It will be announced within the next seven days. Dylan Cleaver made his picks in the NZ Herald:
Tim Southee will not be that high, and Jacob Oram shouldn't be at five. Kane Williamson should be in there to. Daryl Tuffey could also be in there.
PREDICTED CONTRACT LIST
1. Daniel Vettori: New Zealand's captain also happens to be their best bowler and, too often, their best batsman. A shoo-in for No 1.
2. Brendon McCullum: One of the best keeper-batsmen in the world so once and for all let's abandon this nonsense of not playing him as a keeper.
3. Ross Taylor: Will play all three forms of the game and has a great pair of hands.
4. Jesse Ryder: If he stays level-headed, could well be the most valuable cricketer New Zealand has produced in a long time.
5. Jacob Oram: By default only. An injury-plagued Oram looks a shadow of his former self but deserves one more year to regain his touch with the bat.
6. Iain O'Brien: Will get a huge jump after a great last 12 months but are cracks starting to appear in his short-format game?
7. Martin Guptill: Will cap off a meteoric rise with a retainer close to six figures. Is one of the few batsmen adept at all three forms of the game.
8. James Franklin: Some work to do before convincing that he is an allrounder, let alone a test No 6.
9. Kyle Mills: Will likely take a drop after his test status came into question.
10. Chris Martin: Hard to believe the selectors actually thought there were better test new-ball bowlers out there.
11. Tim Southee: Probably fortunate to be this high and needs to start showing that the promise will materialise.
12. Jeetan Patel: the second-best spinner in the country should figure highly in Sri Lankan tour plans.
13. Shane Bond: If he's available he's in... right?
14. Daniel Flynn: Like fellow ND team-mate, has got to start turning the promise into something more tangible.
15. Grant Elliott: The glue in the one-day unit would like another opportunity at test level but it's unlikely to happen.
16. Ian Butler: Looked the pick of the seamers at the World T20.
17. Aaron Redmond: Has gone from unlikely to likely in the space of a few Irish overs. Is a realistic option in all three forms.
18. Tim McIntosh: struggled badly against India but has to be given the tour to Sri Lanka at least.
19. Nathan McCullum: Will most likely get an opportunity in ODIs as well as T20 this year.
20. Neil Broom: The jury is still well and truly out but his role in one of the most difficult in short-form cricket.
NOTABLES
* Scott Styris: the sun might have set.
* Jamie How: needs a year at first-class level to regain touch.
* Kane Williamson: a year too early for contract.
* Peter Fulton: has not done enough.
* Gareth Hopkins: Could sneak in if Bond not picked.
Tim Southee will not be that high, and Jacob Oram shouldn't be at five. Kane Williamson should be in there to. Daryl Tuffey could also be in there.
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