Expect Kane Williamson to captain New Zealand this summer, with BJ Watling and Tom Latham groomed as long-term back-up options.

Otago spinner Mark Craig is the surprise pick in the New Zealand team to tour the West Indies from the end of next month.

New Zealand again looked susceptible to mental disintegration with their 59-run loss to Sri Lanka at the World T20.

New Zealand's World T20 hopes now hinge on a virtual quarter-final with Sri Lanka tomorrow morning (NZT).

Dale Steyn chose a bad time - from NZ's perspective - to once more present his credentials as the world's best fast bowler in Chittagong.

The former Black Cap wore blue, and his lingerie model bride sparkled in stunning, sleeveless white as cricketer-turned-mortgage broker Adam Parore wed his girlfriend yesterday.

Ross Taylor capped a remarkable summer by being named NZ's cricketer of the year in Auckland last night, heading off triple-centurymaker Brendon McCullum.

Andrew Alderson identifies four pillars that sustained the New Zealand cricketers through the summer of content and four areas that will require improvement.

Brendon McCullum is the winner ... and he's got the figures to prove it. Geoff Cumming reports

Black Caps' captain Brendon McCullum says he is "honoured and humbled'" to be offered the keys to Wellington.

Mike Hesson admitted he has been chuffed at the progress New Zealand have made this season.

New Zealand's fightback in the second test against India 'defined the way we want to play our cricket', says coach Mike Hesson

History beckoned for Brendon McCullum when he woke up this morning, and he wasn't about to let it slip, writes David Leggat.

Cricketing great Martin Crowe believes Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum can surpass his 299-run record today - and that India will want him to get there too.

New Zealand will start today confident of avoiding defeat and perhaps even contemplating a win in the second cricket test against India which seemed unthinkable 24 hours earlier.

Brendon McCullum and B-J Watling have delivered New Zealand cricket fans arguably the greatest fightback in the country’s test history.

Brendon McCullum and B-J Watling have given NZ fans cause for hope with an unbeaten partnership of 158 at stumps on the third day of the second test against India.

It's hard for people without talent to watch those who have it in spades squandering their opportunities.

The fact Kane Williamson's captaincy prospects are talked about openly in New Zealand cricket circles as a "when" not an "if" probably sums up how his talents are respected.