CLEAR Black Caps team to play Australia A
New Zealand Cricket - 7 January 2002

The CLEAR Black Caps team to play against Australia A at the Gabba in Brisbane tomorrow (Tuesday) is:

Stephen Fleming (captain)
Shane Bond
Chris Cairns
Chris Harris
Craig McMillan
Dion Nash
Adam Parore
Mark Richardson
Scott Styris
Daniel Vettori
Lou Vincent
Andre Adams (12th man)

James Franklin and Brendon McCullum are the two players not selected.

Coach Denis Aberhart said he would be looking for an accurate performance from his side.

"We want to get into the right groove as quickly as possible.

"I'll be looking for each individual player to have a positive influence on the game," he said.

Aberhart went onto say that the team selected for tomorrow's game had the inside running for selection for the first match in the VB Series against Australia on Friday, January 11.

"We've picked what we think is a shadow side at this stage for the first match in the VB Tri-Series, but the gate is by no means shut on the other three players.

"We will be reassessing what we think is best for the team on a day-by-day basis," he said.

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Teams New Zealand.
Players/Umpires Stephen Fleming, Shane Bond, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Craig McMillan, Dion Nash, Adam Parore, Mark Richardson, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori, Lou Vincent, Andre Adams, James Franklin, Brendon McCullum, Denis Aberhart.
Tournaments VB Series