Australia win thriller against brave Black Caps
New Zealand conjured one of the great chases in one-day cricket history but it wasn’t enough to beat an Andrew Symonds-inspired Australia tonight.
Australia won the match by two runs in a thrilling runfest at Westpac Stadium to seal the three-match series 2-0.
Kyle Mills was run out with one ball remaining as New Zealand fell for 320, just short of the 322 for five the visitors reached courtesy of a world record 156 from the No 5 position to the swashbuckling Symonds.
It was a scarcely believable reply from the hosts after their limp batting effort in the 147-run loss at Auckland last Saturday.
Needing six runs to win in the final over, Brendon McCullum and Mills were both run out, to the huge disappointment of a 16,000-strong crowd under lights.
More: nzherald.co.nz
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The Black Caps have scored another warm up win on their one day tour of South Africa.
New Zealand has beaten South Africa "A" by 103 runs in Potchefstroom.
Batting first the Black Caps made 231 for nine off 50 overs, with Stephen Fleming making 100 off just 115 balls, and Kyle Mills 47.
In reply, South Africa "A" ended up all out for just 128, in the 34th over.
Shane Bond took five for 37 off six overs.
Source: newstalkzb.co.nz
Australia have named eight uncapped players in their squad to tour Europe next month as part of an experiment to unearth fresh talent ahead of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Five new faces – flanker Leroy Houston, centre/winger Digby Ioane, hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau, outside back Cameron Shepherd and lock Adam Wallace Harrison – were included in the 31-man squad for the first time.
The squad also included uncapped forwards Scott Fava, David Fitter and Greg Holmes as well as the relatively inexperienced Lloyd Johansson, Rocky Elsom and Hugh McMeniman.
"We've selected eight players who are uncapped at test level
Deans rules out Australia
CRUSADERS coach Robbie Deans has ruled himself as a contender for the vacant Australia job.
"I'm committed to the Crusaders," the former All Black said today. With NSW Waratahs coach Ewen McKenzie announcing on Monday he wasn't interested in replacing the axed Eddie Jones, speculation was mounting that Deans was a strong candidate
Deans, reluctant to discuss the job, did confirm no-one from the Australian Rugby Union has contacted him "directly".
"I'm aware they are advertising the job and I was made aware of that ... (but) it's not an option," he said.
More: foxsports.news.com.au
US gets LG Chocolate phone while LG says new model coming 2007
On the day that America gets its first look at LGs Chocolate Phone, here in the UK LG Electronics has announced that a new handset within the Black Label Series will be launched early in 2007.
Although details surrounding the new handset within the Black Label Series are a closely guarded secret, LG says it is keen to build on the phenomenal success of its first handset within the Black Label Series – called the LG Chocolate – in the designer-phone category.
The new handset promises to be just
South African property investment group Growthpoint has agreed to sell a 14.2 percent stake worth 1 billion rand to a group of black investors, the firm said on Tuesday.
The deal will be paid for through loans from Absa and Old Mutual as well as funding from Growthpoint.
Based on the closing market price of the Growthpoint linked units -- which is made up of a share and debenture -- of 10.14 rand on August 29 the market value of the investment is 1.01 billion rand, the company said in a statement.
Growthpoint units or shares have surged 30.84 percent so far this
