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England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Drinks break blast spurred Southee burst

May 18, 2013: Some stern words from the leadership pair of Brendon McCullum and Kane Willamson helped New Zealand to bounce back against England

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 Lions v New Zealanders, Tour match, Grace Road

Settled New Zealand weigh options

May 8, 2013: New Zealand appear to be moving towards sticking with the 11 players used in the home series against England when the return contest starts at Lord's next week

New Zealand in England 2013

Our ranking hurts - McCullum

May 4, 2013: If anyone thought the support act had delusions of grandeur, they can think again. There is no hubris from Brendon McCullum as his New Zealand team start their tour of England

New Zealand in England 2013

McCullum, Taylor leave IPL early

May 2, 2013: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and his predecessor Ross Taylor have been released early by their IPL franchises and will join the tour of England ahead of schedule

New Zealand in England 2013

NZ series more than Ashes entree - Hesson

May 1, 2013: New Zealand slipped into London almost unnoticed on Tuesday, minus their captain and senior batsman, but are determined to leave their mark on an English season where the main attraction is their trans-Tasman rivals.

New Zealand news

McCullum drops plans of legal action after Parker apology

Apr 23, 2013: Brendon McCullum will not take legal action against former New Zealand captain John Parker, following an apology from Parker for his references to McCullum in connection with the Ross Talyor controversy

New Zealand news

McCullum set to launch legal action against Parker

Apr 19, 2013: The New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is set to launch defamation proceedings against John Parker over a document concerning the way Ross Taylor's removal as captain was handled

IPL 2013

McCullum, Pattinson to miss season opener for KKR

Apr 2, 2013: Kolkata Knight Riders will miss the services of Brendon McCullum and James Pattinson for the tournament opener against Delhi Daredevils on Wednesday

England in New Zealand 2012-13

McCullum excited by emerging depth

Mar 27, 2013: New Zealand pushed England to the brink of defeat in two of the three Tests and Brendon McCullum was hopeful they had found the players to take the team forward

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

Luck holds as Cook looks away

Mar 26, 2013: When two wickets fell in three balls, Alastair Cook followed the last three overs courtesy of a running commentary by others in the dressing room

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, 4th day

New Zealand on top after setting England 481

Mar 25, 2013: New Zealand are on course for an historic series victory against England after dominating the fourth day of the final Test in Auckland

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland

McCullum's chance for history

Mar 21, 2013: Brendon McCullum has called the deciding Test against England "an opportunity to create history" with his team having a chance to take a series against them at home for only the second time

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland

Deadlocked sides target final flourish

Mar 20, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the deciding Test between New Zealand and England in Auckland

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Wellington, 5th day

We are not playing for draws - McCullum

Mar 18, 2013: Brendon McCullum has strongly resisted claims that New Zealand have gone into the series against England with a mindset of trying to avoid defeat rather than aiming for victory

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Dunedin, 5th day

'We gave it everything' - McCullum

Mar 10, 2013: Brendon McCullum was full of praise for his bowling attack's "phenomenal" attempts to force victory against England

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Dunedin

England are Test 'giants' - McCullum

Mar 5, 2013: Alastair Cook expects England will have to work hard to exert their predicted superiority against New Zealand, but opposing captain Brendon McCullum has labelled the visiting side 'giants' of Test cricket

A captain's homecoming

Mar 5, 2013: This week Brendon McCullum will lead his country's team in the town where he grew up