Chris Gaffaney

Ian Gould has written that Australia's conduct with the ball was already under the scanner leading into the Newlands Test

ICC make a change for Old Trafford with Kumar Dharmasena to stand on-field alongside Marais Erasmas instead of Ruchira Palliyaguruge

Frustration for West Indies after day of disputed decisions in closely-fought defeat at Trent Bridge

Umpires Chris Gaffaney and S Ravi have been promoted to the ICC's Elite Panel of umpires for 2015-16. They will replace Billy Bowden, and the retiring Steve Davis

In a high-scoring encounter at the University Oval in Dunedin between Otago and Central Districts, Otago finished on the losing side

A summary of action from the State Shield where there were wins for Canterbury, Northern Districts and Central Districts

Otago's batsmen were rewarded with a draw after a solid day's batting put any hopes of an Auckland victory way beyond doubt

Graeme Aldridge's stunning spell caused Canterbury to crumble under pressure as Northern Districts wrapped up a thrilling six-run victory at Aorangi Oval in Timaru

Otago and Canterbury scored convincing wins, while Central Districts squeaked through in a rain-interrupted match

Craig McMillan shone with both bat and ball as Canterbury began their campaign with a five-wicket win over Otago

Kyle Mills ripped apart the Canterbury line-up before Auckland made a solid start to their reply on the first day of the latest NZ State Championship matches

Only 39 overs of play was possible on the final day at Wellington, as the matched petered out into a draw

Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, marked a rare appearance in New Zealand's State Shield competition by scoring 131 for Wellington against Canterbury at Hagley Oval

A round-up of the latest State Shield matches

A round-up of the latest State Championship matches

Canterbury achieved the early breakthrough necessary to force Otago to follow on, bundled them out a second time and chased down the nominal target to win easily

Movement of players within New Zealand's domestic cricket has resulted in a re-balancing of player experience, especially when international players are taken out of the picture

No great surprises have occurred in the naming of players contracted to the six major associations for next summer