England cricket’s first home series of the summer has been full of ups and downs with New Zealand. From records broken to disappointing finishes, fans have not run out of things to talk about, both positive and negative.

The first Test between the two teams saw England behind the eight-ball for most of the match; it wasn’t a question of who would win, but rather what the margin would be. However, Alastair Cook’s second innings century laid the groundwork for what would prove to be an emphatic win for the hosts at the famed Lord’s Cricket Ground. The second Test will be remembered for two moments in particular; James Anderson reached 400 Test wickets, having surpassed Sir Ian Botham in April for the most wickets taken by an English bowler. The second historic accomplishment at Headingley was Cook becoming the leading run scorer in Tests; the captain became the first Englishman to score 9,000 career runs in the five-day format. Yet for those personal achievements, England rather collapsed in their second innings, allowing New Zealand to pick up a 199-run win, and draw the Test series.

The One Day International series have not been lacking in drama, either. Perhaps motivated by the Headingley Test loss, England wasted no time putting up a score of 408/9, their highest score ever in ODIs. New Zealand responded by taking the next two matches, in spite of England continuing to put up respectable scores; it was the first time the hosts made 300 in three consecutive ODI contests. That streak continued on Wednesday, with captain Eoin Morgan getting a century, his partnership with Joe Root helping England reach their highest-ever successful run chase.

Saturday sees the ODI series finish at Chester-le-Street, and it’s fair to expect that encounter follow a similar format to what fans have already witnessed; a match that features both excellent bowling and sensational batting. Then on Tuesday, England & New Zealand will meet at Old Trafford for the only T20I of this tour. Having been at the first (and because of rain, essentially the only T20I of the 2013 series), I witnessed a game that came down to the final ball between two evenly matched squads. England came up just short in that match, but are hungry to prove that they can get results in the shortest format of the game, as well. It’s set to be an exciting finish to the series, and a great tune-up for the Australians’ visit next month.