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Old 24-01-2008, 11:44 PM in reply to Andy Mellon's post starting "Also, no Stu Mills this year after he..."
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On the batting side of things I’ll suggest a few – Greg Todd, Greg Hay, and Neal Parlane – Jesse Ryder has had a poor season with the bat but I think he’s got so much potential he must be considered anyway. Taylors only played two tests (i don’t know why I thought he’d played more) so he has to be in there I would think.
At keeper I suggest Bevan Griggs from ND, but does anyone know if Kruger van Wyk is eligible? I guess he needs to be here a certain number of years although I think he’s committed to NZ hasn’t he.
In the allrounders category Tim Lythe is a possibility while Brandon Hini warrants reselection with figures of 17 wickets at 20.5 this season.
As far as bowlers go Aucklander Andrew McKay has easily the best bowling average this season of those who are eligible with 15 wickets at 13.8. Mark Gillespie has only played one test so although he hasn’t played domestic cricket he seems to be the likely long-term replacement for Shane Bond
Patel’s still eligible to be our spinner and there’s also Tim Southee and Bradley Scott who should be looked at.
No openers sprang to mind but I'll suggest this as a starting point...
1. (opener)
2. (opener)
3. Todd/Ryder
4. Taylor
5. Hay
6. Hini/Lythe
7. *Griggs
8. Scott
9. Gillespie
10. Southee/McKay
11. Patel
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