England's chance to strut some stuff

May 16, 2013: Their journey to retaining the Ashes begins against New Zealand at Lord's

England v New Zealand, 1st Investec Test, Lord's

McCullum primes NZ for second fight

May 15, 2013: Having come so close to a major upset against England at home, Brendon McCullum has the ability to galvanise New Zealand once again

England v New Zealand, 1st Investec Test, Lord's

Sharpen up to avoid second headache

May 15, 2013: Without time for the military-like preparation that has preceded successes against Australia and India, England were lacklustre in New Zealand and can't afford to be off-guard again

England v New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord's

New Zealand start clear underdogs

May 15, 2013: Stats preview to the England-New Zealand Test series, and the first Test at Lord's

New Zealand in England 2013

It takes two to tango

May 15, 2013: Near-strangers six months ago, Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton have a big role to play in driving New Zealand in England

'If Brendon and I agreed always, it would not be a functional relationship'

May 10, 2013: Mike Hesson looks back at an eventful ten months in charge of New Zealand, including the Ross Taylor controversy

Trent Boult

'If I could do it over, I'd bowl a yorker'

May 6, 2013: Trent Boult talks about not beating England in Auckland and confesses to providing misleading information about himself

Who'd have thunk it?

Apr 29, 2013: Some Test series that didn't end up quite as they were expected to

Turn the bickering into good governance

Apr 7, 2013: John Parker's document on New Zealand cricket might be controversial, but you cannot fault the sentiment behind it

All hail the Basin and Mac the Magnificent

Mar 28, 2013: From the old-school charms of Wellington's ground to the big-city vibe of Auckland

Assault on Jesse Ryder

'It sounds quite sinister to me' - NZ prime minister

Mar 27, 2013: New Zealand prime minister suggests sinister motives might be afoot in the assault on Jesse Ryder, amid a flood of well wishes and expressions of shock at the attack

A large step forward, but no cigar

Mar 27, 2013: Has the Auckland Test marked a turnaround in New Zealand's fortunes? The trip to England will tell

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Rare highs for New Zealand's top order

Mar 27, 2013: New Zealand were the better team in the three-Test series, thanks largely to the performances of their batsmen

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Fulton, McCullum and Prior lead honours

Mar 27, 2013: England and New Zealand marks out of ten, for the Test series held in New Zealand

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

Hurt McCullum begins healing process

Mar 26, 2013: New Zealand's captain took a team supposedly riven by internal conflicts and struggling at Test level to within in an ace of beating England

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

Prior makes the most of his luck

Mar 26, 2013: Matt Prior's unbeaten hundred in Auckland put the seal on a magnificent series for him, with bat and gloves, and has rightly given him a strong claim to being the best in the world at his role.

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

Prior's heroics, and New Zealand's maiden overs

Mar 26, 2013: Stats highlights from an utterly compelling Test match in Auckland

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

The gamble that almost paid off for McCullum

Mar 26, 2013: Plays of the day from the final day of the Auckland Test between New Zealand and England

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 4th day

Time for some honesty, England

Mar 25, 2013: England must introspect on the shortcomings of their bowling attack and address their problem of refocusing after achieving Test goals

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 4th day

Fulton makes it to an elite list

Mar 25, 2013: Plays of the day from the fourth day of the Auckland Test between New Zealand and England