New Zealand news

Boult wins Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, Devine sweeps women's awards

Apr 4, 2018: Sophie Devine swept both ODI and T20I awards in the women's category while Ross Taylor and Colin Munro took home the men's ODI and T20I awards

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland

Guptill called up as New Zealand batting cover

Mar 19, 2018: Ross Taylor, who was New Zealand's main injury worry after the ODI series, is progressing well ahead of the first Test

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland

Santner faces long period out due to knee surgery

Mar 13, 2018: Spinning allrounder omitted from day-night Test squad, but BJ Watling set to return as first-choice keeper

England in New Zealand 2017-18

England's lower gear, Stokes' focus and Taylor on one leg

Mar 11, 2018: England and New Zealand played out an entertaining series, although the decider was one-sided. What stood out over the five matches?

England in New Zealand 2017-18

One-off performances overshadowed batting problems - Hesson

Mar 11, 2018: New Zealand have plenty of time to ponder where it went wrong against England, but when they next take the field in coloured clothes the clock will be ticking to cement their World Cup plans

County news

Notts sign Ross Taylor for first half of season

Mar 8, 2018: Ross Taylor, the New Zealand batsman, has signed to play as an overseas player for Nottinghamshire during the first half of the season

New Zealand v England, 4th ODI, Dunedin

New Zealand pondered Taylor retiring hurt

Mar 8, 2018: The team management is still unsure of the extent of the batsman's quad injury, which he aggravated while diving to complete a second run, and are yet to take a decision on his participation in the series decider in Christchurch

New Zealand v England, 4th ODI, Dunedin

Taylor puts birthday toast on hold in recovery bid

Mar 7, 2018: Ross Taylor will postpone his birthday celebrations as he races to be fit for the deciding ODI against England in Christchurch

New Zealand v England, 4th ODI, Dunedin

Limping Taylor belts 181* in epic New Zealand win

Mar 7, 2018: Ross Taylor produced one of the greatest ODI innings - a large part of it on one leg - to help New Zealand level the series 2-2

New Zealand v England, 4th ODI, Dunedin

I didn't want the ball to come near me - Taylor

Mar 6, 2018: Ross Taylor has revealed he had not been able to pick up the swinging ball for "two or three years" before he had eye surgery 16 months ago

New Zealand v England, 4th ODI, Dunedin

New Zealand hope to continue Dunedin dominance

Mar 6, 2018: In 2015, these two teams played out an epic 3-2 tussle - on that occasion England came back from 2-1 down to take the honours - and now New Zealand need to do the same

England in New Zealand 2017-18

New Zealand's hopes rest on Taylor's fitness after middle-order flop

Mar 4, 2018: Mike Hesson, the New Zealand coach, called Kane Williamson's century in Wellington his best in 12 months but lamented some poor batsmanship around him

New Zealand v England, 3rd ODI, Wellington

NZ hinge hopes on Taylor, Williamson injury shake-off

Mar 1, 2018: Kane Williamson's prognosis remains uncertain, with him requiring further assessment on his hamstring injury, while Ross Taylor still faces a fitness test on Friday

New Zealand v England, 1st ODI, Hamilton

Santner steps up to spark NZ celebrations

Feb 25, 2018: Mitchell Santner admitted he "didn't know what to do" after striking the winning blow in the first one-day international against England

New Zealand v England, 1st ODI, Hamilton

Santner finishes off thriller after Taylor's ton

Feb 25, 2018: A wonderfully absorbing one-day international which ebbed and flowed throughout was eventually won by New Zealand as they squeezed home by three wickets with four balls to spare

Australia v New Zealand, Trans-Tasman T20, Sydney

We weren't able to soak up early pressure - Taylor

Feb 3, 2018: New Zealand were too slow to adjust to the nature of the Sydney pitch according to Ross Taylor who thought a total of 140 would have given them a fighting chance

Pakistan in New Zealand 2018

New Zealand bring in Taylor, Blundell for deciding T20

Jan 26, 2018: The duo replaced Colin Munro, unavailable with a mild hamstring strain, and Glenn Phillips, who was released to play domestic one-day games

New Zealand v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Christchurch

Taylor, Boult keep West Indies winless on tour

Dec 26, 2017: A 166-run target in a truncated 23-overs-a-side contest proved too much for West Indies, after Matt Henry and Trent Boult blew away the top order

New Zealand

Meh in the middle

Dec 24, 2017: New Zealand's men's and women's sides failed to come close to being great in 2017

New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Christchurch

Boult's seven-for seals New Zealand's series win

Dec 22, 2017: Boult's relentless accuracy and Lockie Ferguson's raw pace hit the high notes after Nicholls' enterprising 83 in a dominating win