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We don't just need Bond, we need a complete overhaul of the entire team. Black Caps peaked when we beat undermanned Aussies in the series last year, and it's been on a slippery slope ever since. Once the 'peaked' players decided to retire one after the other, the hanger-ons became exposed...

I am ANGRY at New Zealand administration at the way they handle their team. We all knew first hand that we don't have a strong domestic competition, but they compound the issue by picking players who PERFORMED WELL IN THEIR DOMESTIC SIDES IN A CERTAIN POSITION, and then put them into the team...

Yeah, what is it about international arena that Ross Taylor doesn't get. He was in smashing form in domestic 20 20. But straight into the international arena, guess what? LBW. I'll love to dig up a stat on him on how he gets out most often, bet it'll be 98% LBW.

Maybe Bondy has passed on his mantle (at least in terms of best bowler prospects) onto Vettori.

20 20 Final 20 20 Final between Northern Districts and Central. Vettori is out injured. WE NEED HIM! ARGH! Expecting fireworks.

Jesse to open according to Hadlee (selector). Everyone else will be demoted down one place aside from McCullum who will open with Jesse. Expect fireworks in the opening overs if they are not out in the first over. Oh and expect a few runouts too since Jesse is fat and McCullum is...

He was a freaking hero. New Zealand side named: Twenty20 squad: Daniel Vettori (capt), Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Peter Fulton, Kyle Mills, Paul Hitchcock, Chris Martin, Tim Southee. ODI squad: Daniel Vettori (capt), Brendon...

I get this feeling we need Vettori to save our batting more than bowling to win us games. And the only reason he's that good now is because he got in young, which seems to elude our selectors for younger talents looming around. If we do badly against England I hope the coach gets the boot...

Doull was pretty good with swing actually. As for Nash, boy is he some wasted talent with those injuries. He would have been such a fine bowler all rounder had he been less injury-prone. Those bowlers you mentioned are fairly new to international cricket, but they are also in their 30s...

First post here. I agree with people saying New Zealand bowling attack is rubbish. It is. Without Bond, and he's probably the only bowler that's up to international standard, the rest simply relies too much on the pitch doing the job for them. They expect to bowl medium pacers and get 20 wickets...