Karl ... starts to get his hopes up

A New Zealand Academy squad is to play in an Australian Emerging Players' tournament, starting July 4.

The squad is (bold is my emphasis):
Jacob Oram (captain), Graham Aldridge, Todd Astle, Shane Bond, Te Ahu Davis, Derek De Boorder, Peter Fulton, Bruce Martin, Michael Papps, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Hayden Shaw and Ross Taylor.

The focus of the tournament will be limited overs versions of the game with two teams from the Australian Institute of Sport and an Indian Academy team set to play the NZC side in Twenty/20 and one-day matches before each team plays a three-day match.