Lockie Ferguson's deliveries can be hard to see, but keep an eye out for the Auckland pace bowler's name on a Black Caps team sheet this season.

New Zealand are on course for a convincing victory over Pakistan after a day of shifting fortunes at Hagley Oval.

History repeated for the second time inside a year for Neil Wagner at Hagley Oval today.

New Zealand were dismissed for 200 half an hour before lunch on an action-paced morning against Pakistan in the first test at Hagley Oval today.

With Luke Ronchi 35 and BJ Watling 31, the search is on to find the Black Caps limited overs wicketkeeper of the next generation.

Colin de Grandhomme and Jeet Raval may only be playing their first test, but they led the way for the Black Caps on day one of the first test against Pakistan.

Little will change about New Zealand's selection thinking for the first test against Pakistan, despite losing the opening day of the

The first day of New Zealand's summer of cricket proved a washout. Rain enveloped Christchurch early this morning and wiped out the

Pakistan are a far cry from their team of old.

Pakistan have done their homework on some unfamiliar faces ahead of the first cricket test against the Black Caps starting in Christchurch

The Black Caps can expect a familiar wicket to greet them when they face Pakistan in the first test in Christchurch on Thursday. Hagley

One of South Africa's star attractions Dale Steyn is out of next year's long cricket tour of New Zealand.

The Black Cap star who spectacularly fell from grace after admitting match-fixing has revealed his tough battle to retain his health after a suicide attempt.

Vincent is serving 11 concurrent life bans issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board in July 2014 after his confession to match-fixing.

Herald's cricket writers David Leggat, Andrew Alderson and Dylan Cleaver cast their eyes over the Black Caps squad to face Pakistan.

Five players have been dropped from the Black Caps test squad that lost 3-0 in India.

Expect Canterbury leg spinner Todd Astle to return to the New Zealand test cricket team.

New Zealand Cricket have given themselves an uppercut over their treatment of the women's game in this country for 20 years.

Mitchell Santner is set to miss the two-game test series against Pakistan after suffering a fractured wrist.

Pakistan have thumbed through their New Zealand cricket statistics and settled on a horses for courses bowling selection for their

A line you don't hear often, but New Zealand should look forward to the visit of Bangladesh next month. Bangladesh's victory over

Kane Williamson and Mike Hesson don't deserve this cricketing predicament.

Five New Zealanders posted scores of 0 last night in the Black Caps' batting capitulation in the deciding ODI against India, increasing the total for the tour to 22.

A New Zealand batting shambles has seen the national cricket side capitulate by 190 runs to India in their one-day international series decider in Visakhapatnam.

Ball-by-ball commentary of the Black Caps taking on India in the fifth ODI, starting at 9.00pm in Visakhapatnam. It's winner takes all in the series decider.

The Black Caps are heading to potential uncharted territory after levelling their ODI series with India 2-2 following a 19-run victory.

Putting the brakes on Virat Kohli is the key to the Black Caps keeping the five-match ODI series alive.

Virat Kohli is quickly on course to becoming one of the greatest to ever play the game.

Allrounder Jimmy Neesham's maiden ODI half century could scarcely have come at a better time for New Zealand.

Ball-by-ball commentary of the Black Caps taking on India in the third ODI, starting at 9.00pm from Mohali.