With wickets tumbling around him, Cameron Green put together an unbeaten century for Australia on the opening day of the first Test in Wellington on Wednesday.
Neil Wagner will call time on his New Zealand career at the end of their Test series against Australia – although the left-arm seamer is unlikely to feature.
Leg spinner Adam Zampa produced a four-wicket blast after Australia's pacemen had softened up New Zealand to clinch a T20 series victory in Auckland.
Virat Kohli's record-breaking 50th ODI century saw him leapfrog the great Sachin Tendulkar and propel India into a fourth World Cup final following a 70-run win over New Zealand.
Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton de Kock hit centuries as the Proteas edged closer to sealing a place in the Cricket World Cup semifinals with a comprehensive 190-run victory over New Zealand.
New Zealand made it four straight wins to move top of the World Cup table by thrashing Afghanistan by 149 runs in Chennai.