Heaps of topics to yap over after a lovely Test match victory from the Blackcaps over England, from the emergence of Mitchell Santner and Colin de Grandhomme in this format to the Cappies' experience in knowing how to get results like this to the Lockie Ferguson versus Matt Henry debate to some commentary and telly coverage thoughts.

The All Whites are back from their two-year dormancy and even though they lost both games we saw tantalising glimpses of what they're trying to achieve. The Footy Ferns also lost twice but they showed they're out there seeking answers to their goal-scoring problem ahead of the Olympics. Both teams get a bit of an indulgence here... as well as some Premiership action too.

Heaps of cricket on the scene these days. The Wildcard's brought back some hefty notes from the NZA vs England tour game, there's Blackcaps Test squad reaction which as you could guess has a lot to do with spin bowling ramifications, and then a breeze through the first trio of Ford Trophy games for the season. Listen to that crack of leather on willow.

Pretty much what it says on the can, chatting through the state of the Breakers after a week of reckoning and how things got as bad as they have.

Doing the thing for the third round of Plunket Shield cricket - and also the last round before the hiatus - from Undercover King Brad Schmulian to a redemptive partnership between Nathan Smith and Michael Rippon to the struggling Auckland top order to Ben Sears and his searing pace to Henry Cooper's opening bat emergence and plenty else. Including some Blackcaps Test thoughts and a bit on the NZA team as well.

The trends are emerging for the Blackcaps in T20s and we're here to break it all down. From the pleasant ones like Mitch Santner's bowling to a bit of resurgent Martin Guptill to the concerning ones like the extended runs of bad form from Colin Munro and Ish Sodhi. Also sneaking in some thoughts on a messy Super Over strategy, the dream job of bowling consultant, the state of the Sky Sports commentary team and why live social media updates during telly coverage need to go far away and never come back.

Lockie Ferguson slid into the Auckland Aces team, while a few other fringe lads got rotated in/out around the Plunket Shield for Plunket Shield round three.

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First up it's a yarn on why Niko Kovac leaving Bayern might actually be good for Sarpreet Singh. Then some words on the state of the Welly Nix and optimism for them turning this bad start around. Followed by a bit of chat on week one of the NZ Premiership... and then it's all in on these All Whites and Footy Ferns squads, how about it?

Chatting international rugby league here from the scope of greatness for Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to that Brandon Smith situation to impressions of the Kiwis after a couple contrasting results to the leverage that the Tongan players have to even more evidence of the fabled Warriors Curse.

Aotearoa's Blackcaps defeated England in Nelson, thanks to a hefty Colin de Grandhomme knock and more Ross Taylor craft. Then the quick bowlers did most of the damage to restrict England and snare the win.

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