Handle9: NZC wants nothing to do with high capacity stadiums. They don’t make any economic sense for them. They want 5000-10000 seat stadiums for test cricket and a bit bigger for limited over cricket.

If a new stadium is built it should be rectangular and be able to stage concerts and events 365 days a year. It also needs to be equitably accessible from the west, south and north which means the CBD. That’s the only way it makes any sense at all.

There is nothing like going to a cricket game at the MCG with 80,000 people watching an exciting ODI. I have been the the Wellington stadium, when full with 40,000 and that isn't bad but does feels small and doesn't have quite the atmosphere.