Tim Southee's role in the highly-anticipated Australian test series is in doubt, with the pace bowler's left foot now in a moonboot.

When you reach a certain age having acquired a degree of worldliness, there aren't many news items that make your jaw drop, writes Paul Thomas.

First blood to New Zealand in their two-game T20 series against world No 1 Sri Lanka at Bay Oval today, winning by three runs.

Relive all the action from the first Twenty20 between New Zealand and Sri Lanka from Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui.

Premier fast bowler Tim Southee is out of New Zealand's two T20 series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

New Zealand's weight of 294 runs and three early wickets eventually proved too much for Sri Lanka in the final one-day international at Mt Maunganui.

Ball-by-ball coverage of the fifth and final ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

There's any number of reasons why rain-shortened ODI cricket can be deeply unsatisfactory.

Fourth ODI against Sri Lanka ends on a soggy note after match called off.

The first pink ball test in New Zealand looks set to take place next summer.

Decision on captain's participation in fourth one-dayer to be made tomorrow morning.

Sri Lanka will take a smile into the New Year after pulling themselves back into their ODI series against New Zealand with a thoroughly deserved eight-wicket win.

Set aside the pyrotechnics of Martin Guptill and it's the collective work of New Zealand's seamers which has been the most eye-catching aspect of their 2-0 ODI series lead against Sri Lanka.

Martin Guptill would have batted with the same abandon against Sri Lanka yesterday had they won the toss and gone in first at Hagley Oval.

Martin Guptill was the unlikely world record chasing hero at Hagley Oval. Then again in modern Big-Bat cricket, anything is possible, writes Chris Rattue.

Kane Williamson lofted himself into cricketing folklore to beat Australia at Eden Park.

Martin Guptill insists he had no idea how well he was travelling on his way to his whirlwind half century.

Australia is in the box seat to wrap up the Boxing Day Test tomorrow after another dominant batting display.

New Zealand are in line for a coveted Boxing Day match against Australia on their next test trip across the Tasman.

Martin Guptill helped New Zealand thump Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to go 2-0 up in the five-game rubber at Hagley Oval.

Martin Guptill has made the fastest half-century by a New Zealander in one-day internationals, posting it in 17 balls.