Former New Zealand cricket captain Ross Taylor will take the first tentative steps to rejoin the national setup after being named in a New Zealand XI on Wednesday to face England in two Twenty20 matches.
England begin a three-match Twenty20 international series against New Zealand in Auckland on February 9 before playing three One-day Internationals and three test matches.
Former Australia wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi was also named in the New Zealand side after completing the required stand-down period to play for his country of birth.
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New Zealand T20 Playing XI: Andrew Ellis (captain), Anton Devcich, Colin Munro, Hamish Rutherford, Ian Butler, Jimmy Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Matthew Henry, Michael Bates, Neil Broom, Neil Wagner, Nick Beard, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham.
