The Black Caps can feel pretty chuffed about the fact they won their first series in any format in South Africa but will board the plane tomorrow disappointed they won't be coming home on the back of an unprecedented 3-0 one-day whitewash.

Any advantage gained by the Black Caps following AB de Villiers' two-game suspension could be offset by the absence of in-from batsman BJ Watling.

New Zealand showed no hangover from the harrowing test series and few ill effects from the latest off-field drama, edging South Africa by the barest of margins in Paarl today.

Jesse Ryder says he will meet with Black Caps coach Mike Hesson at the end of the month to discuss a return to the side for the England tour of New Zealand.

With the test series against South Africa coming to a predictable end, Kris Shannon of APNZ speculates on how the Black Caps' batting order can be improved.

A former Black Caps coach has labelled the side's disastrous two-match test series loss to South Africa a "tour from hell" and says Mike Hesson "looks out of his depth".

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum insists the end of the second test against South Africa was not the darkest day of his international career.

As New Zealand plunged towards another batting embarrassment, the St George's Park band launched into the South African national anthem Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika.

This is a good time to be Faf du Plessis; it's a good time to be a South African batsman.

New Zealand were in deep trouble at stumps on day two of the second test against South Africa at St George's Park.

New Zealand will be boosted by the services of their best batsman when they face England, with former skipper Ross Taylor announcing his intention to return to cricket.

Test runs aren't coming easily for opener Martin Guptill, but he has a backer in New Zealand batting overseer Bob Carter.