Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori hopes his side gets plenty of batting practice in today's fourth one-day-international in Napier.

Expect NZ's favoured first choice XI to line up for the final ODIs against Pakistan later this week.

The ICC learned nothing from the last World Cup if the format for this one is any guide, writes Andrew Alderson.

Try telling Jamie How there are any downsides to the New Zealand cricket team's player rotation policy.

New Zealand's selectors have a simple request of talented batsman Kane Williamson - score runs fast.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori will sit out the third one-day cricket international against Pakistan at Christchurch on Saturday.

Former New Zealand opening batsman Matthew Bell today retired from all forms of cricket.

Martin Guptill has signed with Derbyshire as their overseas player for the second part of the 2011 English county cricket season.

Rotation is a word more usually associated with rugby than any other sport in this country in recent times.

Winning an international cricket series or getting as many players at the crease and in form ahead of the World Cup?

Sonny Bill Williams' boxing career is already limping. And wait, there's more, another bout in the World Cup season.

The side wove together some impressive strands of cricketing DNA to jettison their ODI losing streak.

The dam burst in spectacular fashion as New Zealand's 11-match win drought came to an end against Pakistan in the first ODI.