IT took four days but New Zealand finally found some spirit, batting through the first session this morning without loss.

RICKY Ponting has asked New Zealand to follow on at Wellington after the locals lost 6-49 in a horrendous hour of cricket on the third morning.

Michael Clarke put his off-field problems behind him to register his 14th Test century on day one of the opening Test against New Zealand

MICHAEL Clarke s self-imposed week long absence from Australia s tour of New Zealand may have had a positive effect on his cricket

Sydney: Fast bowler Brett Lee has returned to Australia from the Indian Premier League (IPL) to undergo more treatment on his elbow in a bid to make himself available for the world Twenty20 championships

AUSTRALIA lost Phillip Hughes (20) early but was in a good position having recovered to be 1-93 at lunch on the first day of the Wellington Test.

AUSTRALIAN captain Ricky Ponting says Ryan Harris is set for his debut in first Test against New Zealand starting tomorrow, if the pace bowler can prove he has overcome a side strain

South Australia fast bowler Peter George has been added to Australia's Test squad in New Zealand as a standby player for Ryan Harris.

Stuart Clark will not join Kent this season due to concerns over the former Australia fast bowler's fitness.

AUSTRALIA'S depleted fast bowling stocks have taken another blow with Ryan Harris under an injury cloud for Friday's Wellington Test.