I note that the 'A' series in RSA comes just b4 the Tour to BAN & AUS.........so for this reason IMO we will see a fairly strong & experienced looking NZL 'A' squad dominated by 'fringe' / squad / 'injured' players rather than an experimental look with newbies.........
I think they will be using the series to judge squad positions primarily for the AUS tour, but a couple of standouts could force their way into the BAN squad.....as opposed to the series being used as a building block for the next generation.........
my picks would include the likes of Papps, How, Sinclair, Vincent, H Marshall, Fulton, Franklin, C Martin, B Martin, I Butler, Hopkins, Bond........
my fringe players would include - Adams, Mills, Mason, Gillespie, Redmond, M Walker, with an eye on how both Ryder & Sherlock go this season...........a wildcard would be J Marshall.............
you'd probably also get to see the likes of C Harris included to provide leadership as a probable Captain...............as I'm not aware of anyone in the candidates who has any experience at this..............