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Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s Test captain, says he has resorted to waving to his team-mates from the balcony of his hotel-room at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, after going into quarantine in the UK following his post-IPL stop-over in the Maldives. Williamson, who had been captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad in India prior to the tournament’s postponement

Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach, says he is comfortable that the buck now stops with him, after unveiling a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against New Zealand next month – his first since being named as the new supremo of the ECB’s selection process, following the end of Ed Smith’s three-year tenure as national

News He tested positive for Covid-19 after IPL 2021 was indefinitely suspended, and was recuperating in Chennai New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has confirmed that wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert has tested negative for Covid-19. Stead also said that Seifert, who was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in IPL 2021, will be leaving India

News Strong competition among seamers for first Test but balancing XI could be an issue England’s international summer of cricket is almost upon us and ECB selectors – that’s basically Chris Silverwood with some help from James Taylor and Mo Bobat – are poised to announce the men’s squad to face New Zealand in their

Ross Taylor is ready for his seventh tour of England © Getty Images Right after his first IPL stint in 2008, where he struck at nearly 184, Ross Taylor went on his first international tour of England and cracked 154 not out off merely 176 balls in the Manchester Test. Daniel Vettori was New Zealand’s

News Says the opportunity to train with the Dukes ball even before leaving for England has been “quite beneficial” New Zealand are not going to treat the two upcoming Tests against England as warm-ups for the World Test Championship final against India, fast bowler Neil Wagner has said. A majority of New Zealand’s Test contingent

News The CPL proved a springboard to Phillips’ transformation into a reliable T20I batter “It’s pretty unreal!” This was Glenn Phillips‘ reaction to being offered a New Zealand central contract for the first time, four years after making his international debut in a T20I against South Africa in Auckland. Phillips played 11 T20Is between 2017

News Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel, though, was omitted from the 20-man list Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell have been offered their first New Zealand central contracts, for the 2021-22 season. However, Ajaz Patel, who won his first deal last year, has been omitted from the 20-member list. BJ Watling, who had announced his decision to

News Watling looks back at some of the memorable moments of his career, what he will miss the most, and more Soon after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter BJ Watling spoke to the media in Lincoln and looked back at some of his most memorable series, what he would

News The 35-year-old will end his career as New Zealand’s most prolific Test keeper behind and in front of the stumps BJ Watling has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of New Zealand’s upcoming Test tour of England. This will mean that form and fitness permitting, he will end his career

News Head coach could not confirm if Trent Boult would be available for second Test of England tour The New Zealand players who left India after the IPL was suspended, and are currently undergoing quarantine in Maldives, may travel to England for their next assignment this weekend. So said their head coach Gary Stead. New

News The batter has a grade one strain and will look to return to action next week Ross Taylor has been diagnosed with a grade one calf strain after he limped out of New Zealand’s first training session ahead of their departure for England with a calf injury.* He was batting in the marquee that

News The New Zealand cricketer failed both his pre-departure tests, and “is experiencing moderate symptoms” New Zealand’s Tim Seifert, who was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad at the curtailed 2021 edition of the IPL, has tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, he will not be on the charter flight with his fellow

Trent Boult will certainly miss the first Test against England next month © Getty Images Trent Boult will return to New Zealand after the aborted IPL instead of heading straight to England with the other Test players and could miss the two-match series although will still be available for the World Test Championship final against

News New Zealand batter signs for nine T20 Blast games, two County Championship fixtures Somerset have signed Devon Conway as an overseas player for the second half of the T20 Blast’s group stage. Conway appeared for the county’s second XI as an unknown South African in 2010, when he was spending the summer playing club

A day after IPL 2021 had to be postponed because of the Covid-19 situation, all eight franchises have started to disband, with their players and support staff trying to find a way back home quickly. Most of the players from England have reached the UK. The Australians, the biggest overseas contingent in the IPL with

News New Zealand allrounder to stay in UK following World Test Championship final Hampshire have signed Colin de Grandhomme, the New Zealand allrounder, for the second half of the T20 Blast. Having undergone ankle surgery after missing the home international season through injury, de Grandhomme is expected to be fit enough to take his place

News The ODI champions slip to fourth but remain the top-ranked side in the T20I standings, ahead of India by five points New Zealand have overtaken world champions England to become the No.1 side in the ICC men’s ODI rankings, advancing by two slots during the annual update. England, who have dropped to fourth in

News The batter pulled up with a calf problem while batting as the squad returned to training Ross Taylor limped out of New Zealand’s first training session ahead of their departure for England with a calf injury. He was batting in the marquee that has been built at the high performance centre in Lincoln to

Edgbaston will host the women’s T20 event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games © Getty Images Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, England and a nation from the Caribbean have all qualified for the women’s event 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Women’s cricket will feature at the Games for the first time, and cricket for

News Middle-order batter could also play two Championship games; James Harris joins Glamorgan on loan Gloucestershire have announced the signing of Glenn Phillips, the New Zealand batter, for the duration of their T20 Blast campaign. Phillips, 24, dislodged Ross Taylor to become a member of New Zealand’s first-choice T20I side this season, playing all 14

News New Zealand allrounder hopes to recover in time after missing home season due to ankle injury All members of New Zealand’s Test squad still currently at home have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the tour of England, and allrounder Colin de Grandhomme is confident he will be fit for

Some Full Members want an expanded World Cup © Getty Images Chief executives of cricket boards will start hammering out on Thursday what cricket’s next eight-year calendar will look like. CEC (the ICC’s chief executives’ committee) meetings on the 2023-31 cycle have so far been exploratory in nature, in trying to suss out member views

News Amelia Kerr, Devon Conway also pick up top honours at the New Zealand Cricket Awards New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee medal for the fourth time in six years, while women’s allrounder Amelia Kerr and rising star Devon Conway also claimed top honours at the New Zealand Cricket

News The batsman is expected to make his Test debut against England after prolific limited-overs performances Devon Conway has had his New Zealand residency visa approved, which means he will be able to return to the country after the tour of England. Although eligible to play for New Zealand since last August, his residency application

News Doug Bracewell, who played his last Test in 2016, has also been selected Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy join Devon Conway as the three players uncapped at Test level included in New Zealand’s 20-man squad for their tour of England, which will include the World Test Championship final against India. Doug Bracewell, who played

Australia 271 for 7 (Haynes 87, Lanning 49, Healy 44, Kasperek 6-46) beat New Zealand 200 (Kerr 47, Jonassen 3-29) by 71 runs What do you do when you’ve just broken a world record for the most consecutive wins in your sport? If you’re Meg Lanning’s irrepressible Australians, you celebrate your 22nd consecutive win momentarily,

News Coach Peter Fulton and players Henry Nicholls, Will Williams and Matt Henry praise the team’s efforts Canterbury were crowned Plunket Shield champions on Tuesday, with the club amassing its fourth trophy of the 2020-21 domestic season in New Zealand. The women had already won the one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash titles

Play 01:11 ‘Special feeling’ to break ODI world record – Alyssa Healy Australia insist they hadn’t spoken about a potential new ODI winning streak of 22 matches and had largely downplayed the topic when asked in the lead-up, but having secured the victory over New Zealand in the first ODI in Mount Maunganui, Alyssa Healy

News The batsman’s residency status is causing issues but the coach is in no doubt he is a Test player New Zealand coach Gary Stead is hopeful that issues around Devon Conway‘s ability to leave and return to the country in the prevailing Covid-19 border restrictions will be sorted in time for him to be