Cricket's 2000th test starts at Lord's on Thursday, when England host India.

Things aren't adding up inside James Franklin's head at the moment.

Veterans James Franklin and Daryl Tuffey have missed out being named in the list of 20 players contracted by New Zealand Cricket.

Coach John Wright yesterday took a mild dig at his own bosses as he backed the choice of Ross Taylor captain.

Unwanted captaincy candidate Brendon McCullum does not believe New Zealand necessarily needs a vice-captain, but he'll do it in a heartbeat if asked.

Brendon McCullum has congratulated Ross Taylor on being named Black Caps captain and has made it clear he'll support him.

The men charged with choosing New Zealand's next cricket captain considered splitting the role between the only two candidates.

Ross Taylor was today named as the new captain of the Black Caps.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have named a 15-strong New Zealand A squad for a winter training camp ahead of August's emerging players tournament in Brisbane.

After test batsman, coach,national selector, Mark Greatbatch's new role calls on him to use all those skills.

Expect the replacement for Allan Donald as national bowling coach to come from overseas.

As first steps go, John Buchanan can't be accused of fiddling with the hub caps when the engine has blown up.

New Zealand Cricket have been blindsided by former South African great Allan Donald's decision to turn down a contract offer.

The chances of test cricket returning to Auckland on a regular basis any time soon are slim.

There is a perfectly good reason why people look up to John Buchanan.