Big Jesse Weighs In ...

... with a ton.

Nice to see the big fella back, but a thought does cross my mind.

If having a good team "truth, honesty and yelling" session works so well for the Black Caps, why don't they do it at the start of a series, rather than when it is too late to make a difference?

Here It Comes...

...like it or not. The World Cup (50 over version) is almost upon us and what better way to celebrate the event than with giant plastic replicas of the trophy. I am hoping the tournament is at least as colourful as the trophies.

Another Star On The Rise

The ODI series between NZ and Pakistan has  been a god send to the Paskistan team and yet another reality check for the Black Caps.

Young Ahmed Shehzad has been unearthed as a star of the future, bowlers like Riaz have developed confidence and valuable game nous and Misbah and a few other "oldies" have established some street cred.

Meanwhile, in the Kiwi camp, they couldn't spell (or manufacture) a win if you spotted them the "w" and the "n".

As a Black Cap supporter I would feel better if at least one of the players looked like fulfilling their potential.

Coming At You

Malinga the Slinger is one of my early picks for bowler of the tournament at the World Cup.

He is a little older, and perhaps wiser,  now but still has that knock out punch

Can't Make It Stick

Try as they might the Black Caps can't put a complete performance together.

Both batting and bowling they are able to cobble together a solid 10 overs only for things to start to come unstuck.

The day they manage a complete performance some poor sod is going to suffer.

A Bit Of A Puzzle

Ok, I don't actually know what, if anything, is on the Pirate Gayle's mind. I would like to think he is formulating a cunning plan that would see the Windies playing the Black Caps in the World Cup final, but he might just be thinking about what is for afternoon tea.