New Zealand call-up for Stewart(08-Mar-2010)
New Zealand have drafted batsman Shanan Stewart into their one-day squad to face Australia to cover for recent injuries.
Both Ross Taylor and James Franklin will miss the third game of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series with fitness problems and it is uncertain if they will be able to take any further part in the five-match series.
Stewart will join the team in Hamilton where the third game will be contested on Tuesday.
Coach Mark Greatbatch said Stewart had been in the selectors' thinking for the World Twenty20 and he brought good form into the squad.
"He's in great nick, he's got a couple of hundreds and a 200 (in Canterbury's Plunket Shield game against Central Districts) in the last few games, and is an experienced middle-order player," he said.
"He's a very dynamic one-day player and we feel he plays the aggressive game we are looking to play against Australia."
Both Ross Taylor and James Franklin will miss the third game of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series with fitness problems and it is uncertain if they will be able to take any further part in the five-match series.
Stewart will join the team in Hamilton where the third game will be contested on Tuesday.
Coach Mark Greatbatch said Stewart had been in the selectors' thinking for the World Twenty20 and he brought good form into the squad.
"He's in great nick, he's got a couple of hundreds and a 200 (in Canterbury's Plunket Shield game against Central Districts) in the last few games, and is an experienced middle-order player," he said.
"He's a very dynamic one-day player and we feel he plays the aggressive game we are looking to play against Australia."