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It's rather crowded at the top

Posted on 05/14/2006 in New Zealand cricket

Paul Lewis asks why New Zealand perenially struggles to find quality openers, with those since 2000 enough in number to form a 13-man squad. Read on in the New Zealand Herald.

To say that New Zealand has not replaced Richardson is like saying that the Amazon is a bit of scrub. We haven't even replaced the guy at the other end from Richardson.

Also, read Richard Boock's views on the same topic in the New Zealand Herald.

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