New Zealand announce squad for ODI series against South Africa - Cricket News Update
New Zealand Cricket on Monday announced its 14-member squad for the three-match home One Day International series against South Africa starting at Wellington on Saturday, February 25, 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 has failed to recover completely from the calf injury he had sustained during the one-off Test against Zimbabwe last month, which means Brendon McCullum continues as the stand in captain.
Three enforced changes have been made to the Kiwis’ squad that defeated the lowly ranked http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JD-Ryder-c1679
has replaced the injured http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JDP-Oram-c1681. Both Franklin and Oram miss out through injury, teenager Tom Latham was dropped after he failed to impress against Zimbabwe, scoring just 48 runs in three innings.
The 19-year-old middle order batsman from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775 will now go back to the domestic circuit, and continue his development. NZC selection manager Kim Littlejohn assured that Latham will be considered for national assignments in the future.
"The squad has a talented mix of experienced internationals and proven performers from domestic cricket," said Littlejohn speaking to the media reporters on Monday morning. "He remains in our thinking for the future," he added further.
Littlejohn also praised the incoming trio and hoped to see the side stretching its winning streak in the ODIs.
"James (Franklin) has been in good touch during the current Twenty20 series while Jesse has shown that he is ready for a return to top level cricket. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-John-McKay-c44446 bolsters the bowling attack and deserves his spot after putting in consistent performances across
the summer," he added further.
The ODI series opener in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 on March 3. The two outfits are scheduled to play a three-match Test series as well.
Currently New Zealand and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 are busy in a three-match T20 series, which is levelled at 1-1, with the third and last T20 commencing at Auckland on Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 Squad:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813.
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