Adrian Seconi

Otago is not planning on spending the Champions League looking over its shoulder at its star-studded opposition.

Sam Belkin is a hulk of a man.

Abby Stevens (12) tries out the tumble track at the Willis Street gym yesterday.

They claim Phar Lap, Crowded House and pavlova - but we have nabbed Courtney Tairi.

Her side does not assemble until today but Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu already has a clear idea of where they will need to lift their game.

Will he or won't he? That is the question everybody in the Otago camp is pondering at the moment.

Otago tweaker Nick Beard was really in a spin the last time he was in India.

When archer Andrew Robertson lines up a target, the sight he uses is a pin stuck through some foam, which is taped to the bow he borrowed from his teacher.

Steel coach Janine Southby returned to Dunedin yesterday with a gold medal, a satisfied smile and a new career highlight.

ew Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker has created some buzz but he is not exactly a household name yet - yet being the operative word.

New Zealand Cricket and the Board of Control for Cricket in India have agreed on a playing schedule but the touring itinerary is still to be hammered out.

Debbie Whittaker will get to spoil herself a little bit this month.

Otago is a better side than the team which contested the 2009 Champions League, batsman Aaron Redmond believes.

Otago Cricket Association chief executive Ross Dykes has confidence in the security measures in place before the Volts' opening game in the Champions League in India next month.

Lights, camera, action.

Sometimes there is just no substitute for size.