Matt Henry's pain should be Ish Sodhi's gain, as the Black Caps look to continue their unbeaten run at the Cricket World Cup.
Having so far adopted the 'don't-change-a-winning-team' mentality, New Zealand are now at a crossroads in their campaign in terms of selection policy, following their five-run win over the West Indies in Manchester on Sunday (NZT).
With the luxury of now knowing they are all but guaranteed a semifinal place, do they tinker with their XI over their final three round robin fixtures to rest some key men and get some action for their unused four players, or do they not make changes for the sake of it, and try and continue momentum with the same group?
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The Black Caps should look to play Ish Sodhi in a twin-spin attack from here on in at the World Cup.
Regardless, it looks time for the introduction of Sodhi, whose presence seems just the ingredient the Kiwi attack could do with, having been put under plenty of pressure by a hard-hitting Windies side which would have given other teams an idea of where the Black Caps are vulnerable.
They are one of the few sides going around operating with just the one slow bowler. But with the weather clearing and the pitches browning, to trouble the bigger dogs of the tournament, New Zealand could do with less sameness in the bowling department. Variety is the spice of life, and a leg-spinner brings just that.
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Matt Henry's struggles against the West Indies mean he is an easy choice to make way for Ish Sodhi.
Who makes way is now an easy call, following Henry's forgettable day at Old Trafford, where he was climbed into early by Chris Gayle and later by Carlos Brathwaite, and conceded 1-76 off nine overs, including a horror 25 off his last.
After starting the tournament in fine shape, with seven wickets in the first two outings against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and a tidy 0-34 (including two maidens) off 10 against South Africa, the right-arm seamer was got to by Afghanistan (0-50 off eight), and then the Windies exposed his lack of penetration, variation, and accuracy.
Admittedly, Henry isn't the usual death option, and does the bulk of his work up-front, but when there's not much zip he becomes a target.
A fit-again Tim Southee would have been the like-for-like replacement, but, all things being equal - i.e. the team isn't greeted by an absolute emerald strip - the better option would be to hand Sodhi a World Cup debut and embrace a twin-spin attack from here on in.
Think of it this way: who do you think your opposition would least prefer to face 10 overs from? Henry/Southee, or Sodhi?
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Ish Sodhi's leg-spinners, and quality googly, give New Zealand another attacking option through the middle overs.
Sure, the leggie, like any, is going to drag some balls down, which will concede runs, but throughout the innings he will provide the extra attacking option New Zealand can utilise in their pursuit of 10 wickets - which is a key in ODI cricket now, rather more than run prevention.
Teams at this World Cup haven't generally been getting off to flyers, rather cautiously building, so it's all the more key having someone between overs 10-40 who possesses a delivery which can dismiss a quality, set batsman.
The thing coach Gary Stead and captain Kane Williamson would also have to consider is who then partners Trent Boult to take the new ball. And there's the chance for some innovation there.
Pace ace Lockie Ferguson - the team's leading wicket-taker at the tournament, with 14 - is preferred when the shine is off a little, with less tendency to spray, playing his part being the strike weapon through middle overs, while Jimmy Neesham's into-the-wicket stuff also makes sense for later on.
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Ish Sodhi chats with Black Caps coach Gary Stead, who hasn't yet tinkered with his lineup at the World Cup.
That could leave Colin de Grandhomme's medium pacers or Mitchell Santner's left-arm tweakers, or even a combination of the two, to play a role opening up at one end, for even just five overs, to see it through to the second powerplay, when a couple more fielders can drop back.
De Grandhomme's not going to rock and roll a side, but can find swing and nibble, and get stump to stump, while Santner is accurate and regularly opens the bowling in Twenty20, and either could play on a batsman's ego to hit them.
With Sodhi on board it then gives a nice balance, and diversity for Williamson to utilise. Although he spins it the same way as Santner, Sodhi's googly is such that he's a decent threat to left-handers too.
So, starting against Pakistan on Wednesday night (NZT), let's see the Black Caps spin to win.
