Three players are in line to win their first test cap when New Zealand face England in the opening match of the three-game series in Dunedin next month. Opener Hamish Rutherford, fellow lefthander Tom Latham and Auckland spinner Bruce Martin have been named in a group of 12 players, with one to be added, to prepare for the test starting at University Oval on March 6.
Cricket: NZ test squad explained
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