After the completion of the T20I series against Australia, New Zealand head coach Rob Walter confirmed that the former skipper Kane Williamson will be available for the upcoming home summer for the Blackcaps.
Ahead of the series opener against Australia, star New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra has been ruled out of the three-match T20I series after suffering an injury.
New Zealand will line up without its white-ball captain, Mitchell Santner, who has been ruled out of their upcoming T20I series against Australia. In Santner's absence, Michael Bracewell will lead a 14-man squad, which features Kyle Jamieson and Ben Sears but remains bereft of Lockie Ferguso
After winning the Player of the Series award at his home ground despite losing the series against Australia, New Zealand seamer Matt Henry said that that it is always nice to play at the hometown of Christchurch, where the wicket has seam and bounce.
Australia's wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey hailed his compatriot Mitchell Marsh and emphasized the importance of his role during their match-winning stand of 140 runs in the second Test against New Zealand
New Zealand skipper Tim Southee has admitted that he is not sure to captain New Zealand's next set of Test matches, which will be played in the subcontinent against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and India later this year.
Australia's triumph over New Zealand in the two-match Test series saw them climb to the second spot in the World Test Championship standings, setting up their upcoming five-match Test series against India later this year.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins revealed their triumph in the Test series was a result of players standing up in "key moments" while admitting that they didn't play a "complete game" against New Zealand in the second game.
Australian seamers Josh Hazelwood and Mitchell Starc's exceptional performance bundled out New Zealand for 162 runs on Day 1 of the second Test of the two-match series at Hagley Oval on Friday.
New Zealand's leading Test run-scorer Kane Williamson and their second-highest wicket-taker in the format Tim Southee donned their 100th Test cap on Friday, 8 March, in the ICC World Test Championship series against Australia in Christchurch.
New Zealand skipper Tim Southee on Thursday said that the last couple of matches have been disappointing for his team and he would like to take more wickets