The winner is...the Halbergs!

PHIL GIFFORD - © Fairfax NZ News

OPINION: Let me count the ways I love the Halberg Awards.

Get runs, stop theirs to win ODIs

GLENN TURNER - © Fairfax NZ News

OPINION: India won the last one-day World Cup because they had talented attacking batsmen, who for whatever reason, constantly produced their "A" game. I can't think of a team of bowlers who matched that standard.

Hard to take that jab on the chin

BILLY HARRIS - © Fairfax NZ News

OPINION: They say sport can teach us a lot about life. But not everything it teaches us is stuff we want to know.

Zimbabwe so poor we are misled

JACOB PAGE - © Fairfax NZ News

OPINION: It has felt weird to watch the Black Caps for the last fortnight with the feeling an emphatic win was the only satisfactory result.