Schedule

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Date & Time	MatchRoll over the match title to view brief scores	WinnerClick the winner of the match to see the Scorecard.	Details
Thu Dec 1-Mon Dec 5 00:00 GMT | 10:00 Local 05:30 IST	1st Test - Australia vs New ZealandAustralia won by 9 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	Australia	Match Report
Fri Dec 9-Tue Dec 13 23:30 GMT (previous day) 10:30 Local | 05:00 IST	2nd Test - Australia vs New ZealandNew Zealand won by 7 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart	New Zealand	Match Report

News

• Bracewell farce forces Australia to ditch text vote

              Our View: Collective Stupidity 1 Knowledgeable Fans 0

• 'Aussie cricket crisis' declared after New Zealand defeat

              Our View: Crisis Management has been outsourced to Team India.

• Taylor proud of Kiwi fight in victory over Australia

              Our View: Sadly Kiwis are flightless birds and will be down again.

• Bracewell takes six as Kiwis win Hobart thriller

              Our View: So the India-Australia series will be the first with two underdogs.

• Relaxed Ponting has no regrets over captaincy

              Our View: Well he did get away with everything...

• Gilchrist expects Ponting to bat on

              Our View: But does he expect him to perform?

• CA might sack itself after getting 'secret report'

              Our View: There is a lesson in there for the sub-continent boards.

• New Zealand fight back after Australia attack stalls

              Our View: Pup needs to learn new tricks.

• Johnson to miss Australian summer through injury

              Our View: Hope they send him to some Radar Service center.

• Ricky Ponting is elephant in the room, says Cairns

              Our View: Well we know he has put on some weight but that’s harsh!

• New Zealand smell blood in Australian waters

              Our View: With so many injuries that’s a bit morbid.

• Five Australia players ruled out of 1st NZ test

              Our View: Just another day in India.

• Bowler Boult out of the blue and into New Zealand side

              Our View: The bowler who debuted against Aussies in 2001 didn’t do too bad, did he?

Squads

Australia (Test) : Michale Clarke (c), Brad Haddin (vc / wk), Ben Cutting, Philip Hughes, Michael Hussey, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Ricky Ponting, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, David Warner

New Zealand (Test) : Ross Taylor (c), Trent Boult, Dough Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (wk), Chris Martin, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson, Reece Young (wk)