Showing posts with label new zealand vs england. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new zealand vs england. Show all posts

Monday, February 18, 2008

FOCUS ON ENGLAND AND NOT IPL

Daniel Vettori has just issued a statement that his focus is primarily on the match against England and not the IPL draft meeting to be held at Mumbai.He said that he will not be distracted by the news of the IPL auction process.Vettori is one of the four players who will play against England tomorrow and will also be interested in the outcome of the drafting process which takes place at the mumbai.The four players from New zealand who have their interest in IPL are Vettori,Oram,Mccullum and also Styris.Stephen Fleming has also been signed up for the IPL.Vettori said in an interview

"That is the environment these days with all these things going on. It's almost like other sports around the world where contract negotiations seem to play a huge part in the day-to-day game.

"This will be the team's first experience of it, but it has to realise it and adapt to it."

Friday, February 15, 2008

KIWIS MAKE TWO CHANGES TO THE SQUAD

New zealand have made two changes to the squad after medium pacer Micheal Mason has failed to recover from a side strain.He was replaced in the third onedayer by Paul Hitchcock who played for the Kiwis after a gap of four years.Hitchcock was hammered for 56 runs in his seven overs and he now finds himself out again.Promptly he is now replaced by Ian O brien.Jesse Ryder is having a muscle pull and David Flynn is now his back up.Flynn averages 52 in the domestic season and he is considered a good option for replacement.
 
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