSTRALIA V INDIA, 3RD T20I

  'Bumrah the find of the tour' - MS Dhoni

  MS Dhoni praised his bowlers' performance in India's 3-0 win in the T20 series against Australia

• POLITE ENQUIRIES
• TWO MEN OUT
• MATCH ANALYSIS

WRITERS

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  JARROD KIMBER

  Dazzling light, murky shadow
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  AHMER NAQVI

  Can a Pakistan captain be judged on stats alone?
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  SANKARAN KRISHNA

  What comebacks tell us about cricket cultures
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  SIMON BARNES

  The pricking of pomposity
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  HASSAN CHEEMA

  The contrasting halves of Pakistan's T20 history
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  JONATHAN WILSON

  We won at the P Sara
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  IAN CHAPPELL

  The dangers of overstaying your time as captain
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  ED SMITH

  The figure a shot makes
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  LIAM CROMAR

  What do you call an allrounder in club cricket?
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  MARK NICHOLAS

  Modern batting and the gift of fearlessness
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  RAF NICHOLSON

  The case for women's Tests
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  ROB STEEN

  In praise of imperfection
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  SHARDA UGRA

  Pakistan's Amir experiment a lesson for cricket
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  SIDHARTH MONGA

  Questions remain over India's T20 finishers

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THE CORDON

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  When entertainment becomes intrusion

  Scott Oliver: Broadcasters' desire to get in players' heads for the sake of good TV is beginning to affect game play
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  SA's weird season

  Luke Alfred: From chopping and changing in selection to the latest fixing scandal, the country's cricket is in for testing times, at least in the immediate future

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  'Quite sad to see Chanderpaul go like this'

  Comments of the Week: Our readers feel Chanderpaul deserved a proper farewell and recount the nervous moment when McClenaghan was down.