I was fortunate enough to play in three World Cups, yet I think the current Black Caps squad would easily dispose of any of those World Cup teams I played in, writes Jacob Oram.

Sat on his roller, Rupert Bool takes a break from compressing his cherished cricket pitch and reveals how daunting it is to produce a picture-perfect pitch.

Campbell Burnes sat down with College Sport chief executive Dave Currie, who has been in the job just a few months. This is part one of a two-part interview; read the second in next week's College Sport.

Kyle Mills made an observation yesterday which tallies with the fervour beginning to sweep the country with the Cricket World Cup 11 days away.

It's time to apply some rugby terminology to the cricket World Cup preparations, like thinking in terms of a first XV rather than first XI.

Pakistan's mercurial nature make them hard to dominate but New Zealand sustained control last night for all but the blip of a Shahid Afridi batting cameo in their seven-wicket victory.

Pakistan were dismissed for 210 in their opening one-day international against New Zealand at Westpac Stadium in Wellington this afternoon.

One sub-plot to the Cricket World Cup story arc is that it could double as Daniel Vettori's valedictory tour.

New Zealand has a problem at the top of their batting order.

Sri Lanka have kept the intrigue alive for the unofficial eighth match of their one-day international series to take place in Christchurch on February 14 at the World Cup.

The New Zealand cricket team have seldom had stronger form heading into a World Cup, but veteran Daniel Vettori has highlighted run outs as an area where they must exercise better judgment.

The New Zealand World Cup preparation juggernaut rolled on today with a 120-run win in the sixth one-day international against Sri Lanka in Dunedin.

The Decision Review System has failed in the sixth one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Dunedin.

Former Black Cap Matthew Hart knows a thing or two about difficult starts - in cricket and life.

The beige uniform caused quite a stir when first foisted on a bemused New Zealand team writes Nick Edlin

Expect Kyle Mills to return to the bowling crease for New Zealand today in the sixth one-day international of the series against Sri Lanka.

New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan has sought to allay concerns about a Ross Taylor batting crisis and, if statistics are a guide, his drought of runs is near an end.

It's designed to answer that age-old cricket question of "who's winning?" - a question that has infuriated die-hard cricket fans for decades.

A record sixth-wicket partnership between Grant Elliott and Luke Ronchi has seen the Black Caps claim the fifth ODI against Sri Lanka.

The Black Caps have won the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka in Nelson today, chasing down the visitors total of 276 with four wickets to spare.