Prime Minister John Key feels that the actions of individuals if proven won't jeopardise the running of the Cricket World Cup in NZ in 2015, nor people traveling to NZ to watch and enjoy it.

All it took was one word to ensure the future of cricket's credibility would come down to a battle between Brendon McCullum and Player X. When asked whether he stood by his testimony to the ICC's anti-corruption unit (ACSU), McCullum was unequivocal. "Yes."

Suddenly, the glorious cricket of last summer seems a distant memory. Revelations about alleged involvement of Kiwis in match-fixing have cast dark shadows.

Here's our vision for fixing cricket and how we see the game taking shape under an exciting set of innovative rules and practices, writes Chris Rattue.

Former New Zealand cricketer Daryl Tuffey "unequivocally" denies allegations he has been involved in match or spot fixing.

New Zealand Herald cricket expert Andrew Alderson discusses Cairns named as 'player x' as a cricket scandal, trial by media, and what should happen next with this investigation.

A New Zealand cricketing great is among those to have given a statement to the International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption and Security Unit.

The trust is gone, perhaps for a generation. Forget for a minute the allegations against Chris Cairns, writes Dylan Cleaver.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White will hold talks with the ICC as the match-fixing saga continues unabated.

Friends are increasingly concerned about Lou Vincent as international cricket’s spot-fixing scandal centres on the former New Zealand batsman.

The onus for New Zealand's test cricket resurgence goes on Ish Sodhi next month when the world's newly sixth-ranked team plays on West Indies wickets conducive to spin.

It's not his fault Mumbai are paying $866,000 for him for a seven-week stint but it means Corey Anderson is so far earning $5773 per run and $216,500 per wicket in the Indian Premier League.

Auckland are not alone among New Zealand's major associations in having reservations over proposals to take the domestic game to private investors.

Fragile, erratic and most of all achingly lonely, Lou Vincent was the match-fixer's dream. Shocking details have emerged of Vincent's complicity in the nefarious world of spot and match-fixing.

Expect Kane Williamson to captain New Zealand this summer, with BJ Watling and Tom Latham groomed as long-term back-up options.

Following Bob Carter's exit as the New Zealand team's assistant coach, an interim assistant will be taken to the West Indies next month.

Call it a lack of footwork or perhaps 'retrograde steps' but New Zealand's recent World Twenty20 exit to Sri Lanka raised the perennial question: How do you best play spin bowling on the subcontinent?

On the eve of Australia’s match against West Indies, the rookie all-rounder James Faulkner, just six matches into his T20 career, said: “I don’t like them very much.”

Dale Steyn chose a bad time - from NZ's perspective - to once more present his credentials as the world's best fast bowler in Chittagong.

After endurance drove Brendon McCullum's exploits this summer, a more abbreviated stay at the crease earned victory at the World T20.

One major global title seems a meagre return over 39 years of competition for New Zealand.