David White, the CEO of New Zealand cricket, has revealed that he’s held talks with counterpart Kevin Roberts over potentially restarting international cricket with Australia-New Zealand matches. As things stand, both the oceanic countries have considerably flattened the Covid-19 curve.

CA is reportedly planning to begin the team’s pre-season in the last week of May under a set of new training protocols devised for the safety of players. The training will start under the guidance of chief medical officer Dr John Orchard and head of sports science and medicine Alex Kountouris.

All-rounder Jimmy Neesham has admitted that it's the batting unit which has performed considerably well and has allowed them to carry the winning momentum post World Cup. New Zealand's 71-run defeat on Friday against Australia was their first in ODIs since the momentous World Cup final last year.

Blackcaps pacer Lockie Ferguson has been cleared of coronavirus after he was tested in Australia and will return home on Sunday from Sydney. Ferguson complained of a sore throat after his team lost to Australia in the series opener, on Friday, of the three ODIs that were scheduled.