LIVE: India have started their second innings after some excellent bowling put an end to the Black Caps' chase.

Former Black Cap James Franklin has defended the contrived declaration which helped his Middlesex side beat Yorkshire to win the English Country Championship today.

Black Caps opening batsman Tom Latham caught a lucky break during day two of New Zealand's first test against India.

COMMENT: New Zealand's relationship with its test spinners has been mixed down the years.

New Zealand continued their strong foray into the opening cricket test against India at Kanpur.

New Zealand will start day two of their opening test against India reasonably happy with the state of the game in Kanpur.

Three wickets in the hour before tea put a spring in New Zealand's step on the opening day of the test against India.

New Zealand's mindset will be to expect the worst as they go in search of just their third win in 31 tests in India.

New Zealand's fears about facing a spinners delight in this week's first test against India may be misplaced - but only slightly.

Hard-hitting allrounder Corey Anderson is back in the New Zealand team for their ODI series in India. Lefthander Anderson will play

Black Caps pace bowler Tim Southee has been ruled out of the side's three match Test series against India with an ankle injury.

Scott Kuggeleijn could yet play for the Black Caps this summer despite facing criminal charges of rape.

A proposal for a two-tier system in test cricket has been shelved for now. The International Cricket Council has pulled the plans

Jimmy Neesham's return as a test allrounder contender enhances the selection options in the New Zealand squad of 15 named yesterday

We need to talk about Tim Southee. His batting suffered a jump-the-shark moment in the test at Pretoria but it is his bowling that

Neil Wagner is closing in on a record held by New Zealand's greatest bowler, writes Andrew Alderson.

A look at the strike rate column of the 13 players to take more than 400 test wickets reveals Dale Steyn is an outlier.

The Black Caps have slumped to a disastrous start chasing 400 to win against South Africa.

New Zealand are up against it with three days remaining in their second test against South Africa at Centurion. The hosts declared

Quinton de Kock and Stephen Cook put on a 133-run opening stand as South Africa reached 283-3 against New Zealand at stumps on the first day of the second test.

Kane Williamson didn't sound convinced that sending South Africa in when the second test began was the right idea.

Veteran Kiwi cricket commentator Bryan Waddle has questioned South Africa's desire to take the field in the weather-wrecked test in Durban.

NZ's two premier batsmen should have a sense of unfinished business when the two-test cricket series against South Africa starts in Durban on Friday night.

New Zealand will have to blunt South Africa's impressive pace attack if they are to claim their first ever series win over the Proteas

All the action from day five of the second test between the Black Caps and Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo

Craig Ervine scored his maiden test century and Peter Moor hit 71 on debut as Zimbabwe fought back in the second test to reach 305-6

Ten people arrested after protesters waved flags and sang the national anthem during the 36th over in protest of President Robert Mugabe's 36 years in power.

New Zealand declared its first innings at 582-4 in the second test against Zimbabwe on Sunday before the hosts finished the second day on 55-0.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has joined elite company with his century in the second test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo today.

Opener Tom Latham hit his second century in a row as New Zealand dominated the first day of the second test against Zimbabwe.