The alternatives are Tim Southee, BJ Watling or Tom Latham, but Williamson is the logical preference. Just don't expect McCullum-esque funky fields.

Black Caps skipper to retire from all international cricket at the end of the summer. Kane Williamson will captain New Zealand at the ICC World T20 in March.

Black Caps skipper has officially announced that he will retire from all international cricket at the end of the summer.

Black Caps skipper to announce Australian tests in February will be his last. Rolling coverage here.

Father of new world number one missed out on seeing son's big day.

The Seddon Park groundsmen produced a test pitch which challenged the batsmen and made for cricket at pace.

Kiwi has moved to number one on the International Cricket Council's test batting rankings following his match-winning century against Sri Lanka in Hamilton today.

A scene behind the pavilion at Seddon Park today summed up the toll the Decision Review System takes on umpires.

The short ball reigned at Seddon Park today.

New Zealand are within sight of a series-winning victory against Sri Lanka after a bizarre day's cricket at Seddon Park today.

Sri Lanka's collapse has given New Zealand the upper hand in the test match - but New Zealand is not on the home stretch yet.

New Zealand have a tussle on their hands to win the two-test series against Sri Lanka after the visitors enjoyed a dominant day.

Sri Lanka, having battled to get themselves into an impressive position then threw it away just before rain cut short the opening day in Hamilton.

New Zealand will name an unchange for the second test against Sri Lanka, with Kane Williamson overcoming injury to play.

Statistics show that Williamson's first innings will be the longest period (six innings) that he has gone without a century since the start of 2014.

New Zealand cricket began a new chapter on March 30, 2015. The day before, the national side competed in their first World Cup final in 11 attempts, losing to Australia in Melbourne.

Star Black Caps batsman Kane Williamson is continuing his ascent up the test batting rankings.

If only one of Neil Wagner or Doug Bracewell can play in Friday's second test at Seddon Park, who gets the nod?

The Black Caps skipper wrestled with a time and target equation in the first test against Sri Lanka. In the end he needn't have fretted.

Our cricket writers provide three things we've learned from the Black Caps' 122-run win over Sri Lanka at the University Oval.

Rolling coverage of the final day of the first test between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka at the University Oval in Dunedin.

It was a busy morning for the technology providers at University Oval today.

Job done for New Zealand; now it's about maintaining their momentum when the second test starts in Hamilton on Friday.

Both New Zealand and Sri Lanka firmly believe they have a winning chance going into the final day at University Oval tomorrow.