Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Wynne Grey is a little puzzled by the suggestion that Aaron Cruden could provide the All Blacks cover at scrum-half.
"All coaches need to think outside the square, they like to challenge convention, search for alternatives.
"The current group have had their share of curious selections, like Soseni Anesi and Campbell Johnstone, but the most leftfield in their term might have been No 8 Steven Bates in 2004.
"But Aaron Cruden as a halfback? Was that Henry's version of the Peter Taylor moment in Australian cricket when most thought the selectors meant Mark Taylor when the names were read out. Did Henry perhaps mean Aaron Smith, the NZ Maori halfback who also comes from Manawatu?"
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