Asif five-for helps Pak level series

A Kiwi loss was evident but Taylor,who fell three runs short of a century. Left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamer chipped in with two wickets.

OBrien to retire

New Zealand fast bowler Ian OBrien will retire from international cricket at the end of the third and final Test at Napier and move base to UK where he will play county cricket fir Middlesex and settle down to be with his wife.

This has been one very tough decision and I walk away with a heavy heart but I know,for certain,that I have made the right decision for me,my wife and my future.8221;

Brief scores: Pakistan 264 and 239 vs NZ 99 and 263 R Taylor 97,M Asif 5/67,D Kaneria 3/94.