**Official** New Zealand in South Africa

[Briony]

Originally Posted by jcas0167

I think there will be plenty of people to remind them I think the tests were useful in identifying that Brownlie & Watling had what it takes. I wish they'd tried Bruce Martin & maybe Mitchell McLenaghan in the second test. Patel and Wagner will have slipped down the pecking order.

Yes useful from that point of view. Wagner doesn't look up to it; McLenaghan showed glimpses in the shorter forms and would have benefited from an outing. Martin may have been a better option than Patel. Watling's success means they may use Ronchie as a batsman.