The kiwis need to take advantage of this recent turn of actually being a force in international cricket as I genuinely can't remember the last time they were a serious cup-winning prospect (were they ever?). I'm surprising myself thinking about them like this. How can a country of a few hundred people and their dogs - who all prefer rugby anyway - suddenly spawn a swashbuckling team while England are perennially rubbish?

It's not like these are EXCITING NEW PLAYERS either. Dan Vettori and McCullum have been around for donkey's years, as have the likes of Taylor, Ronchi and Southee. trout's crazy.