De Villiers does not consider any team to be the favourite in this series
South Africa wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has warned his team-mates that even though they are 1-0 up in the two-Test series, they should not take New Zealand lightly, especially after they were able to fight back and end their recent Test series against Sri Lanka as a 1-1 draw.
Mathews is ready to take on the challenges he will face as captain
Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has announced that he is ready to start a new legacy after taking over the Test captaincy from Mahela Jayawardene.
Moller has apologised to Taylor and vows to investigate the “additional material” brought to light
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have issued an apology to former captain Ross Taylor for the manner in which they handled the whole captaincy dispute, but added that the issue needs to be brought to an end.
McCullum is tired of the media saying that he influenced Hesson and New Zealand Cricket into introducing the split captaincy
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has insisted that he had no involvement whatsoever in head coach Mike Hesson and New Zealand Cricket’s decision to split the captaincy at the end of the Sri Lanka series.
Taylor claims he was constantly disrespected by Hesson
Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has revealed that he always felt like an outcast around head coach Mike Hesson since he was “never supported” and constantly told that he was not “good enough as captain” or “good enough for this team”.
