The Black Caps' win by an innings and 80 runs on the fourth day of the third test against Pakistan will rank as one of the most comprehensive in the country's history.

The Wellington Phoenix are doing their best to keep up with the top four sides in the A-League.

Nine crewmen - including two Kiwis - from Team Vestas Wind have abandoned their 65-foot sloop after it went aground on a reef off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Michael Clarke has opened up about close friend and "brother" Phillip Hughes on what would have been his 26th birthday.

When a man as dedicated to the game as Kane Williamson says 'Cricket is secondary', it reveals how hard the death of Australian international Phillip Hughes has hit the New Zealand team.

The Wallabies have completed their worst European tour in almost a decade after being overpowered by England 26-17 in their season-ending test at Twickenham.

The Black Caps can take pride in amassing 637 for eight against Pakistan, the highest total in any of the 381 innings they have played overseas.

Michael Clarke reveals deep pain enveloping Australian cricket side, as they mourn death of Phillip Hughes.

In the wake of Phillip Hughes's death there are already cries for the the bouncer to be outlawed and, on the face of it, the arguments are compelling.

Former New Zealand coach and captain John Wright pays tribute to Phillip Hughes, a player he helped coach briefly eight years ago.

Doctors who treated Phillip Hughes after he was struck in the neck by a cricket ball have described the condition he died from as "incredibly rare" and "very freakish".

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has died in a Sydney hospital two days after being hit by a bouncer.