Richard Edwards discovers the reasons behind New Zealand’s climb to a heady second place in the world Test rankings and third in the one-day format
Driving force: Henry Nichols, left, and Kane Williamson are both among the world’s top five batsmen PICTURE: Getty Images
It’s pretty cool,” said Henry Nicholls, the Kiwi’s newest batting star, after the latest ICC rankings revealed that New Zealand had risen to second in the global Test rankings.
Which pretty much says everything you need to know about a laidback side which has caught the rest of the world on th...