Onto other matters, I see England have a NZ Invitational XI this Monday... I hardly know any of the names in that team.
And I see ICL are going to go legal to try and get Bond reinstated as an international cricketer, and not a banned international cricketer. Good stuff. I know it's not the 'sanctioned' league, but if they keep this sharade up it will be countries like New Zealand with small talent pools who will consistently lose their top 1-2. As long as the players are available for their international teams when their programs are on, it's almost seems highly untenable to allow one series but not another.
Any guesses at the test team lads?
1 Jamie How - if it's Craig Cumming...why I'll.... GRRRR
2 Mathew Bell
3 Mathew Sinclair - I think they'll hold back Ryder and send him on the tour of England, but I'd be tempted to pick him for the fact I think his medium pacers may tie up an end as a change bowler for a few overs
4 Stephen Fleming
5 Ross Taylor - I think he'll come back for Fulton, which is sad in a way. Ideally I think at the moment NZ's safest top order is Fulton, Fleming and Taylor after the openers but Fulton's confidence looks shot to hell. Taylor was in a rut, but he's at least tried to be aggressive and get through it. Fulton looks like a man not sure how to score runs, which given how many he's scored at first class level is odd.
6 Jacob Oram - couple of bad innings lately though
7 Brendon McCullum
8 Daniel Vettori (captain)
9 Kyle Mills
10 Jeetan Patel
11 Chris Martin
There's no 'fourth' medium pacer really sticking their hand up right now, if Southee wasn't at the Under 19's I'd be tempted to play him, because he looks to have what's required. The outsider, given he went to South Africa, and that he's a left armer may be Brad Scott perhaps?
What's your thoughts fellas? No more Cumming...No more Cumming... at least on the cricket field anyway.