Rugby Heaven's Marc Hinton believes that the time is right for Dan Carter to make his international return.
"Carter yesterday declared himself not only happy to be back in black, but ready to start against the Wallabies in Sydney next Saturday night.
"And you know what? There was not a hint of cockiness about his declaration. Not a smack of smarminess. And certainly no disrespect to Stephen Donald who has not had it easy as the understudy.
"The 27-year-old 59-test All Black simply knows that when his body is right – and it finally is – and his mind is also in similarly fine fettle, then a test match holds no fears for him. Not even one as vital and pivotal as the All Blacks' fourth Tri-Nations outing which will determine if they have any hope of catching the runaway Springboks.
"Carter may have not played a test for nearly nine months, may have only had three games of rugby since a near six-month layoff with a ruptured Achilles tendon. But he knows himself, and right about now there's a familiar feeling creeping over him."
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