Christchurch, from where deposed skipper Lee Germon comes, has not taken kindly to his removal.
The citizens there have launched a petition to have Germon reinstated. They are convinced that Germon has been unjustifiably removed and The Management at the city's Bush Inn Shopping Centre has set up the petition.
Manager of the Centre, Jonothon Armstrong, said they hope to gather 50,000 signatures before forwarding it to the selectors and New Zealand cricket board.
According to Germon his phone has been ringing incessantly and he has been overwhelmed by the support of the people from Christchurch and other parts of the country.
At the time of writing over 1000 people have signed the petition.
Germon has said that he will do his best for his club Canterbury in the Shell Cup tourney and be in contention for tours to India in May and Australia in September.
Meanwhile John Morrison the former Kiwi cricketer and now a broadcaster thinks that the removal of Germon was a possible conspiracy apparently involving coach Steve Rixon and the selectors.
Steve Rixon the New Zealand coach has said that he would like to extend his two year term to four years. According to Rixon he is impressed with the emerging young talent and would like to be there to see it develop.
'I have a passion for the job and I will do it to the best of my ability. I'd like to think I have possibly four years in New Zealand to be perfectly honest', he told NZPA.
Sri Lanka coach Bruce Yardely told the 'Otago Daily Times': ''We won the World Cup but we are not going to sit on that. We want to win the World Cup again, and they also have a dream of becoming a Test power by the year 2000'.
The spectators at the Carisbrook ground seem to be an unruly lot. Those in the stands have a liking to start bonfires, something like the Indians do during their night games.
On Saturday, when Mahanama and Atapattu were batting, the spectators started a fire and the smoke from it would surely have gone to unsettle their concentration.
Even during the lunch breaks spectators roam all over the field with the younger ones playing matches of their own. It is time that the authorities put a stop to this.
They can certainly take a lesson and an example from the Sri Lankan spectators who do not resort to this kind of thing.
When skipper Ranatunga was batting a spectator ran on to the wicket to offer or say something to him. Ranatunga moved away not knowing what the spectator was up to.
It is apparent that the spectators who run on to the field are after a few beers. At times the security guards chase behind them and rugby tackle them with the rest of the spectators enjoying every minute of it and cheering them on.
Good fun is well and good. But when it threatens to halt the game and unsettle the players, then it is time that the spectators are told that enough is enough.