Blackcaps Test Transitions and Transformation: Chapter Toru
The next Test challenge for Aotearoa's Blackcaps was India, having slid back to Aotearoa after being squeezed through the sieve that was a 0-3 sweep in Australia.
The next Test challenge for Aotearoa's Blackcaps was India, having slid back to Aotearoa after being squeezed through the sieve that was a 0-3 sweep in Australia.
In hosting England for a couple Tests, there were minor examples of transition and transformation for Aotearoa's Blackcaps that would quickly become an explosion of changes to the Blackcaps Test squad and their playing 11.
Normally there isn’t time to stop and smell the roses and rewatch the wonders of sporting excellence that we’ve witnessed along our merry rowing down the river of time. Can’t do it because there’s always something new happening. That’s, umm, not such a roadblock at the mo’.
At some stage during the early summer months, it dawned on me that the Blackcaps Test team was going to taste the shenanigans that a busy Test schedule offers.
Women's cricket in Aotearoa is settling down after the domestic season and a White Ferns T20 World Cup excursion, leaving me pondering about the state of women's cricket in Aotearoa.
Another Plunket Shield season passes by and we wiggle our way towards Autumn, which means that it is time for a Plunket Shield All Stars team.
While Wellington Firebirds batsmen Devon Conway blasted the most runs in all three competitions this summer, it's a vastly different scenario for the bowlers between the formats and between seasons.
The Plunket Shield has been wrapped up, Wellington Firebirds do the champions thing and Devon Conway finishes the 2019/20 summer 1st in runs across all three domestic formats.
Auckland Hearts are Aotearoa's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield champions after they defeated Northern Spirit in the final held in Hamilton on Saturday.
While Aotearoa's young batting prospects dominated the latest round of Plunket Shield cricket, with the ball it was all about the tweakers.
As always, a whole lot of funky shit went down in the latest round of Plunket Shield cricket throughout Aotearoa and this is all headlined by three of the most talented young batsmen banging centuries.
Chillin' a few days removed from the White Ferns T20 World Cup exit, removed from the hot-takes and the frustration that always exists when coming so close to defeating Australia and I've found myself in the same space I was in prior to the World Cup.
Depending on your perspective of this summer's cricketing antics, it may feel like this summer following the Blackcaps has a tumultuous exercise full of excitement, head-scratching, stink vibes and enjoyable dominance.
Wellington Firebirds snared a win over Central Districts Stags and the other Plunket Shield game wrapped up with a day to spare was Otago Volts defeating Canterbury.
Two Plunket Shield games came to an early conclusion yesterday as Wellington Firebirds were too slick for Central Districts Stags and Otago Volts defeated Canterbury, while Auckland Aces vs Northern Districts Knights heads into the fourth day in Auckland.
You can’t do a whole lot more than to knock a fella out, right? Joseph Parker and Kevin Barry always talk about how Joe’s gonna knock a bugger out before every fight but here he actually did it.
Having celebrated the beauty of watching Aotearoa flourish in home conditions with all of their modern legends in the playing 11 after the first Test vs India, it's more of the same here.
The Women's T20 World Cup goes straight into semi-finals on Thursday and while there are no quarter-finals, Aotearoa's White Ferns have wiggled into game against Australia that they have to win.