Jess and Amelia Kerr won't have any issues getting game time for the White Ferns when the World Cup in Aotearoa rolls around as they have built upon seasons of cricket mahi to form Aotearoa's best double-whammy.
When Aotearoa's White Ferns lace up for World Cup games later this summer, Maddy Green's spot in the 1st 11 is all but guaranteed
Fresh off a 10 wicket innings, Ajaz Patel returned to Aotearoa where he wasn't required for a Bay Oval Test that wasn't your regular kiwi seamer deck.
As I announced that Bangladesh would be Test match food for the Blackcaps in this tour - just as most touring Asian teams have been - I'm fairly chuffed to have this Bangladesh group grab a win on Aotearoa soil.
Finn Allen will be playing in one of two Ford Trophy games today as Wellington come up against Auckland again and Allen will be out to back up his 86 runs @ 156sr that gave Wellington a hot start, reaching 307/9 only for George Worker and Mark Chapman to bang centuries for victory.
Luteru 'Ross' Taylor announced that he'll soon be retiring from international cricket and many things are ending/beginning at the moment so praise God, Jah, Buddha and Allah for how cycles come around.
Aotearoa's Blackcaps are back for Test cricket in Earth's greatest country with the first of two Tests against Bangladesh to spark up 2022.
After bagging back to back Super Smash men's championships, Wellington Firebirds are 2-3 to start this summer's tournament.
Only one Super Smash women's team remains undefeated after Wellington Blaze grabbed a win over Otago Sparks.
In their first game of the Super Smash, Otago Sparks enjoyed 13 runs @ 130sr and 4w @ 5rpo from White Ferns all-rounder Hayley Jensen. No dramas without Jensen as Otago have won every game since and continue to be the funkiest team in kiwi cricket.
Two Super Smash Men's games went down prior to Christmas day with Northern sealing the epic win over Canterbury and Auckland taking a win from their trip down to Wellington.
Two Super Smash Women's games went down prior to Christmas Day with Canterbury defeating Northern and then Wellington defended home turf against Auckland.
Joseph Parker came in for his rematch with Derek Chisora weighing four and a half kilograms more than he had in their initial fight back in May. 113.9kg: the heaviest he’s ever been for a fight by a comfortable margin, topping his 111.9kg against Andy Ruiz in 2016
The stuttering start to Women’s Super Smash in Aotearoa has created a weird points table where three teams are undefeated (Otago, Wellington, Auckland) and two teams are yet to win a game (Central, Northern).
As we approach the good vibes only season, we dive deeper into Super Smash. The games flow swiftly and every few days over the peak Super Smash period, I'll pop up with five notes to ponder across both competitions.
Fighters say all sorts of wild things in the lead up to their bouts, particularly when those bouts are on pay per view broadcasts. Gotta take all of that chat with a grain of salt...especially when it’s Joseph Parker.
Ten wickets in a single innings will do some wild things to your stats. Almost a third of Ajaz Patel’s current Test wicket tally was taken in his eleventh match: the (heavy) loss to India at Mumbai, the city of his birth. The West Auckland Prince of Mumbai with 14 wickets in that one.
With a home World Cup lurking on the horizon, it's safe to say that this is a massive summer of Aotearoa women's cricket.
In pondering how to wrap up the Women's Super Smash action from the past weekend, another Otago Sparks win and Central Hinds loss signaled two teams heading in two different directions.
After a gritty draw in Aotearoa's first Test vs India, the trip down to Mumbai for the second Test didn't quite pan out as well.