Game now a month away. Sounds like NZF are close to having a 2nd game also in this window, against a more 'winnable' opponent.
This was the squad for China in March.
China Series (24 man squad)
*GKs - Sail, Marinovic
Centrebacks - Payne, Adams, M Boxall, Smith & Pijnaker
Fullbacks - Cacace, Wynne, Elliot & Ingham
Midfield - Howieson, Rufer, Lewis, Stamenic, Bell & McCowatt
Attackers - Garbett, Rojas, Barba, Mata, Greive, Just & Wood
*Paulsen played for U22s but was the backup 3rd choice GK
Changes I'd go for (24 man squad) -
Ins - Crocombe, Tuiloma, McGarry, Kirwan, Thomas, Singh & Waine
Outs - Payne, Wynne, Ingham, Rufer, Howieson, Barba & Wood
This was the squad for China in March.
China Series (24 man squad)
*GKs - Sail, Marinovic
Centrebacks - Payne, Adams, M Boxall, Smith & Pijnaker
Fullbacks - Cacace, Wynne, Elliot & Ingham
Midfield - Howieson, Rufer, Lewis, Stamenic, Bell & McCowatt
Attackers - Garbett, Rojas, Barba, Mata, Greive, Just & Wood
*Paulsen played for U22s but was the backup 3rd choice GK
Changes I'd go for (24 man squad) -
Ins - Crocombe, Tuiloma, McGarry, Kirwan, Thomas, Singh & Waine
Outs - Payne, Wynne, Ingham, Rufer, Howieson, Barba & Wood
MLS is playing through the window, so the availability of M Boxall & Tuiloma could be questionable. Tuiloma is also injured at the moment. Others under possible injury clouds Greive & Waine. Wood looks like being definitely unavailable.
Unattached FC - Marinovic, Elliot, Smith & maybe Rojas.
Red Star Belgrade could prefer Stamenic was with them in mid June. Serbian league new season will kick off about 10th July.
I'd also consider extending an invite to Matt Dibley-Dias. Especially if either of Thomas or Singh were unavailable. Seems Dibley-Dias may have made himself available for the U20s, if Fulham weren't including him around the first team squad in their last few EPL games. So appears some chance he will commit himself to NZ, and if so why not bring him into the AWs environment (travelling reserve?) for a look in June.