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.

Michael Clarke reckons cricket is "blessed" to have Sachin Tendulkar playing the game; Dan Vettori described it as "one of the greatest achievements in one-day cricket".

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.

Shane Bond hit the ground running on his return to international cricket, saying Australia had received an easy run all summer.

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.

Bangladesh's batsmen have spent their time at Seddon Park this week like millionaires on a weekend splurge.

Bangladesh have suffered multiple early setbacks after being set a target of 404 to win the one-off cricket test against NZ.