Good to see Bell getting runs but I don't think he has much chance of making the Blackcaps after last summer.
I don't know - his last summer wasn't as bad as it's been made out to be. There's very few other players (especially specialist openers) who score runs as consistently at the first class level.
I think he's still in with a shout, as much as I dislike his technique.
As mentioned - the best batsman in NZ last summer by a country mile. Runs count, nothing else does. How many scored test 100's?