The comeback Kiwi and the don't-come-back Aussie

In the space of about 12 hours late this week, Shane Bond's international career took a substantial step towards revival, while Andrew Symonds' was placed in the round filing bin. But the developments with Bond will be watched with earnest. Will he still have the old zip? Nature has a way of providing answers to questions like that but the word is he's still pretty sharp, writes David Leggat in the New Zealand Herald.

The public reaction will be interesting. There will inevitably be a school of thought that he placed his chips and must live with that. But there are times when the need to move ahead is paramount. There's one other thing about Bond. Most people are capable of engendering a variety of emotions depending on one's dealings with them.