The threat of Tim Southee and Trent Boult confirmed Brendon McCullum's Boxing Day assault as match-winning. Christchurch witnessed New Zealand's fifth victory in 2014, marking it their best year in Test history
Stats highlights from New Zealand's eight-wicket win in Christchurch, their fifth Test victory in 2014
Though Sri Lanka lost inside four days by eight wickets, they will take some confidence into the Wellington Test, Angelo Mathews said
In a sports ecosystem often dominated by the All Blacks, the New Zealand cricket team has begun to generate considerable buzz among the public ahead of their long home summer
Dimuth Karunaratne's maiden Test century redressed a poor start to the day for Sri Lanka as they kept the threat of New Zealand's seamers at bay
Sri Lanka's left-handed opener likes nothing more than to play his shots, but after paying for some impetuosity by being dropped he has marked his return with a new-found steel
Stats highlights from the third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Christchurch
BJ Watling praised the New Zealand quicks' perseverance on what was a drier day for them than the previous one, in which they had taken 10 wickets
Trent Boult took three wickets and Tim Southee took two as Sri Lanka slumped to 138 all out, in reply to New Zealand's 441, and were asked to follow-on
Stats highlights from the second day's play of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch
In Tim Southee and Trent Boult, two bowlers who swing the ball at pace and complement each other, New Zealand possess one of cricket's most exciting partnerships
Brendon McCullum KO-ed Sri Lanka on Boxing Day with the fastest century in New Zealand Test history
Brendon McCullum batted the only way he knows, giving full expression to his attacking instincts, and it came off like it often has in 2014
On a day when Brendon McCullum shattered New Zealand batting records, coach Craig McMillan has described him as the most destructive batsman to have played for his country
Stats highlights from a frenetic day in Christchurch, where New Zealand scored at a run rate of 5.32 per over
The boys discuss McCullum's sixes, the delightful Hagley Oval, and Mark Vermeulen
Brendon McCullum possesses just the qualities required to lead a team that aims to be greater than the sum of its parts, New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said
Brendon McCullum possesses just the qualities required to lead a team that aims to be greater than the sum of its parts, New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said
