Shane Bond: Like a good sports car, he needs more time on the track © Getty Images

Writing in The New Zealand Herald, Mark Richardson, the former New Zealand opener, reckons that Shane Bond needs to be played as much as possible. The long he sits on the sidelines mulling over his fitness, the greater the chances that he may even become obsolete.

Writes Richardson:

"He is like that prized sports car you keep locked in the garage. Man it can hum and itturns heads, but the factory warranty has expired and you can't really afford the insurance.

So it sits there, looking all shiny and sparkly. Occasionally you climb into a seat,
start it up put it in neutral and pretend you're charging down country roads at
break-neck speeds, slamming it into second and taking corners like you just
shouldn't, then back up through the gears laughing at those you overtake"

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