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Ross Taylor will make his return to New Zealand colours in the Twenty20
series against England having been named in the squads for both that and
the one-day internationals which follow.
Taylor, who took a self-imposed break from the international scene
following his controversial removal as captain after the Sri Lanka tour,
recently returned to action in the Plunket Shield and has also been
included in the New Zealand XI squad to face England in two warm-up
matches next week.
The other notable inclusion comes in the Twenty20 squad where Hamish
Rutherford, the son of former New Zealand captain Ken, has been handed
his first international call-up. Rutherford, 23, has been in consistent
form for Otago this season.
There is a recall to both squads for allrounder Andrew Ellis after he
missed the South Africa tour through injury. Ian Butler, the pace
bowler, has also been recalled to the New Zealand set-up for the first
time since December 2010 when he played the last of his 15 T20
internationals.
Mike Hesson, the New Zealand coach, said: "Andrew proved his worth with
the team last summer while Ross is a world-class batsman who is a key
part of this Blackcaps side. Hamish has shown he is an explosive batsman
and we hope he can bring that form to the Blackcaps."
Tim Southee remains sidelined with his thumb injury while Corey
Anderson, who was on the South Africa tour, has not recovered from the
broken thumb he picked up earlier this month. Martin Guptill, who had a
poor one-day series against South Africa, retains his place in the
50-over side.
Kim Littlejohn, the general manager national selection, said: "There
are a couple of changes that have been forced through injury but
essentially we want to be seen to provide continuity from one series to
the next."
"We are however looking at developing talented youngsters and finding a
new crop of allrounders in our build-up to the Champions Trophy in June
and the 2015 World Cup."
The three-match Twenty20 series against England begins in Auckland on February 9.
Twenty20 squad Brendon McCullum (capt), Trent Boult, Ian Butler,
Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Roneel
Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Colin Munro, Hamish
Rutherford, Ross Taylor
One-day squad Brendon McCullum (capt), Trent Boult, Grant
Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Mitchell
McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, BJ
Watling, Kane Williamson
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