Hay to debut for New Zealand as Blundell out of 2nd West Indies Test

AFP | Wellington

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Injury-hit New Zealand will give a debut to wicketkeeper Mitch Hay in the second Test against the West Indies in Wellington after Tom Blundell was ruled out yesterday.

Captain Tom Latham said there could be at least one more debutant for Wednesday’s match after his side suffered several injuries in the drawn first Test in Christchurch.

Seamers Matt Henry and Nathan Smith are out for the rest of the series after suffering calf and side-strains respectively. Blundell was injured while batting

One of seaming all-rounder Kristian Clarke or pace bowler Michael Rae will come in for their first Test appearance. Latham encouraged them to bring their domestic form to the Test arena

“Sometimes, myself included, when I’ve come into the squad, you want to come and do something special,” Latham said.

“But at the end of the day doing what they’ve been doing to get to this point will hold them in good stead.