It rained on Sunday morning in New Zealand. Absolutely teemed down in Auckland, so it was tough to see if the sun rose on the morning after the night before. It seemed fitting, somehow. Nature’s attempt to wash away the stain left at Eden Park by a Test that had promised so much. A game that fell flat just when we were expecting a crescendo.
There was no euphoria when the final whistle blew. The crowd stunned into silence after 80 minutes of raucous support trickled away from Eden Park, disappointed it had come to this.
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