New Zealand vs West Indies 3rd Test Day 3: Taylor and pace bowlers put New Zealand on the brink of victory

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Taylor became only the second New Zealand batsman to score three consecutive Test centuries

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor scored his third consecutive century, while the country’s pace attack ripped through the West Indies’ batting line-up to leave the Black Caps on the brink of victory on the third day of the third Test in Hamilton.

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South Africa vs India 1st ODI: South Africa annihilate lacklustre India

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De Kock hammered a career-best 135

After a war of words between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, it was the Proteas who emerged triumphant in the first ODI in Johannesburg as they absolutely annihilated the Indians, beating them by a massive margin of 141 runs.

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Arthur ‘was very, very insecure’, reveals Brad Haddin

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“I don’t think he understood and was secure enough in himself to get us to where we needed to go”

Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has launched a scathing attack against former coach Mickey Arthur, saying that he “was very, very insecure” during his entire tenure with the team.

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‘I am pretty angry’ with Pakistan’s batsmen, says Dav Whatmore

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“We orchestrated most of our dismissals ourselves”

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has announced that he is “pretty angry” with the batting display he witnessed today as the national team’s batsmen crumbled under the pressure of South Africa spinner Imran Tahir on day one of the second Test in Dubai.

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