Test cricket is glorious. That's the taste left after the Blackcaps defeated England in Tauranga to spark up the kiwi summer and while this may not have been so glorious had the Blackcaps not won, the past five days were still a lovely showcase of our favourite activity.
Although batting may have appeared rather easy in the first Test between Aotearoa and England as BJ Watling plodded along, the lingering danger of getting a spicy bit of action off the pitch remained throughout the Blackcaps batting innings.
The rise of Lockie Ferguson may be the most exciting little kiwi cricket tale of the moment and thus, there has been a sharp spotlight placed on Ferguson and his possible role in the Blackcaps Test team.
Auckland Aces are the only unbeaten team in Ford Trophy, assisted by the presence of Lockie Ferguson in yesterday's win over Central Districts Stags.
There is a certain level of status-quo in a kiwi summer where touring Test cricket nations from Asia tend to be bullied by Aotearoa's Blackcaps.
The two teams with two kiwis sit 1st and 2nd on the WBBL05 ladder, but this is kinda still the Sophie Devine show.
Auckland Aces and Otago Volts grabbed first round wins in the Ford Trophy, while a couple big centuries headlined the scratched contest between Canterbury and Central Districts Stags.
Aotearoa Blackcaps have dropped their first Test squad of the summer, which apparently doubles up for the series vs England and then Australia.
The naughty north of Aotearoa gets a cricket extravaganza this week as England prepare for the Test series vs Aotearoa with games against an Aotearoa 11 and Aotearoa 'A'.
Three games of Plunket Shield cricket and three draws for round three.
The traditional kiwi medium-pacer idea still holds true in Aotearoa as this style is still the most conducive to consistent success in kiwi conditions.
Rain is on the menu in Auckland today, meaning there is a decent chance on minimal cricket being played in the deciding T20I between Aotearoa and England.
Aotearoa's contribution to Women's Big Bash League 05 started out with some nifty performances from the younger wahine, now the most recent action has seen some of the veterans settle into their craft.
Three games down and Aotearoa's Blackcaps are 2-1 vs England in this T20I series, after another steady display in Nelson.
Yesterday's Domestic Cricket Daily zoned in on some Plunket Shield round rua batsmen and today, it's all about them bowlers.
Coming off a disjointed round rua of Plunket Shield, Wellington Firebirds are chillin' at the top of the Plunket Shield ladder as they grabbed their second win over Canterbury.
As expected, this T20I series between Aotearoa and England is going every which way in terms of results and we should expect this to continue throughout the T20I summer.
There is no shortage of T20I fixtures on the menu this summer, which means there will be all sorts of ups and downs to absorb as Aotearoa's Blackcaps try to suss out this T20 thing.
We are barely a couple weeks into the domestic cricket summer and there's already a rather major situation brewing thanks to Wellington Firebirds batsman Devon Conway.
Plunket Shield round two gets underway today for Wellington Firebirds and Canterbury, then Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces and Northern Districts Knights vs Central Districts Stags starts tomorrow (Wednesday).