New Zealand reckon they know the best recipe for putting the skids under Australia's batting lineup, but it won't be easy.

Allan Border would pick Kane Williamson - over AB de Villiers, Steve Smith and David Warner - to bat for his life.

New Zealand reckon they know the best recipe for putting the skids under Australia's batting lineup, but it won't be easy.

There's no guarantee Neil Wagner will make the second test team to face Australia, but his enthusiasm remains firmly intact.

New Zealand have a far better recent record in Perth - the scene of the second test - than in Brisbane.

Australian coach Darren Lehmann says Mitchell Starc has to find a "happy medium" when it comes to his on-field temper.

Five of the most one-sided test matches between Australia and New Zealand.

Aussie speedster's anger bubbles to the surface when bowling during Mark Craig and Trent Boult's final-wicket partnership.

New Zealand plummeted to a 208-run defeat amid contentious umpiring decisions against Australia this afternoon.

New Zealand have a day to bat to save the first test against Australia at the Gabba tomorrow.

David Warner's rousing shot-making has pushed him to the head of the left-handed queue in the last two years

However you determine the merits of 11 hundreds against each other, Kane Williamson produced a batting masterpiece.

A war of words preceding the cricket test under way in Brisbane may partly explain the first two days' action in the middle.

Day one at the Gabba goes to Australia, with David Warner and Usman Khawaja cracking centuries to leave the Black Caps well on the back foot.

For a while in November 1985, Australia was definitely a great place to be a Kiwi.

The opening test of their series against Australia will be played on the same pitch used for the famous Hadlee test of 1985.

After months of deliberation following Australia's batting calamity in the Ashes, Smith will move to No4 to make room for Usman Khawaja.

The test cricket series between the countries, like tomorrow's Rugby World Cup final, has its possible game-breaker matchups.

Forget the rumblings from the other side of the Tasman over the suitability of the pink ball - ticket sales for the third test in Adelaide are rocketing.

The inability of New Zealand to have won a test series in Australia since 1985 won't be preying on the minds of the current touring squad.

When Doug Bracewell looks back on his finest week as a test cricketer, it's the simplicity he remembers best.

New Zealand's development of Santner to replenish their post-Vettori all-rounder stocks looks a sound investment.

England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has received a title nobody really wants - the worst-performing bowler on debut in the history of test cricket.

Australia have to find at least five new players for next month's three-Test home series against New Zealand.