The Shane Bond-Indian Cricket League saga has gone quiet of late, which Adam Parore in the Weekend Herald sees as a positive sign that he might still play in the upcoming series against England.
Whether he plays will doubtless come down to the wording of his contract. From my experience his contract is unlikely to say "you can't sign" for an unsanctioned competition, more likely "you can't play in an unsanctioned event while contracted to New Zealand Cricket". Obviously he is not playing for an opposition league yet and until he turns up he will not be in breach of anything. To prevent him playing or even to leave him out of selection because he has signed to go elsewhere after his NZC contract has expired will be seen as a clear restraint of trade.
In the Press, Geoff Longley takes a look at the man with one of the toughest jobs in cricket at the moment - John Hansen, the New Zealand judge who will hear the appeal over Harbhajan Singh's three-Test ban.
