At the time of writing, the Black Caps have one more ODI against Scotland left before they fly home. Why they are playing this tri-series with Scotland & Ireland is anyone’s guess, and a huge waste of time, so I’ll focus on the England part of the tour.

In terms of the three forms of the game, this tour has highlighted what everyone already knew: Twenty20 is just a massive novelty which has nothing on real cricket (did anybody even watch the T20 game?), our boys can perform very well in ODI cricket, and that even though we may threaten to do well in test cricket, at the moment we are just not up to it.

Collectively, the team fulfilled our expectations (or perhaps exceeded them in the ODI series with a comprehensive series victory), but when you break it down individually it becomes a lot more interesting.

Jamie How: 227 runs at 37.83 in the tests, 105 runs at 21 in the ODIs. Had a couple of good knocks in the test matches (68 at Lord’s & 64 at Old Trafford) but nothing substantial in the ODIs. Made a start in almost every innings he played, but an inevitable lapse in concentration prevented him from scoring big.  Overall disappointing, but has nevertheless cemented his spot as an automatic pick in both the test and ODI teams. 5/10

Aaron Redmond: 54 runs at 9 in the tests. The statistics alone suggest that we’ve unearthed yet another opener who is not quite up to it at test match level, but looking deeper shows Redmond should be persevered with.  Scored 2 centuries and a half century in the warm up games, but unfortunately couldn’t translate this success into the tests. Was unlucky to be on the receiving end of probably the ball of the series from James Anderson. 3.5/10

James Marshall: 52 runs at 13 in the tests, 4 runs at 4 in the ODIs. Similar to Redmond in that he scored some runs in the warm up games but not when it mattered. Took some crucial catches as a sub fielder in the ODIs, but not really much to write home about. 3/1

Ross Taylor: 243 runs at 48.60 in the tests, 63 runs at 12.6 in the ODIs. A fantastic knock of 154* at Old Trafford, but unfortunately for Taylor it was all downhill from there. Once again showed glimpses of his immense potential, but it has surely gotten to the point now where he must start fulfilling it! Looks tidy as a replacement slip fielder for Stephen Fleming too. 5/10

Scott Styris: 197 runs at 65.66 in the ODIs, 2 wickets at 61 in the ODIs. Didn’t have much cricket leading into the ODI series, and it showed in the first ODI. However, showed his tremendous class in the final 2 matches, picking up back to back man of the match awards for his batting displays. His bowling was average, but more than made up for this with the bat. 6.5/10

Brendon McCullum: 212 runs at 35.33 in the tests, 137 runs at 34.25 in the ODIs. Expectations were very high following his 158 in the IPL. McCullum showed glimpses of that form, but overall failed to live up to those expectations. To be fair, he was under an injury cloud and was shunted around the order in the tests, but managed two notable scores of 97 and 71. Made a few starts in the ODIs, including 60* in the abandoned match, but finished with a strange, strange knock of 23 from 57 balls. Excellent behind the stumps as per usual. 5.5/10

Daniel Flynn: 91 runs at 30.33 in the tests, 83 runs at 20.75 in the ODIs. Demonstrated the patience, composure and technique required to succeed in international cricket. Helped save the first test (his debut), and a couple of 30s in the ODIs. Suffered a nasty blow in the first innings of the second test, and then didn’t come out to bat when his team needed him in the second innings, but that was surely a management decision. An OK first tour. 6/10

Gareth Hopkins: 27 runs at 13.50 in the tests, 32 runs at 16 in the ODIs. Is unfortunate in that he is around at the same time as Brendon McCullum, but has failed to take his chances when given them. Nothing was expected of Hopkins, and he didn’t disappoint. 3/10

Jacob Oram: 231 runs at 46.2 in the tests, 90 runs at 45 in the ODIs, 3 wickets at 40.33 in the tests, 1 wicket at 68 in the ODIs. Showed once again just how valuable he is to the side. A century at Lord’s to save the test, but sustained an injury and didn’t play the 2nd test. Score another half century in the 3rd, but didn’t play again until the 4th ODI. A couple of good knocks in those ODIs and was economical with the ball. Just a pity that we couldn’t call on Oram for more matches. 8.5/10

Grant Elliott: 103 runs at 51.5 in the ODIs, 5 wickets at 8.8 in the ODIs. Well what a revelation this man proved to be! Looked out of his depth in his test debut earlier in the summer, but went some way to allaying those fears with his ODI performances. 3/23 from 5 overs on debut, followed by a patient 56 to dig us out of a hole and 2/9 from 5.2 overs in the 3rd ODI, followed by a key 24 before THAT run out in the 4th ODI, and a nice little cameo to finish off with. Has gone a long way to cementing a spot in the ODI team. 8/10

Dan Vettori: 61 runs at 12.2 in the tests, 32 runs at 10.66 in the ODIs, 12 wickets at 26.91 in the tests, 5 wickets at 32.6 in the ODIs. Seemed to take a step up in terms of his captaincy (at least in the ODIs) which was pleasing. Didn’t perform with the bat at all, but was as usual reliable with the ball. A 5 wicket bag at Lord’s, and again at Old Trafford. 1/38 from 10 overs in the first ODI (our next most economical bowler went for 5.9) and overall bowled with great discipline and always troubled the batsmen. 7.5/10

Kyle Mills: 78 runs at 15.6 in the tests, 79 runs at 39.5 in the ODIs, 6 wickets at 31.83 in the tests, 8 wickets at 28 in the ODIs. Finally showed some of his undoubted skill with the bat, with career high scores in both the tests and ODIs, along with guiding the team home in the now infamous 4th ODI. Took a handful of wickets in the tests without ever really looking too threatening, but bowled very well in the ODIs. 7.5/10

Tim Southee: 0 wickets in the tests, 13 wickets at 18.23 in the ODIs. After his stunning test debut, found it tougher second time around, but excelled in the ODIs, culminating in his man of the series award. A great achievement considering not only the excellent bowling of the other Black Caps bowlers, but also that it was his debut ODI series. Leaked a few runs, but this didn’t matter a great deal with the likes of Vettori & Elliott containing the batsmen. Was always a wicket taking threat, and more than delivered in this respect. A pleasing debut tour. 8.5/10

Iain O’Brien: 8 wickets at 23.12 in the tests. Played the second test due to Southee’s injury and performed well enough to keep a fit again Southee out of the 3rd test. Many were surprised with O’Brien’s performance. He took wickets and bowled impressively into the wind. Will be hard to leave him out of the next test, but the selectors may not have any other choice but to do so. 6/10

Michael Mason: 2 wickets at 43 in the ODIs. Played the first 2 ODIs but was expensive. The English batsmen easily figured him out & promptly made sure he would play no further part in the series. 3/10

Mark Gillespie: 4 wickets at 25.5 in the ODIs. Apart from a few overs at The Oval, Gillespie bowled very economically for not many wickets, which came as a bit of a surprise given his career trend of a relatively high economy rate and low strike rate. His control and discipline was very pleasing though. Will be most remembered for scoring the winning runs in the 4th ODI off the last ball. 6.5/10

Chris Martin: 4 wickets at 48.75 in the tests. Probably the most disappointing and underachieving player on tour. Went into the test series as our premier strike bowler but took hardly any wickets and rarely even looked like taking one. Was as usual a liability with the bat. A very poor series. 2/10