Given what happened in terms of selection leading into the 2017 Champions Trophy and then performances at that Champions Trophy in England, it would have been lovely to have a Blackcaps World Cup squad that had zero head-scratcher selections.
With a World Cup going down during the 2019 Kiwi County Tour, our touring party is a wee bit smaller this year without losing any of the funk that makes the KCT what it is.
Three batsmen scored over 600 runs in Plunket Shield this season and to say it's a weird mix of lads is an understatement.
The 'winner' of Aotearoa's Plunket Shield was decided in the worst way, when Canterbury opted out of their remaining game against Wellington Firebirds at the Basin Reserve.
Among the mayhem of the last few days, the third Test between Aotearoa's Blackcaps and Bangladesh was understandably called off.
While Canterbury vs Auckland Aces and Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds head into the final day of Plunket Shield round seven, Central Districts Stags wrapped up a victory over Northern Districts Knights on day three.
Good things are happening in Central Districts cricket, or continue to happen as the CD Hinds added another trophy to the cabinet after snaring the Hallyburton Johnston Shield in the final of the national 50-over competition.
Having spun an almighty yarn about the demise of Aotearoa's White Ferns after losing their first two games of the Rose Bowl vs Australia, the kiwis then went on to suffer a series sweep in losing the third ODI.
Runs in Plunket Shield round six primarily came from those batsmen who could consider themselves on the fringes of Blackcaps Test selection and it was the same yarn with the ball as Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Ajaz Patel and Will Somerville racked up wickets.
Runs flowed in abundance throughout Plunket Shield round six and while there was also no shortage of wickets, having six centuries in round six is made funkier by having sixteen other 50+ scores.
There are always going to be nooks and crannies in which minor differences live, festering upon the intricacies of Test cricket and yet despite those nooks and crannies, the first Test between Aotearoa and Bangladesh finished with the expected result.
While they would all rather be playing more international fixtures for Aotearoa, the Blackcaps Test trio of Neil Wagner, Jeet Raval and BJ Watling aren't exactly in the worst spot.
Despite what many would have you think, there doesn't appear to be a bigger issue in kiwi sport than the demise of Aotearoa's White Ferns.
Prior to the return of Plunket Shield cricket, I threw up a bunch of stats to suggest that Wellington Firebirds batsman Devon Conway is the best in Aotearoa right now.
On Thursday we welcome Test cricket back into the mix like an old homie who ventured off into the wilderness to find themselves as the Blackcaps start their Test series vs Bangladesh.
On the back of Todd Astle's Blackcaps Test selection for the Bangladesh series, there is an obvious kiwi spinner angle to take for this Domestic Cricket Daily Plunket Shield wrap.
On the back of a few weird Blackcaps ODI selection moves, the type of weird selections that make you wonder if anything has actually changed from the Lesson regime, Gavin Larsen came out the gate in selecting Todd Astle as the lone spinner in the Blackcaps Test squad to face Bangladesh.
Tomorrow, in Perth, the weird ol' phase of Aotearoa's White Ferns playing without coach Haidee Tiffen at the helm gets underway with the first Rose Bowl ODI vs Australia.
Of course Tim Southee was going to slide into the final ODI of the kiwi summer and take 6 wickets vs Bangladesh to wrap up a series sweep for Aotearoa's Blackcaps. Of course Ross Taylor was going to offer big hugs among Blackcaps confusion.
Thursday marks the return of Plunket Shield cricket and after the plodding Super Smash, some Plunket Shield rhythm couldn't come soon enough.