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England claim series victory
A career-defining 83 off 60 balls from Jonny Bairstow resuscitated England's hopes and helped them earn a 3-2 series win over NZ.

As it happened: England beat Black Caps to win series
Live: England win fifth and final one-day international against New Zealand with six balls to spare.

Cricket: ODI future a real poser
With the Brendon McCullum-era likely to close by the end of next summer, if not earlier depending on his troublesome back, how are NZ placed to continue their legacy?

Cricket: Bowling carnage the new normal
The days of bowlers walking off the field after a one-dayer with figures of 2-40 are long gone, says New Zealand's best bowler.

Not your typical macho fast bowler
Trent Boult will spend the weekend vacuuming and doing laundry, but he has never been your typical macho fast bowler.

Black Caps' ODI decider: Five key stats
With the series locked at 2-2 ahead of tomorrow's deciding ODI we break down five key areas from the stats of the series.

The history of Black Caps and game five deciders
The Black Caps and England face off in a game five decider on Saturday night. Just what does history say about New Zealand's record in a must-win game?

Why the Black Caps lost
Three reasons New Zealand lost the fourth one-day international against England.

England tear Black Caps apart
England have produced their highest ever chase in yet another high-scoring affair against the Black Caps.

Black Caps nudging 100 strike rate
New Zealand have hit 99.42 runs per 100 balls this year to follow 93.71 last year; no other year has surpassed 85.

As it happened: England level
Commentary recap the fourth ODI between the Black Caps and England at Nottingham.

Black Caps in strong position
The New Zealand cricket team's last two one-day internationals illustrate why strike rate - the number of balls between bowlers' wickets - has become a more important variable than economy rate in....

Cricket: Taylor on verge of century record
A resurgent Ross Taylor could equal one of New Zealand's ultimate batting records, as early as the fourth ODI against England at Nottingham on Thursday.

UK press: 'Pretenders' taught lesson
The British press have had a go at the England cricket team, calling them 'pretenders' after their latest defeat to the Black Caps.

Double ton delight for NZ
It was another record-breaking day for the Black Caps with Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson scoring centuries in Southampton.

Live: Black Caps v England
Join us here for tonight's live blog of the third ODI between the Black Caps and England.

Cricket: Santner on a mission
Mitchell Santner's mission is to fulfil Daniel Vettori's role in New Zealand limited overs cricket.

Why the Black Caps won
Andrew Alderson looks at three key reasons the Black Caps won the second ODI between New Zealand and England at the Oval.

Southee - Boult wonder catch
Watch Trent Boult and Tim Southee combine for a wonder catch in the ODI between the Black Caps and England.

NZ win high-scoring epic
England came very close to incredibly chasing down the Black Caps' score of 398 in a thrilling second ODI in Surrey this morning.

As it happened: Black Caps win thriller
The Black Caps have won the second ODI against England by 13 runs in Surrey this morning.

How 400 is the new norm
More and more ODI teams are reaching 400 - which 10 years ago was unheard of. What is behind the shift?

The Crowd Goes Wild: Say sorry, Brendon
Why didn't we beat the English? Andrew and Mark haven't slept since Wednesday morning thinking about it.

Infamous Kiwi sporting fails
The might New Zealand cricket juggernaut crash landed in Birmingham today. But how does the Black Caps' 210 run loss compare with Kiwi losses?