Cricket: More local treats, please

Wellington player Muttiah Muralitharan bowling. Photo / Dean Purcell

Does it seem strange to you that while we have been offered the dubious delights of the Australian Big Bash every night on Sky, the HRV Cup kicked into gear last Sunday then quickly kicked out of gear until Boxing Day?

We thought so too. Foresight is a much more practical gift than hindsight, but after Hobart it felt like the cricket season had hummed into life.

Now we've had this strange period of hibernation while events across the Tasman have taken centre stage.