With an outstanding stint with Indian cricket team under his belt, John Wright is the first choice of New Zealand Cricket to coach the national team after incumbent John Bracewell, who steps down in April next year with an eye on the Indian Premier League job. NZC Chief Executive Justin Vau

Former Team India coach John Wright has turned down the offer to take up the head coach's job at Cricket Australia's (CA) Centre of Excellence. Wright said he was keen to take up the Australian offer but eventually withdrew because he wanted to spend time with his kids. "It didn

Pace cricket bowler Daryl Tuffey has earned a surprise recall to the New Zealand cricket squad for the icc cricket world cup west indies 2007 starting next month. Tuffey was included in a 15-man New Zealand cricket squad announced on Tuesday after paceman Kyle Mills was ruled out of the t

Wellington, Jan 26: Veteran batsman Nathan Astle announced his retirement today, shocking his New Zealand team-mates and further weakening their fragile batting line-up just weeks away from the World Cup. The 35-year-old, New Zealand`s second most prolific one-day scorer behind ski