New Zealand continue on their solid World Test Championship campaign with two Tests in Sri Lanka starting this Wednesday, where they will need to quickly adjust and adapt after no cricket was played against Afghanistan.
The biggest issue in New Zealand cricket isn't the Blackcaps contract 'crisis', it is an under-performing White Ferns team who must now flip their trajectory around for the T20 World Cup.
As the White Ferns try to flip their mundane form around for the T20 World Cup, the women's domestic cricket circuit holds plenty of intrigue ahead of the summer.
New Zealand's Blackcaps will play Afghanistan in India early in September and while this may appear like a warm up for World Test Championship fixtures in Sri Lanka then India, Afghanistan present an intriguing challenge for a Blackcap group who need to win some games.
The second round of domestic cricket contracts have been sorted and each region has 16 contracted lads locked in.
New Zealand will soon embark on their Asia Adventure of Test cricket with one Test vs Afghanistan in India, two Tests in Sri Lanka and three Tests against India in India.
The New Zealand Women's cricket team have executed a rare tour sweep in England where they lost all five T20 games, after being rolled in all three ODIs before that.
Five funky moves were made in the first round of Aotearoa's domestic cricket contracts, led by two veterans in Rob O'Donnell and Leo Carter each making a move south.
The New Zealand Women's cricket team were swept aside 0-3 by England in their ODI series which takes them to a 1-5 tally vs England in ODIs this year.
New Zealand's Blackcaps have stunk up the T20 World Cup with back to back losses against Afghanistan and West Indies exposing all sorts of cracks in a once hearty aura.
The White Ferns PR machine has once again whipped up a positive tinge to their latest squad announcement ahead of their travels to England, despite White Ferns struggling to make any progress under coach Ben Sawyer.
Michael Rae made his first appearance in County Championship cricket with Warwickshire and of course the headband king took some wickets.
The T20 World Cup is approaching and we have the basic things you need to know about New Zealand's squad.
All the Kiwi County Tour action last week was in Division One as Will Young's Nottinghamshire had a win over Tom Bruce and Will Williams for Lancashire, while Nathan Smith held things down for Worcestershire in their draw vs Kent.
The Blackcaps T20 World Cup squad has been announced and in typically kiwi fashion, it is a squad well equipped for a range of conditions, match ups and World Cup buzz.
As the cricketing world looked elsewhere, a development crew of T20 Blackcaps went 2-2 in Pakistan and showcased the depth of New Zealand cricket.
Will Young joined Nathan Smith in churning out impressive County Championship mahi over the weekend as both scored runs in Division One and Smith snared his usual dose of wickets.
Nathan Smith is leading the Kiwi County Tour with runs and wickets for Worcestershire as he continues to flex as one of Aotearoa's best emerging cricketers.
A few tweaks have been made to the Blackcaps T20 squad who will play five games in Pakistan starting next week with Tom Blundell and Zak Foulkes stepping in for Finn Allen and Adam Milne.
County Championship cricket has started in England which means that a selection of Aotearoa cricketers will be highlighted throughout the Kiwi County Tour.