For many, the bubble has burst. Aotearoa's glorious Blackcaps, world renowned for being good enough to bully touring teams within the land of the long white cloud and sporadic moments of the extraordinary, leave Australia with what can only be described as a horrible 0-3 series sweep.
Men's and women's Super Smash teams should be paying attention to whatever their Wellington adversaries are up to as both Wellington teams (Firebirds and Blaze) are sitting on top of their respective ladders.
Aotearoa's lovely Blackcaps who try so hard on the cricket field are 0-2 in Australia and with the Aussies talking up a series sweep, we are approaching an intriguing gauge game for the Blackcaps.
Throw out the tables or who is winning and losing, today's Super Smash diary is all about those Blackcaps and some White Ferns who are admiring how the World T20 looms on the horizon.
After the first Test between Australia and Aotearoa felt like like another chapter in the 'Aussies bullying kiwis' cricketing novel, not much has changed after the Boxing Day Test.
Super Smash cricket takes a wee break over Christmas and with a bunch of games rained off on the men's side, it feels like we are yet to see the best teams emerge.
If there is one thing Tom Blundell has done really, really super duper well, it's scoring runs in warm up/tour games.
As we approach the deepest, brightest depths of a kiwi summer, it is time for a minor exploration into Blackcaps bats.
Aotearoa's Women's Big Bash League wahine have slid back into Women's Super Smash cricket and they are out here living their best life as one would expect.
Having followed a rather settled Blackcaps team that enjoyed great success in Aotearoa and simmering success overseas, one loss has many folks stressing about all sorts of selection changes.
Aotearoa's 2019/20 Super Smash is underway for the domestic T20 tane and wahine, offering a lovely opportunity to assess the T20 landscape.
Hosting a weakened England outfit appears to be slightly different compared to facing a prickly Australian team in Perth, doesn't it?
Aotearoa's Super Smash for the lads gets underway tonight and with World T20 lurking on the horizon, this summer's Super Smash holds a wee bit more weight for those trying to wiggle their way into the Blackcaps T20I team.
Fresh off a Women's Big Bash League campaign full of kiwi vibes, we now flow into Women's Super Smash here in Aotearoa.
Ask around and most folks will tell you about Aotearoa's Test batting line up being one of, if not the best we've ever seen.
Optimism is high around Aotearoa for the Blackcaps snatch and grab mission across the ditch, where they will take an Australian team who have also come to this moment in time with their Test cricket sussed out.
Brisbane Heat enjoyed some exceptional contributions from their leaders on finals weekend as the stormed to WBBL05 glory, don't overlook the steady work of young White Ferns Maddy Green and Amelia Kerr in their championship run though.
Oh what beautiful numbers. What wonders to behold. Five different players scored tons in three Blackcaps innings and of that immense top seven, all but one with averages above 40, five of them improved on those averages in this series.
Aotearoa's glorious Blackcaps have another Test series win in the books as the second Test in Hamilton sizzled and fizzled.
Unfortunately for Jeet Raval, his excursion into 'out of form' territory is juxtaposed against a Blackcaps Test team that has been dwelling in nice form for quite some time.