Santner has previously led New Zealand in 24 T20Is and four ODIs and will take over the white-ball team full-time. Santner recently has had his second coming in Test cricket with two Player of the Match performances against India and England and will be looking to continue his good form.

New Zealand provided Tim Southee with a winning farewell in his final Test match as he ended up with 391 wickets and 98 sixes with the bat. England rode on Jacob Bethell and Joe Root's fifties to show some fight in the fourth innings but 658 was always going to be an out-of-reach target.

Kane Williamson's big hundred led New Zealand to post a daunting target of 658 against England in the third Test match in Hamilton. Williamson slammed his 33rd Test century and has etched his name into the history books for New Zealand.

New Zealand found themselves on the heels of avoiding a series sweep against England in the third Test in Hamilton with the visitors needing 640 runs to win the finale. Kane Williamson's 33rd Test century led the way as New Zealand amassed 453 runs in their second innings.

Kane Williamson was dismissed for 44 in the first innings of the New Zealand vs England 3rd Test in Hamilton. Williamson endured a bizarre dismissal on Day 1 of the clash. The former Kiwi skipper was left in disbelief after the incident.

NZ vs ENG 2nd Test pitch report: England registered a dominating 8-wicket win in the first Test match against New Zealand in Christchurch and will enter the second game in Wellington as favourites to seal the three-match away series.

Kane Williamson is making a return to international cricket after missing New Zealand's three-match Test tour of India with a groin strain. He had scored 93 runs in the first innings of the ongoing Christchurch Test.

The first Test of the three-match series between England and New Zealand got underway today. Kane Williamson made a comeback for the Kiwis and shined with 93 runs after the visitors opted to bowl. For the first time in six years, he has been dismissed in the 90s.

New Zealand vs England 1st Test pitch report: New Zealand welcome back their star batter Kane Williamson for the first Test match against England in Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The Three Lions are set to hand a debut to the rising batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell.

Kane Williamson will return to the XI for New Zealand for the first time since the Sri Lanka series after recovering fully from his groin injury. The first Test between New Zealand and England will kick off on November 28 in Christchurch.

New Zealand are still in the race to qualify for the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. The three-match home Test series against England will be their last in the ongoing cycle. A 3-0 win over the Three Lions will keep them in contention.

Spain and Manchester City's Rodri claimed his maiden Ballon d'Or award beating Vinicius Jr while Matthew Wade announced his international retirement after a 13-year illustrious career for Australia and swiftly moved into a coaching role. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 29.

New Zealand continued to take a cautious approach with regard to former captain Kane Williamson and his groin strain, with a three-match Test series against England starting next month. Williamson last played in the Galle Test against Sri Lanka in September.

India beat the UAE by seven wickets to stay at the top of the table in Group B in the Emerging T20 Asia Cup in Oman while Indian cricketer Sarfaraz Khan became a father as he was blessed with a baby boy. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 22.

New Zealand will continue to be without the services of former captain Kane Williamson, who is yet to recover from his groin injury, in the second Test of the three-match series against India. New Zealand took a 1-0 lead with a magnificent win in Bengaluru by eight wickets.

Harry Brook is scaling new heights every day in his Test career. Even though he has played only 19 Test matches so far, the 25-year-old has displayed excellent skills with bat in testing conditions and has already notched up a triple century while averaging 62.5 in the longest format.

Uncapped batter Michael Bracewell has earned his maiden Test call-up for the three-match series against India, starting October 16. While Bracewell has played ODIs and T20Is for the Blackcaps already, the southpaw might make his Test debut against India.

In-form New Zealand batter Kane Williamson scored 46 runs off 58 balls in the second innings of the second Test match against Sri Lanka to go past Virat Kohli's Test runs tally of 8871 runs. Williamson is now only behind Steve Smith and Joe Root in Test runs record among active players.

Kane Williamson scored a brilliant fifty in the first innings and added 30 runs in the second innings of the first Test match against Sri Lanka to become New Zealand's all-time leading run-getter in international cricket on Sunday.

Kane Williamson and Devon Conway had declined the central contracts. It has forced New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to look for new faces who could take them in the right direction moving forward.