Rather than touching down, having a couple of training sessions and ripping into their work, the New Zealand cricket side finally have a trip abroad where they can have a comfortable warm-up.
They are due to meet Derbyshire in a three-day hit-out on Saturday before taking on the England Lions in a four-day contest at Leicester next Thursday.
New Zealand's tours to Sri Lanka and India last year didn't offer the Kiwis the luxury of warming into their trips and, while it's not an excuse, it was likely a factor in their middling efforts.
This time around, Hesson's side are only a month and a bit removed from their impressive efforts to hold England to a 0-0 draw in the three-match test series in New Zealand during March and have ample opportunity to work on their playing line-ups.
Only batsman Ross Taylor and skipper Brendon McCullum won't be with the side for the game against Derby as they continue their IPL commitments but Hesson told reporters in England overnight that he expected both to touch down in time for the game against the Lions.
That will give Hesson a chance to give his entire 15-man squad at least one game in English conditions before the two-test series gets underway on May 16 at Lord's.
"The fact we've got a three-dayer and a four-dayer and it's only been a month since we finished the last test, there'll be no complaints from us in terms of being underdone," Hesson said.
"The fact that we are able to get all 15 players playing in a warm-up game in English conditions before the first test is important for us."
England will be missing Kevin Pietersen for the tour, while off-spinner Graeme Swann is likely to return to action after missing the tests in New Zealand in March with an elbow problem.
Given England are ranked second in the world with New Zealand marooned in eighth spot, Hesson said his side had taken plenty of positives from the March tests.
"We gained a lot of confidence from that series but we also realise that that's a series in isolation and we don't get too carried away as a group. As we've said there's definitely challenges over here, however we definitely gained confidence and we've come over here looking to show our skills."
Adjusting to the Duke balls as opposed to the Kookaburras will be a task for the seamers but they have been working with them in the nets for a while in anticipation of the tour.
Batsman Kane Williamson, who will captain New Zealand in the warm-up game this weekend in the absence of McCullum, said the side were keen to give a good account of themselves in the first test at Lord's.
"All the boys are really excited to play at Lord's. For most of them it's their first time there so they'll obviously know the history around it and it's the home of cricket. But I think the boys are more excited than anything."
Williamson's experience at the hallowed ground was limited to a Pro40 game for Gloucestershire where he said he didn't make many runs.
