Dylan Cleaver, writing for the New Zealand Herald, analyses All Blacks coach Graham Henry's test 30.
"This much is true of the All Blacks squad in 2011: the coaches are not interested in "projects" in a World Cup year.
"Graham Henry has chosen to go down a safe route in his 30-man squad and few would blame him in such a high-stakes year.
"The coach and his cohorts Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith are in the envious position of being able to pick a very good side and a very safe one all at once.
"Even the squad's one uncapped player is a relatively sound bet.
"There's no rush to burnish the rough edges off Jarrad Hoeata because his selection is down to the fact that his game is one giant rough edge - he's Brad Thorn when Thorn is not there."
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