Round two. In the first round the Black Caps got taught a bit of a lesson by England, a lesson in how to win a Test match, kind of similar to how Queensland beat New South Wales on Wednesday night.

I've come to view it as a lesson because England's best performances came on days four and five. While some people felt the need to rip in to our Black Caps and their effort with the bat on day five, England simply stood up and performed at key stages of the Test. Credit to them and it's a good lesson for this Black Caps side to learn at this stage of their journey.

Corey Anderson probably won't play in the second Test starting tonight, it looks likely that Luke Ronchi will get his Test debut for the kiwis. Ronchi to keep while BJ Watling tries to field.

BJ Watling & Corey Anderson "doubtful" for 2nd #ENGvNZ Test, according to McCullum.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) May 28, 2015

That's if Watling does play, his knee is hindering his keeping so he definitely won't be keeping. The major issue here is that with Anderson out and replaced by a batsmen we're going to be rolling out the same bowling attack that looked to be lacking a fifth bowling option as Anderson only bowled a few overs.

For me, that's a big problem. We know how much Tim Southee and Trent Boult are relied on and we saw how Southee wasn't at his best, with Matt Henry still finding his feet and Mark Craig not quite a top shelf spinner, there's a worrying lack of variety and substance.

Brendon McCullum didn't look to have a plan C or plan D, which is highlighted by the fact that he only really had four bowlers. I'd love to see another seamer come in, whether it be Doug Bracewell or Neil Wagner so that McCullum has another weapon to try. Whether you swap Anderson and Watling out for Ronchi and a bowler though is a big call.

The bowlers have to be better at Headingly, especially when the pressure is on. They should get some swing as they venture further north which will help them take wickets but the key for the bowlers is their ability to build pressure. At Lord's it felt like they either bowled a wicket ball or a boundary ball too much of the time and when things aren't quite going their way, they have to, as Test bowlers be able to dry the runs up.

That has nothing to do with McCullum's captaincy, it's the bowlers who need to execute.

I still look towards Ross Taylor as the key with the bat. Kane Williamson is always going to be a key man so that's the easy option and Taylor still looks out of form. Whether he finds form in this second Test or not, we need him to get runs and another gritty effort like he gave us in the first Test would go down nicely. The way our batting line up is, we can't lose Williamson, Taylor and McCullum quickly, that's going to be the worst case scenario for this team going forward. If Taylor can at least stick around for a while then it limits the likelihood of that.

Everything is about England in this Test. They have got the public back on board with a thrilling win, they've got their coaching situation sorted and they have a few new heroes, the pressure is on them. The Black Caps have the chance to right a few issues, a few minor tweaks here and there will see them competing for a win. Let's remember that they went blow for blow with England for four days which is a great effort, they just lacked that little bit of class.

Note to the cricket admiring public of Aotearoa - chill the fuck out. The Black Caps aren't the best Test team in the world, so stop acting like they are. Nor are they the worst, so stop overreacting.

The Black Caps are on a mission, a mission that has only just started and they face many obstacles and challenges to take the top spot. Instead of questioning everything and reverting back to 'dumb kiwi cricket fan' mode, just enjoy the ride of a team learning how to kick it consistently with the world's best.