Devon Conway broke records and caused premature blindness with his solar-temperature triple-hundred, Malcolm Nofal is suddenly a spin bowling fiend, Brad Schmulian completes a hatty of Kiwi-African excellence, Tom Latham went big, Trent Boult did some thangs, it was a great week for squad depth, and plenty more else going on in the beautiful Plunket Shield.

After highlighting more evidence of the Aotearoa Warriors curse, there are some words about Aotearoa Kiwis and their recent antics. Then, celebrating Tonga Invitational's power moves.

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Game two of the Blackcaps vs England T20I series saw the kiwis bounce back nicely. Ross Taylor anchored the innings again, helped with some hitting from Jimmy Neesham before a slick bowling performance sealed the game.

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Good performers and maybe some trends to keep an eye on from the Blackcaps loss to England in T20I numero tahi of the kiwi summer. Couple notes to digest, then a wrap up of Plunket Shield team selections for round two.

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First games of the domestic cricket season are in the bag and you'd better believe we're all over them. From the relative struggles of the spinners to the fates of the Blackcaps lads back in the fold to a few fringe internationals going big to some early team impressions to some Glenn Phillips love to some Jacob Duffy worship and they even named the Blackcaps T20 squad while we were recording so there's some of that too. Righto.

Aotearoa's Kiwi Ferns and Kiwis take on Australia Friday night, with high chances of upset victories ... which may not be upsets if you're as optimistic about Aotearoa rugby league as yours truly. Tonga have struggled since the World Cup, on and off the field and now face Great Britain on Saturday night where they have a fabulous opportunity to rectify their woes.

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Basketball all over the show here as the NBA returns and the Breakers tip off their new campaign. Is Steven Adams about to get a whole lot more recognition for what he does? How will Sean Marks approach being a big dog GM and not an underdog GM? And what are those Breakers looking like as they finally get down to serious basketball again?

It's a football kind of day here and it was playoff week in America so the traditional Flying Kiwis peek at the start has a yank accent this time as we highlight the efforts of Abby Erceg, Bill Tuiloma, Michael Boxall, and Rosie White in their knockout footy. Then a Q+A on the Welly Nix after they lost their second game. What's impressed? Who's the MVP so far? How's Uffie going? Get in there.

First day of domestic cricket, so here's a quick little squiz through the Plunket Shield team lists to see what's going on. No scores or updates, just information regarding teams selected and talking through any selection funk.

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Says it all in the title, really. The domestic cricket season is upon us and we're going team by team through the Plunket Shield folks to get those juices flowing. From new acquisitions to major narratives to things to watch for to undercover brothers. Get excited.