A blistering 195 by New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum dominated the first day of test cricket in Christchurch in eight years today.

New Zealand will wait until the morning of the Boxing Day cricket Test against Sri Lanka to finalise their playing XI as they mull over the make-up of their pace attack.

Canterbury officials are confident the country's newest test venue will scrub up impressively when New Zealand meet Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval beginning on Friday.

Hamish Rutherford should consider buying Brendon McCullum a thank-you gift ahead of the first test against Sri Lanka starting in Christchurch on Boxing Day.

As many New Zealanders turn their attention to barbecues, beverages and beaches, the national cricket selectors face the unenviable task of preparing Dear John letters for World Cup hopefuls.

wicket for Trent Boult in Christchurch would make him the 13th New Zealander to take 100 test wickets. If successful, he will have done it in the third-equal fastest time...

The Black Caps have secured the one-day international series against Pakistan 3-2.

How many Pakistani children have to be slaughtered to stop a cricket match? We don't know, but it's more than 132, writes Paul Thomas.

During his fine 103 at Abu Dhabi yesterday, Younis Khan, veteran of 258 ODIs and a thousand battles in an almost 15-year career.

To rotate or pick the best XI, that is the question for New Zealand ahead of the fifth and final ODI against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi starting late tonight.

New Zealand have taken their five-game series against Pakistan to a decider.

This was a game that should not have been played, writes David Leggat. The Pakistani players' hearts and minds were clearly with the horror of the school massacre.

Pakistani cricketer Younis Khan hails from Mardan, about 45 minutes drive from Peshawar, the site of the bloody massacre in Pakistan today.

Hosting the opening ceremony and the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 early next year will cement Christchurch's position as the sporting capital of New Zealand, Mayor Lianne Dalziel said today.

New Zealand must come from behind once again if they are to salvage their ODI series against Pakistan.

The Black Caps have let the opening ODI against Pakistan slip through their hands after the hosts came back from 86 for five to chase down 247 for the victory.

This is the World Cup preliminary squad you weren't going to see. NZ Cricket originally intended the original group of 30 players to remain under wraps.

New Zealand Cricket has submitted its 30-man squad for World Cup. As expected, it doesn't include Otago opener Jesse Ryder.

New Zealand will go into the ODI series against Pakistan in good heart after a series-levelling 17-run win in the second and last T20 clash in Dubai today.

You can argue the wisdom of playing a couple of no-account T20 internationals between New Zealand's test and ODI legs in the United Arab Emirates.

Australia has confirmed its updated schedule following the death of Phil Hughes, and there'll be a delay to the four-test series against India.