New Zealand call in Michael Bates for Mark Gillespie – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 were again forced to tweak their T20 group which battles South Africa, including Auckland seamer Michael Bates for the injured Mark Gillespie.
Gillespie was originally added to the line-up after a gap of nine months following an injury to youngster Adam Milne, who last month made his ODI debut. Milne suffered an Achilles injury while preparing for a domestic game, and was deemed unfit for the upcoming tour.
It gave Gillespie a chance to make a his T20 comeback after a gap of almost five years, but the veteran pacer was withdrawn from the trip after he suffered a side strain on the third day of the Plunket Shield match for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wellington-c864. Scans revealed that the player may not recover in time for the opening T20I, which will be played at Durban on December 21.
"With the injuries to Adam Milne and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 last season and his recent experience during the Champions League in South Africa will be useful."
It has been a disappointing six months for Gillespie, who was forced to sit out the team’s Test bouts against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Wagner-c79182 cementing a permanent place owing to some impressive performances.
Moreover, he was not offered a national contract, and it seems, that the veteran pacer will now eye a return in the Test series, which will follow the T20 bouts. As for Bates, he was part of the Auckland Aces squad which featured in this year’s Champions League T20. The left-armer showed spark while sharing the new ball with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KD-Mills-c1781, pitching in with at least one wicket in all the games he played during that tournament.
He has further stood in 3 T20Is for his country, the last of which came against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in February this year.
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