Pace bowler Scott Kuggeleijn was recalled on Sunday to exchange Kyle Jamieson in New Zealand’s squad for the two-Test residence collection in opposition to Australia.
Kuggeleijn, whose lone look got here in a loss to England in Mount Maunganui final 12 months, is the one addition to the 14-man squad that swept under-strength South Africa 2-0 this month.
He replaces fellow-seamer Jamieson, who faces a protracted stint out of cricket after struggling a again stress fracture in the course of the Proteas collection.
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The collection in opposition to Australia begins in Wellington on February 29 earlier than the second Test in Christchurch.
Batsman Daryl Mitchell is retained regardless of a foot damage that pressured him to overlook the second Test in opposition to South Africa and also will rule him out of subsequent week’s three Twenty20 internationals in opposition to Australia.
New Zealand Cricket stated in an announcement that completed seamer Trent Boult wasn’t thought of for the Test collection due to his lack of current purple ball cricket.
Boult, who ditched his New Zealand central contract in 2022 to make himself accessible for Twenty20 home leagues, was named within the Black Caps squad for the T20 collection in opposition to Australia.
New Zealand Test squad:
Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Will Young, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee (capt), Neil Wagner, Will O’Rourke.
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