Preview of the first one-dayer

Cricinfo tells us that Dan Vettori will play and that, although the pitch will look hard and fast, it will likely take spin. Meanwhile Stuff tells us South Africa are "going back to basics". The same source also has a much more exciting story which quotes Graeme Smith calling John Bracewell "slimy" and has South African journalist Neil Manthorp call New Zealanders "timid travellers" and the cricket team "paranoid". A number of South Africans also have some advice for Brendon McCullum.