Aotearoa's Blackcaps lost the tri-series final to Australia, had a 1-4 record throughout the tri-series and lost both Eden Park games where they should have a unique advantage. Obviously Lesson's plan didn't quite work out.
The T20 tri-series will be all about the bowlers and which bowling group can execute at the cauldron of Eden Park. The best way to slow the flow of runs at Eden Park is wickets and Aotearoa ain't been taking many wickets.
Aotearoa's Blackcaps stumbled in a nutty T20 against Australia. It was a minor L and we'll learn a lot in this up coming T20 vs England.
Take a moment to absorb the bigger picture as the Blackcaps summer genuinely gets underway tonight.
I'll tell you straight up that mans like Tom Latham ain't been doing much. BJ Watling's been doing heaps though and George Worker? Well, yeah Worker's always going alright in domestic cricket.
As Lesson maintain their core group of cricketers across all formats, young players are being made scapegoats and are being promoted then dropped by the Lesson yo-yo. That folks, breeds fear.
Sara McGlashan has gone back to back in #KiwiWBBL glory and Thamysn Newton blazed a trail for kiwi youngsters sliding into WBBL cricket.
Mark Chapman's the trendiest topic in kiwi cricket right now and he may help the Blackcaps T20 team, this is all about the homies Lesson though.
Quit the jibber-jabber about fringe Blackcaps seamers, 'cos Blair Tickner is dominating and Auckland have unleashed another young seamer in Jamie Brown.
Sara McGlashan will take on Thamsyn Newton in the WBBL03 final, the #KiwiWBBL OG vs the #KiwiWBBL youngin'.
Australia and England have rather different ideas on international T20 selection to the Aotearoa Blackcaps, making this upcoming tri-series a funky test for kiwi cricket.
At this point it’s pretty redundant to make grand proclamations about Roger Federer. His latest Aussie Open win had to usher in a flood of new think-pieces about the man’s greatness but nothing really changed, we just updated the numbers a little.
Glenn Phillips is back in Ford Trophy cricket and we welcome him with open arms, giving him an opportunity to build his case as a genuine batsman in all formats.
It’s lovely to see the Blackcaps winning these days. There were some tough times in there, we’ve had to do the hard yards to get here. Third innings collapses, pathetic death bowling, complete battlers filling out the team, Shane Bond’s injured back… times were tough.
Haere mai to the Ross Taylor Era, not that it makes much sense.
Colin de Grandhomme went bonkers in the fourth ODI and Kane Williamson bowled some overs of spin, so where does that leave Rahul Dravid's favourite leggy Todd Astle.
Lea Tahuhu is one of the leading wicket-takers in WBBL03 and her Melbourne Renegades are chasing a semi-final spot, setting up a funky few weeks for Tahuhu and her White Ferns homie Amy Satterthwaite.
It’s still funny to think that before the 2015 World Cup, Trent Boult could hardly get a run in the ODI team. He’d already stepped up as a Test match swing king but the shorter formats were a different story.
Tom Bruce has been smacking it to all parts for Central Districts, enough to get him into our Super Smash All Stars ahead of tomorrow's knockout game between CD and Auckland Aces.
Joseph Parker will fight Anthony Joshua in Cardiff on March 31st, so April 1 in Aotearoa, with the IBF, WBA and WBO Heavyweight World Championship belts on the line. The formalities have been confirmed and the fight is officially happening.