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Mills
in, Franklyn out in the Kiwis Squad for ICC
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New Zealand
chose seam bowler Kyle Mills ahead of James
Franklin in their 14-man squad on Tuesday for
the ICC Champions Trophy in England next month.
Coach John
Bracewell told reporters that Mills offered more
flexibility than left-arm paceman Franklin, who
did well after being called into the squad
following a spate of injuries on New Zealand's
recent tour of England. Mills was one of the
players hit by injury and did not feature in the
triangular one-day series which also involved
West Indies, a competition the Kiwis won to move
up to second place behind Australia in the world
rankings.
Apart from
Franklin, who was named on Tuesday in the New
Zealand 'A' party to tour South Africa next
month, the Champions Trophy squad contained no
surprises. The Kiwis meet the United States
(Sept. 10) and Australia (Sept. 16) in Pool A of
the Champions Trophy.
Squad: Stephen
Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Ian Butler,
Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Hamish Marshall,
Brendan McCullum, Craig McMillan, Kyle Mills,
Jacob Oram, Michael Papps, Scott Styris, Daryl
Tuffey, Daniel Vettori.
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