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Winds of change for NZ

Winds of change for NZ

01/28/2012 01:49:04 AM

A new broom has swept through the New Zealand squads for short-form cricket with the announcement of One-Day and Twenty20 squads on Saturday.

Into the ODI squad come Auckland left-arm medium-fast bowler Michael Bates, Canterbury medium-fast bowler Andrew Ellis, Canterbury batsman Tom Latham and Central Districts leg-spinner Tarun Nethula.

Into the Twenty20 side are Bates, Auckland batsman Colin de Grandhomme and Auckland left-arm spinner Ronnie Hira.

Gone from the sides are: Luke Woodcock, Graeme Aldridge, Andy McKay and BJ Watling while there was no place for left-arm medium-fast Test bowler Trent Boult.

Form from the domestic HRV Cup was a factor in the selections which were also made with an eye towards the 2015 World Cup.

The One-Day International squad is: Brendon McCullum (captain), Michael Bates, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Andrew Ellis, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tarun Nethula, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson.

The Twenty20 squad is: Brendon McCullum (captain), Michael Bates, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Colin de Grandhomme, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Ronnie Hira, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson.

 
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