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“And I’ve spent a bit of time in the Black Caps setup and with New Zealand programmes like the A side, so Im really looking forward to just getting out there and to keep building some relationships in that space.” Stead said in a statement that Malan would focus on fielding as well as supporting the batsmen and the extra players in the enlarged squad of 20 the Black Caps will carry for the two-test series, which starts on June 2. “With an extended squad of 20 for this tour we felt a ...

Said de Grandhomme of his longest period on the sidelines: “Since I had the surgery the ankle felt real good a couple of weeks after, and it seems to keep getting better. It feels normal again, for a change. “It looks like I’m tracking well at the moment and I should be ready to go from ball one [in England] if I’m needed.” John Cowpland/Photosport Colin de Grandhomme fired down just 32 overs for Northern Districts this season. Assuming Devon Conway makes his test debut opening alo...

New Zealand name squad for England tour and Test C’ship final; Ravindra, Duffy, Conway get call-ups New Zealand announced a 20-man squad for England but with a question mark over the talismanic Kane Williamson and Trent Boult. File image of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson | AFP / Michael Bradley New Zealand named a squad of 20 players on Thursday for their upcoming tour of England including three uncapped players but with a question mark over the talismanic Kane Willia...

He has the all-clear to tour England after finally receiving his New Zealand residency visa. NZ Cricket Rachin Ravindra sealed his test squad selection with a century against Northern Districts. “Its one thing thats been on his mind that isnt there any more. Who knows, one less thing on his mind now, he might score more runs,” Stead quipped. Under the Government’s current Covid-19 border restrictions, only citizens or residents are permitted entry to New Zealand. Without a resident’s...

Cricket: Black Caps working through process for Covid-19 vaccine ahead of England tour 7 Apr, 2021 11:00 PM 3 minutes to read Black Caps coach discusses selection for England tour. Video / Supplied NZ Herald Black Caps coach Gary Stead has said its wait and see on whether the squad will get the Covid-19 vaccination before their upcoming tour of England. The squad will hold two training camps in early May before departing for England in two groups on May 16 and 17 for a two-test series against t...

New Zealand face England in two tests at Lords (June 2-6) and Edgbaston (June 10-14) before the world test championship final against India at Southamptons Ageas Bowl from June 18-22. Playing in the IPL, Boult and Jamieson wont be at the test squad’s pre-tour camps at Lincoln from May 3-5 and May 11-13, but made sure they stuffed some Dukes in their suitcase. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The Dukes ball will be used on the Black Caps tour of England and could see New Zealand opt for all-out pace....

Rachin Ravindra scores a century for NZ A in 2020. Photo: PHOTOSPORT The pair, alongside the in-form Devon Conway, are the only uncapped players in a 20-strong touring party named to face England in two Tests. The first Test is at Lords in London starting on 2 June, and the second at Edgbaston in Birmingham from 10 June. The squad will then be trimmed to 15 for the ICC World Test Championship Final at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton starting on 18 June, as per ICC regulations. If selected to pla...

Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Devon Conway celebrates his maiden ODI century against Bangladesh, and will be taking guard in a test match as soon as June. They call him Steady, and when you’re talking Black Caps test cricket selections, coach Gary Stead lives up to that moniker. Dropping opener Jeet Raval 15 months ago after one test in Perth, and promoting Tom Blundell with stunning success in a losing cause in Melbourne, was one notable departure from the script. Since that awful Australian t...

Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Devon Conway has starred in T20s and ODIs and it will seemingly only be a matter of time before he makes his test debut for the Black Caps. Black Caps coach Gary Stead believes they might have found another batsman in the class of Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson in the form of Devon Conway. He made the comparison as he signed off on a successful home summer at Eden Park after his side’s win in the third T20 against Bangladesh and turned his focus to the World Test ...

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Ross Taylor ruled out of first ODI due to injury, Mark Chapman added as cover India Today Web Desk Ross Taylor has been ruled out of the first ODI, against Bangladesh, due to an injury that he incurred recently while fielding in the Plunket Shield game between Central Stags and Wellington Firebirds on Sunday. All-rounder Mark Chapman, who was the art of the recently concluded 3-2 win against Australia in the T20I series, has been added as cover to the ...