Photo: Getty ImagesTim Southee is back in the New Zealand team for the second test against the West Indies, but regular wicketkeeper BJ Watling is not. Southee returned for the opening round of the Ford Trophy and picked up three wickets in Northern Districts' five-wicket win over Wellington in Whangarei. The spare players in the Wellington test squad, George Worker and Lockie Ferguson, are being released back to Central Districts and Auckland for tomorrow's second round domestic 50-over matches. However Ferguson will rejoin the test squad on Thursday to prepare for the second test, which starts on Saturday. New Zealand second test squad: Kane Williamson (c), Jeet Raval, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Mitch Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Blundell, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 04, 2017 19:41 UTC