Next month's rugby World Cup is sneaking up on New Zealand compared to the hysteria which accompanied the All Blacks on their path to claiming the Webb Ellis Cup in 2011.
There are just two tests remaining - both against the Wallabies - before New Zealand plunges into a weak pool at this year's tournament.
So is it time to let the No. 1 team loose and put and end to the selection roundabout?
Steve Hansen should.-
1) Pick the strongest possible 23 for the remaining Bledisloe Cup games, to cement his best combinations for the big World Cup matches;
2) Pick his best starting 15 but leave room for some experimentation and conditioning on the bench;
3) Keep shuffling his cards so that every player from the initial squad gets decent game time before the tournament.
The French government and FFR were blamed for failures of hosting the 2023 event.