Cricket nz

Even the usually ambivalent Aussie media had to admit "this will be remembered as one of the most thrilling match endings in test history".

Only a couple of weeks ago, we were saying the same thing about New Zealand’s one-run victory over England, which also finished in dramatic circumstances.” Some of their outlets chose to ignore this test, but Fox Sports were gripped by it. * It was “test cricket at its very best” with Williamson, back to his very best this summer at home, described as “cooler than most things in cricket” and just the player needed for “a hair-raising finish”. English publication Wisden, regarded as the “Bible of Cricket”, concentrated on the last over dramatics, particularly the last ball, with the “Dive To Survive” headline covering the desperate dives at either end by New Zealand batters Kane Williamson and Neil Wagner as they stole the winning run off a bye. “Dive To Survive” read the headline in Wisden and even the Australians chipped in with “miraculous” as the world’s cricket media lapped up New Zealand’s latest test thriller.