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England won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat on the opening day of the third and final Test at Auckland's Eden Park on Friday.

2013-03-21T21:34:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Injury-hit_Pietersen_final_Test_385c

England batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the last Test against New Zealand and the Indian Premier League due to a knee injury which may sideline him for up to eight weeks, officials said Wednesday.

2013-03-20T14:17:27ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Injury-hit_Pietersen_final_Test_3ddc

England batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the final Test against New Zealand because of a knee injury and fly home for an specialist examination, English cricket authorities said Wednesday.

2013-03-20T11:37:26ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Frustration_England_Test_ends_draw_7095

England's hopes of snatching a win in the second Test against New Zealand dissolved in the Wellington rain, with the match declared a draw after the final day's play was washed out.

2013-03-18T03:20:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/England_NZealand_ropes_Test_6b65

England dominated with bat and ball to leave New Zealand struggling on 66 for three after setting an imposing first innings total of 465 on day two of the second Test in Wellington on Friday.

2013-03-15T09:59:25ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Dominant_England_NZealand_ropes_Test_6415

England dominated with bat and ball to leave New Zealand struggling on 66 for three after setting an imposing first innings total of 465 on day two of the second Test in Wellington on Friday.

2013-03-15T06:25:31ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Prior_steers_England_total_NZ_d82e

A defiant Matt Prior helped England to an imposing first innings total of 465 on day two of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday after a flurry of wickets threatened to derail the tourists.

2013-03-15T04:20:59ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Martin_leads_NZealand_fightback_England_cf71

Spinner Bruce Martin struck twice as New Zealand claimed much-needed wickets early on day two of the second Test against England at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Friday

2013-03-15T02:33:55ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Compton_Trott_seize_control_Test_a49a

England seized control of the second Test against New Zealand as centuries by Nick Compton and Jonathan Trott put the tourists on course for a mammoth first innings total.

2013-03-14T07:13:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Zealand_toss_send_England_into_8e01

New Zealand won the toss and sent England into bat on the opening day of the second Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Thursday.

2013-03-13T21:24:42ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/10/Dogged_England_salvage_NZealand_Test_8be7

A determined England batted through the final day to salvage a draw from the first Test against New Zealand at the University Oval in Dunedin on Sunday.

2013-03-10T07:33:01ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/10/Dogged_England_salvage_draw_Test_9364

A determined England batted through the final day to salvage a draw from the first Test against New Zealand at the University Oval in Dunedin.

2013-03-10T04:50:11ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Zealands_Wagner_sparks_England_collapse_ec34

England were reeling at 81 for five at lunch on the second day of the opening Test against New Zealand on Thursday after Neil Wagner tore through the top order with a three-wicket haul.

2013-03-07T00:06:11ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/05/Zealand_toss_send_England_into_8e01

New Zealand won the toss and sent England into bat on the first day of the opening Test at University Oval on Wednesday.

2013-03-05T21:31:12ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/01/England_collapse_Zealand_Test_warm-up_7796

England's top order collapsed to give a New Zealand XI hope of an unlikely victory on day three of a four-day warm-up match in Queenstown on Friday.

2013-03-01T07:57:15ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/27/Bell_chimes_England_recover_against_ee9d

An unbeaten century from Ian Bell anchored England's innings against a New Zealand XI on Wednesday, as rookie paceman Jimmy Neesham made short work of the tourists' top order including Kevin Pietersen.

2013-02-27T10:53:48ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/27/Bell_chimes_England_recover_NZealand_1a5d

An unbeaten century from Ian Bell anchored England's innings against a New Zealand XI on Wednesday, as rookie paceman Jimmy Neesham made short work of the tourists' top order including Kevin Pietersen.

2013-02-27T07:41:14ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/14/Prior_says_England_forced_into_19d5

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior warned Thursday of the prospect of rows between players and administrators unless the England and Wales Cricket Board softened its stance towards the Indian Premier League.

2013-02-14T19:58:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/04/team_fined_foreign_exchange_breaches_d7f6

Owners of Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals were on Monday slapped with a fine of one billion rupees ($18.8 million) for alleged foreign exchange violations, officials said.

2013-02-04T18:41:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/24/Injured_Bresnan_Zealand_tour_5471

England's Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the tour of New Zealand with an elbow injury while wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter was dropped from the one-day squad.

2013-01-24T18:21:50ZAFP Global Editionby Julian Guyer