New Zealand
New Zealand's Test tour of England gives this page its narrative arc. It begins with a Bazball reset and a 115-run England win at Lord's, swings through a thriller sealed on a treacherous pitch, and arrives at a series-deciding Test shaped by selection drama — Robinson dropped, Stokes and Atkinson recalled — and by Ben Stokes' apology and air-clearing with McCullum before the decider. At Trent Bridge, openers Latham and Conway pile on the pressure, while at the Women's T20 World Cup the White Ferns keep their hopes alive by knocking Scotland out in Bristol.
New Zealand Openers Latham and Conway Pile Pressure on England at Trent Bridge
Tom Latham and Devon Conway shared a record 317 opening stand in searing heat as the third Test swung the tourists' way on day one.
Scotland knocked out as New Zealand keep Women's T20 World Cup hopes alive in Bristol
New Zealand beat Scotland by six wickets in Bristol to keep their title defence alive and end the Scots' campaign, reaching their target with 10 balls to spare.
England drop Robinson and recall Stokes and Atkinson for series-deciding Test
Selectors leave out a bowler fresh from a seven-wicket haul as the captain and his fast-bowling partner return from suspension, turning the Trent Bridge decider into a referendum on England's judgement.
Ben Stokes apology puts England under pressure before Trent Bridge decider
The England captain's public apology has turned the deciding Test against New Zealand into a wider test of leadership and discipline.
Stokes and McCullum clear the air before England's New Zealand decider
Captain returns to a stronger XI after a frank conversation with the head coach, drawing a line under a disciplinary episode that followed a heavy defeat at the Oval.
Bazball reset begins: England crush New Zealand by 115 runs at Lord's
Gus Atkinson's second-innings five-for sealed a 115-run victory on a treacherous Lord's pitch, giving England the perfect start to their red-ball rebuild after a chastening Ashes winter.
England seal Lord's thriller over New Zealand on treacherous pitch
Gus Atkinson's five-wicket haul finished off the tourists as England won the first Test by 115 runs on a surface that produced the fastest fall of wickets seen in England for more than a century.