Finally occurred to me why it was odd to call the NZ football team the #FootballFerns. By logic they should’ve been the #WhiteFerns, but that name was taken.

Why is it so ingrained in NZ and AUS sports culture to nickname their teams?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_national_team_nomenclature_based_on_the_%22All_Blacks%22

This cricket is outstanding!

Well done #WhiteFerns 🏏

haha in the time it took me to post that Sophie blasted a six!

#WhiteFerns #WomensCricket #LoveIt

Though the racial abuse is never a good thing.

The actions of the NZ team and officials (NZ team ones) is to applauded.

As FIFA president Gianni Infantino said "There is no football if there is racism! So let's stop the games,"

#WhiteFerns
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/492307/all-whites-game-abandoned-after-alleged-racial-abuse

Typical. #WhiteFerns game was a washout as well so that's the Bangladesh ODI series fucked. Stupid NZ summers!!

#TodayFM isn’t giving equal coverage to the #WhiteFerns as they do the #BlackCaps, with #commentary on the #Rova #app only, asking #Alexa says she can’t find it!

As the linked article says, Eradicating Ivy is a challenge. I spent almost three hours this afternoon stripping it off our side of the fence. 🌱 🍃 So tired. Work on the overhanging branches will need access to our neighbours' back yards.

Lucky me, after returning from watching #WhiteFerns beat Bangladesh at cricket 🏏 my partner cooked pizza. I'm going real Italian and drinking wine with it too. 🍕 🍷
https://www.daltons.co.nz/gardening-guides/eradicating-ivy

@curiousjay Yep. Not sickness just mental fatigue. It's been a tiring year and it's not quite over. My partner is happy that at least we have #WhiteFerns cricket to watch 🏏

I was seriously flirting with going up to Queenstown to watch this #T20I game between the #WhiteFerns and Bangladesh. Glad I saved my money. It's going to be a whitewash and a really quick one at that!

Yikes. Not a great debut for Rebecca Burns for the #WhiteFerns. Feels like she was a bit stunned by #Bangladesh there. #NZvBAN #T20I

Hoping that weather holds out for the #WhiteFerns v Bangladesh #T20I today.