Ok so the real interest in the southern hemisphere this summer will be across the ditch.
Very curious arrangement with the T20 squad to play their first international tonight, while the slow-pokes recover from day one of their tour match with NZ A.
Interesting start for their batsmen so far. Did reasonably in a tour match last week, Darren Bravo hitting a big hundred - he's followed it up with 90 in their current tour game, just to reinforce how much better he seems to be away from home. He hit a double-tonne in the tests last time he toured NZ.
Brathwaite smacked 240 or something in this innings as well, Blackwood and Campbell getting some ok runs too.
Big test for their side in this series coming off the disappointing ending in England.
Also their A team will play NZ A at the same time as the first test. Lots of rum being consumed in NZ over the next month or so.
Very curious arrangement with the T20 squad to play their first international tonight, while the slow-pokes recover from day one of their tour match with NZ A.
Interesting start for their batsmen so far. Did reasonably in a tour match last week, Darren Bravo hitting a big hundred - he's followed it up with 90 in their current tour game, just to reinforce how much better he seems to be away from home. He hit a double-tonne in the tests last time he toured NZ.
Brathwaite smacked 240 or something in this innings as well, Blackwood and Campbell getting some ok runs too.
Big test for their side in this series coming off the disappointing ending in England.
Also their A team will play NZ A at the same time as the first test. Lots of rum being consumed in NZ over the next month or so.