Johannesburg, Feb. 25: Australian cricket selector David Boon has called on fans and critics to be patient about team selection and performance a day before they take on South Africa in the first Test at the Wanderer''s here.

Commenting on main selection issues, Boon said that as far the Wanderer's was concerned, it "has "essentially been a seamers'' wicket."

Brisbane, Feb. 25: Out-of-favour Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds is set to play his 100th first class match for Queensland when the Bulls host New South Wales in a crunch Sheffield Shield fixture at the Gabba here.

"I knew I was somewhere in the 90s, but with everything that''s been going on, I had no idea I''d got to 100," the Courier Mail quoted Symonds, who played in Queensland''s Ford Ranger Cup final win on Sunday, as saying today.

Wellington  - The New Zealand cricket team's scheduled tour of Zimbabwe in July has been postponed until next year, it was announced on Wednesday.

Justin Vaughan, chief executive of New Zealand Cricket, said he and his Zimbabwe counterpart, Ozias Bvute, had agreed to put off the tour for 11 months after a meeting of the International Cricket Council in Johannesburg.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said last week that his government did not want the national team, the Black Caps, to go to Zimbabwe.

Wellington  - The New Zealand cricket team's scheduled tour of Zimbabwe in July has been postponed until next year, it was announced Wednesday.

Justin Vaughan, chief executive of New Zealand Cricket, said he and his Zimbabwe counterpart, Ozias Bvute, had agreed to put off the tour for 11 months in talks during an International Cricket Council meeting in Johannesburg.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said last week that his government did not want the national team, the Black Caps, to go to Zimbabwe.

Christchurch (New Zealand), Feb. 24 : Skippers of the Indian and New Zealand cricket teams on Tuesday opted to keep their cards close to their chests ahead of the first of two Twenty20 matches, which is to be played on Wednesday night at Christchurch''s AMI Stadium.

Addressing news conferences at separate venues, both Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Daniel Vettori said that neither of the two sides could be written off, as both had come off performing well against Sri Lanka and Australia recently. Both acknowledged that playing conditions could have a deciding impact on the matches to be played.

Karachi, Feb. 24 : While top teams of the world have refused to visit Pakistan citing security reasons, former England fast bowler Dominic Cork has said that if he has no problem touring the country, other teams should not hesitate in doing so.

Cork, who is in Pakistan as a television commentator, for the ongoing Sri Lanka Test series, said: "I enjoy being in Karachi. I said this before when I came for the one-day matches last month. I have a great time as a commentator, it is fantastic experience with top class hospitality and arrangements."