Cricket: Kiwis in control of Lions.Byline: By Myles Hodgson NEW Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. continued their impressive build-up to next week's opening Test by undermining the claims of a trio of England hopefuls in their final warm-up match at The Rose Bowl. Facing an England Lions side including eight internationals, the tourists looked set for the toughest test of their tour so far having boosted spirits with a convincing victory over Essex last week. But after struggling through the morning session as the Lions survived unscathed until lunch, New Zealand bounced back strongly after losing the toss and dismissed England for 280 despite a defiant 120 from Luke Wright. It was an impressive performance just a week before the start of the Test series at Lord's, particularly with a line-up missing injured captain Daniel Vettori Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending Marian School St Paul's Collegiate School, is a cricketer who is the current captain of the New Zealand cricket team. and rested seamer Kyle Mills
Kyle David Mills (b. 15 March, 1979) is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a pace bowler. He has, as of November 2006, reached 12th on the LG ICC ODI Bowling Rankings. . Their display also damaged the hopes of leading trio Rob Key (24), Owais Shah (3) and Ravi Bopara (7) - widely regarded as the next batsmen in line should England decide to change their mis-firing top order - in front of coach Peter Moores and national selector Geoff Miller. |
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