NZ's Shane Bond may miss summer Tests

[Essex Eagle]

Dissapointing i want us to beat teams who play their strongest side ...

[Notts Exile]

Shane Bond hasn't played for so long no-one knows if he'd be as good anyway. We can only try and beat the side who jusr drew a home series with South Africa. That's good enough for me!

[R W S]

Good point - but injuries are a fact of life and you need around 15 or so first choices to cover them. Strength in depth - one of the few areas where England are perhaps top of the pile.

I'm not sure if this is a Wengeresqe injury - we'll see if he plays in the warm-up match!

[prasad]

whichever team is selected, will be the best possible Kiwi side at that time. u saw what happened to Lee initially in the series against India. He was just coming back from the injury. Has Bond played any cricket recently? I don’t know. But I dont think it is a good idea to include Bond in the team, even if he is fully fit, without him having match practice. Both the teams are in good form and have almost well settled playing 11s. Hoping for a good contest, with or without Bond.

[Trescothick's Footwork]

I would have loved to have seen him next summer, I've never seen him bowl and he's got a terrific record, particularly against the Aussies.

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

Which is a compliment in itself.

[prasad]

I thing the England team should be more wary of Vettori than Bond. He is the best left-arm spinner in the World today and he will be playing. How effective would he be against England?

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

Yes but i can only think of one other, and thats our ashley ! I dont think vettori will have much luck on our early season green tops. later in the season, he may well have a chance.

[Cannonball Taffy O'Jones]

The best in the world? Not a lot of competition is there? Ashley Giles, hmmm. Ray Price - retired. And then there's er... God you could be right! He's been in poor form recently, but we all know that he has talent. Can't see any of our groundsmen creating spin-friendly decks when you consider our relative dearth of them. Jayasuria may the best who is currently playing. I'm backing Tuffey or Martin to be the leading Kiwi wicket takers

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

Tuffey I think, well hope, he's in my FC team. How do you get that swanky non-regimental font Mr O'Jones ?