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Cricket 'We played like dicks' says Greatbatch
Coach Mark Greatbatch has been blunt about the Black Caps' series loss to Bangladesh saying they 'played like dicks'.

Cricket: McCullum sets lofty goals
Brendon McCullum's set his Black Caps team mates some lofty goals ahead of their tour of India.

Bond: I became a victim of politics
Shane Bond's autobiography details his disappointment with New Zealand Cricket's handling of the end of his career.

Cricket: Selectorial roles in doubt
The time may have come for Daniel Vettori to shed some of his many responsibilities within the Black Caps.

Cricket: Last shot at redemption
The Black Caps have been permitted a last shot at redemption in their upcoming cricket tour of India, New Zealand Cricket chairman Chris Moller said today.

NZC in the black despite deficit
New Zealand Cricket reported a deficit of $2.43m in its annual report today.

Cricket: Batsmen must step up says Sinclair
Veteran test international Mathew Sinclair says it's time for the Black Caps senior batsmen to take a hard look at themselves.

Cricket: Vettori says players need to step up
Daniel Vettori has called on his players to accept personal responsibility for the NZ cricket team's loss to Bangladesh.

Cricket: McCullum moving down order - report
Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori is reluctant to endorse a move back down the order for Brendon McCullum.

Cricket: Vettori and Greatbatch face grilling
Daniel Vettori and Mark Greatbatch are likely to face some hard questions when they appear at a NZ Cricket board meeting on Friday.

Cricket: Bangladesh debacle sparks emergency meeting
NZ's shocking one-day tour of Bangladesh has sparked a crisis meeting between tour management and the NZ board.

Cricket: NZ defeat 'embarrassing'
A former Black Cap says a lack of coaching is to blame for NZ's demise, with the side needing "a miracle" before next year's World Cup.

Cricket: Black Caps' coach slams performace
Black Caps coach Mark Greatbatch has slammed his side's inept batting after another embarrassing loss in Bangladesh.

Cricket: Coach role holds no appeal
Despite his successful role as a coach for the Chennai Super Kings, Stephen Fleming has no desire for the Black Caps' job.

Cricket: Black Caps' series result the worst ever?
The Black Caps' series loss against lowly rated Bangladesh could go down as their worst tour in recent memory.

Cricket: Youngest ever 100 not enough for NZ
Kane Williamson became the youngest NZ player ever to score a one-day hundred, but NZ lost to Bangladesh ...again.

Cricket: Vettori looks for improved batting
Focus is on the Black Caps' batsmen as they look to bounce back from two one-day international losses to Bangladesh.

Cricket: Bad run not fazing Stewart
Shanan Stewart is remarkably relaxed for someone edging closer to cricket's version of the last chance saloon.

Cricket: Black Caps top the world...for spirit
They may have just been upset by Bangladesh but the Black Caps lead the cricketing world in something...spirit.

Cricket: Black Caps' openers reunite
Black Caps opening batsman Brendon McCullum can't wait to rekindle his old relationship with fellow opener Jesse Ryder.