New Zealand won the Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award; Pakistan named Naseem Shah in their Under-19s squad; NZC have filed a police complaint to seek out the culprit who hurled racist abuse against Jofra Archer; and Mithali Raj's biopic has been announced.
Anjali Chand registered the best T20I figures; Australia whitewashed Pakistan; Root put England in a strong position at Hamilton; and India announced their squad for the Under-19 World Cup.
New Zealand 375 (Latham 105, Mitchell 73; Broad 4/73, Woakes 3/83) and 96/2 (Williamson 37*; Woakes 1/8) trail England 476 Root 226, Burns 101; Wagner 5/124) by 5 runs.
Stumps, Day 2: New Zealand 375 (Latham 105, Mitchell 73; Broad 4/73, Woakes 3/83) lead England 39/2 (Burns 24*; Henry 1/10) by 336 runs.
West Indies beat Afghanistan by 9 wickets; New Zealand and Australia took control in their respective Tests; and Abhimanyu Mithun took five wickets in an over.
Stumps, Day 1: New Zealand 173/3 (Latham 101*, Taylor 53; Woakes 2/41) vs England.
Cornwall put West Indies on top against Afghanistan New Zealand will be without Boult and de Grandhomme at Hamilton; Dhoni has requested the media to abstain from asking about his retirement till January; and Bailey is now an Australian selector.
New Zealand went 1-0 up after beating England by an innings and 65 runs at Mount Maunganui. They will now meet at Hamilton for the decider.
A tiff on the airwaves, New Zealand and India win big, and Kohli’s latest suggestion for a WTC tweak.
New Zealand all set for a win on day five.