Brendan McCullum and Tim Southee seal a super win for the Black Caps in the second Twenty20 match in Christchurch.

Australia blow New Zealand off the park with a six wicket victory in the first Twenty20 match.

The first Twenty20 match between NZ and Australia is underway in Wellington. Follow the action live.

NZ's summer begins in earnest this evening with the first Twenty20 match against Australia. Follow the action live from 7pm.

Australia's cricket stars have produced some stunning verbal slip-ups ahead of tomorrow's Twenty20 clash with New Zealand.

NZ and Australia will eyeball each other for the first time tomorrow night hoping to draw a line in the sand ahead of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup in April.

Australia arrived yesterday, primed to carry on the carnage of their splendid summer.

NZ's top cricketers face tough decisions after the IPL confirmed next month's tournament will not shift countries despite terror threats.

A security report for cricket's IPL, commissioned by the NZ players association, paints a bad picture, star batsman Ross Taylor admits.

Another Bangladesh tour has come and gone and how much the wiser are we about the state of New Zealand's game?

Black Caps skipper admitted his side's bowling wasn't always up to the required standard during the test win over Bangladesh.