The year of home domination in ODIs

And a look at Bangladesh bowlers' many recent debut successes in one-dayers, in this week's Numbers Game

Limited-overs losses dampen New Zealand's tour

Andrew Alderson: They were in front halfway through the one-day series before they lost the plot a bit

New England setting the pace early

Numbers Game: All sorts of records have been broken in the England-NZ ODIs. The host batsmen's bold approach in the first 30 has been a key factor

England are electric

Mark Nicholas: Decades of playing the "correct" way have done them no favours in the modern era. Finally, a bolder avatar

'Well done New Zealand and Brendon McCullum'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoffrey Boycott on the captaincy styles of McCullum and Kohli, the dropping of Chanderpaul, and England's Test form

How NZ made me neglect my French exam

Steven Lynch: In 1973, a team of "pushovers" were set 479 and went for it. Not the right time to study for an O-level

Who says English cricket lacks inventiveness?

Whoever did can't have watched the Edgbaston ODI. By Andrew Hughes

McCullum's Force of Nature XI

The NZ team has been built in its captain's image. When McCullum attacks, everyone follows. By Jarrod Kimber

How to write about England: a handy primer

Alan Tyers' DIY template will help

New Zealand's second-innings problems

Numbers Game: The Lord's result reinforces the notion that the team - especially its bowlers - struggles to finish the opposition off the second time round

Being McCullum

The New Zealand captain has found a way of keeping his instincts free and fearless while offering real gravitas, and that is quite something to behold. By Jon Hotten

Cheers to England's leftist leaning

Rob Steen: Their distrust of left-hand batsmen goes back centuries, but the current Test squad belies that bias entirely

Cook's clarity breeds resilience

Ed Smith: His immaculate concentration at Lord's revealed his mental toughness. The latter flows from the former

An epic chase that wasn't, and Danny's last stand

To mark the 100th time England and New Zealand face each other in Tests, Andrew McGlashan picks 10 notable clashes between the two

Can New Zealand inspire a new England?

Andy Zaltzman: The sides visiting England this summer hold blueprints for returning rapidly from the depths of underachievement

NZ combine consistency, talent and ruthlessness

Andrew Alderson: England will be no pushovers at home - KP saga or not - but this New Zealand side is possibly the best to have represented the country

'It's New Zealand v Jimmy Anderson'

The Beige Brigade boys get excited about the fast-approaching Lord's Test, and try to remember what England's new fast bowler is called

Born to serve

David Hopps: Andrew Strauss now faces a tough task as an administrator: he must replicate the success he had as a player