Injured Australian stand-in captain Matthew Wade was today ruled out of the rest of the New Zealand one-day series with Aaron Finch assuming the role of skipper. Wicketkeeper Wade was promoted to captain after injury prevented Steve Smith from going on tour and his deputy David Warner was rested for the three limited-overs games. But Wade hurt his back preparing for the opening match in Auckland on Monday and missed the six-run loss. Finch, who stood in for Wade as captain on Monday, will take charge of the two remaining matches, with no replacement brought in. He added that he was confident of being fit for Australia's upcoming Test tour of India and a pre-series training camp in Dubai.

Source: dna February 01, 2017 04:38 UTC