New Zealand bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee have been named in the touring squad to head to the West Indies
New Zealand bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee have been named in the touring squad to head to the West Indies
Northland Black Cap Tim Southee has been named as one of only three seamers in the touring squad to the West Indies.
Southee is joined by 14-others as the squad only has two spinners, two all-rounders and only three pace bowlers in what will be spin-friendly conditions in the Caribbean.
Wellington Firebirds wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi and Otago Volts off-spinner Mark Craig are the new caps named in this morning's squad.
Black Caps Test squad for tour to the West Indies:
Brendon McCullum (c) - Otago Volts Corey Anderson - Northern Knights Trent Boult - Northern Knights Mark Craig - Otago Volts Peter Fulton - Canterbury Wizards Tom Latham - Canterbury Wizards James Neesham - Otago Volts Luke Ronchi - Wellington Firebirds Hamish Rutherford - Otago Volts Ish Sodhi - Northern Knights Tim Southee - Northern Knights Ross Taylor - Central Stags Neil Wagner - Otago Volts BJ Watling - Northern Knights Kane Williamson - Northern Knights
BLACKCAPS Head Coach Mike Hesson says Ronchi, a regular member of the BLACKCAPS limited overs teams but making his debut in the Test squad, has been named as the back-up keeper with Tom Latham included purely as a specialist batsman.
