The last time New Zealand won an ODI in Sri Lanka was 10 years ago. Sound vaguely familiar?

Australian cricket is embroiled in a civil war just over a fortnight before the test team goes into battle against an England side attempting to make Ashes history.

How much interest this current tour of Bangladesh has been generating is debatable. It's not been one of the more eye-catching, nor, anticipated series our team has been involved in.

"Two steps forward, one step back." New Zealand Cricket boss David White last night made plain the national body's unhappiness at this week's back-to-back ODI defeats in Bangladesh.

There are better times to be given the captaincy of your country, but Kyle Mills is unlikely to complain.

The Black Caps have plenty of work to do if they want to claim the second test and series against Bangladesh...

The loss of openers Rutherford and Fulton in space of three deliveries was blow for the Black Caps at the end of the opening day of the second test.

Career-best figures for Neil Wagner and a clattering blow to Kane Williamson’s head provided high and low points for New Zealand on a rain-shortened second day.

New Zealand won't rule out a three-seamer attack for the second test against Bangladesh starting in Dhaka on Monday.

This is the summer of Kane Williamson. Well, I hope it is ... it needs to be, in fact I think it definitely is time.

New Zealand's tour of the subcontinent has so far provided more questions than answers in the search for a long-term spin bowling option.