He's made all the right moves so it's up to the Black Caps to give Doug Bracewell the start he deserves.
The Devon Hotel Central Districts seamer has 23 wickets in the Plunket Shield competition after spearheading the Stags to a 245-run walloping of the Auckland Aces at Eden Park yesterday.
"I'm pretty happy with how it [the ball] is coming out," Bracewell said.
"I would like a few more runs to the name but the main thing is the win today."
He then jetted straight to Christchurch to prepare for the two-test series against Sri Lanka from Boxing Day.