A weather report from New Zealand

In his assessment of the New Zealand players over the domestic summer, Hamish McDouall classifies the performances between the two extremes of 'Scorchio' and 'Chilled to the bone'. Read more on his blog Googlies and Grass Stains.

Tim McIntosh - Honestly I thought we had found the gritty kind of opening batsman - an Edgar or Richardson - who would match someone expansive like How or Redmond or Guptill. He was a limpet with pads on. But India didn't find him as immovable, and questions hang over his technique. At nearly thirty years old it's a bit late to repair.