You can always count on the media to make a mountain out of a mole hill. If there is no drama, it will be conjured up to create hype, interest and, ultimately, attention.
That seems to be the modus operandi for coverage of the Cricket World Cup so far. Hype has been created about the fall and rise of the city of Christchurch as host of the opening match, amusement peaks when comparisons are made between Australian and New Zealand venues and crowds, and interest and anxiety are created by contrasting the ruthless and reckless performances of the Black Caps in their first two games.
Oh, and diplomacy and dippiness are front and centre when a city mayor gets Captain Morgan's name wrong.
It's all there, and makes for a great story to tell and retell via the media (like I am right now).
The Black Caps were ruthless professionals in the opening match against Sri Lanka but the naysayers and pessimists were quick to rein in the tall poppies with New Zealand's not-so-convincing win over Scotland in Dunedin.
Personally, I don't care how the boys in black win during this tournament, as long as they win.
World Cup tournaments are different from test series and one-off games. There is the pressure, the longevity, the fact that all teams and athletes rise to the occasion and battle it out on the world stage.
We can all sigh with relief that so far the New Zealand team, led by sportsman of the year Brendon McCullum, has provided two very different performances and come out triumphant on both occasions.
Its game against England in Wellington will be an intriguing one, and Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown's slip with the English captain's name during the official team welcome has caused a furore back in her home country.
Calling the English captain Eoin Rogers rather than Eoin Morgan surely will not lead to a diplomatic disaster but her faux pas, along with our small crowd sizes and quaint facilities, is not helping us to lose the ''Middle-Earth'' persona as a nation.
The stadiums and crowds in Christchurch and Dunedin are tiny in comparison to the colossal ones in Australia.
We are definitely the poor cousins of the cricket world and the New Zealand experience with its intimacy and charm is reminiscent of cricket events of yesteryear.
To an international audience, there mustn't be much difference between Hobbiton and Seddon Park, but hey, if you want to have an authentic cricket experience, head to Wellington this weekend to support Captain Fantastic and get ready to catch a million.
The drama is all there for us to enjoy.
