It's headache time for New Zealand's selectors as they look for batsmen who will prosper in England next month, David Leggat writes in the New Zealand Herald. After losing 2-1 to England on Wednesday, New Zealand have some quick decisions to make before the return bout.
Top of the priorities will be sorting out a collection of batsmen who can not only survive but succeed in demanding early-season conditions in England. Stephen Fleming won't be there to nursemaid players along. Mathew Sinclair is unlikely to make it after having five tests to cement his place and failing to take it.
Chris Barclay, writing for NZPA, believes Ross Taylor offers a glimmer of hope for the post-Fleming era.
Tim Southee, who smashed 77 not out off 40 balls to end the third Test, is the subject of the Herald’s cartoonist Rod Emmerson.
