The Black Caps were licking their lips at the prospect of dismissing Australian batsmen cheaply on Auckland Anniversary Day at Eden Park, but the same could not be said for crowd members baulking at the public holiday surcharge placed on food and drink. The captive Eden Park audience - in excess of 25,000 people - has little choice but to opt for food within the ground's periphery. Nick Sautner, Eden Park's general manager - commercial, said with the match scheduled on a public holiday they had to adapt. "We agreed, in consultation with our caterers, to add the surcharge to prices which are standard across all games at Eden Park. As such, it would refer any request for comment on surcharges, to Eden Park."

Source: New Zealand Herald January 30, 2017 04:30 UTC