Shane Warne, the man who could help New Zealand's cricketers hit opponents for six

The New Zealand team is currently in England, currently playing warm-up games, with games already played against the MCC, Kent and Essex.

Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum, the captain and vice captain of the team recently arrived in England, after playing in the Indian Premier League. The other three frontline players, Jacob Oram, Ross Taylor and Kyle Mills, also played in the IPL, have been in England with the rest of the team to finish their warm-up games.

They commence the Test Series against England, to run for three matches, at Lord’s on May 15. New Zealand are typically slow starters on tour, and the need to impress and sustain some momentum is crucial as the English are a far superior team on home soil.

But the New Zealanders are missing one crucial ingredient in their quest - a world-class player. I believe that the squad is capable, with solid batsmen, economical bowlers, and a world-class spinner in captain Daniel Vettori.