Champions Trophy form

Cricinfo has shuffled the stats around to pick the form sides coming into the Champions Trophy. New Zealand's form has - as we all know - been very patchy. 17 wins in 33 matches since the last tournament makes for a win percentage of around 51%. Where we might have an edge though is in the form of our bowlers. Shane Bond tops the averages for all bowlers playing in the past two years (36 wickets at 18.11) while Dan Vettori (44 wickets at 26.43) and Kyle Mills (41 wickets at 27.03) are not too far behind. The secret to success then, is predictably to keep our attack fit.

If stats aren't your thing, then Richard Boock is here to help. In today's New Zealand Herald he provides a handy team-by-team guide. Richard hedges his bets by picking not just one favourite, but the four teams he thinks are most likely to triumph (Australia, South Africa, Pakistan and hosts India).