New Zealand will be at full strength for their tour of England starting next month.
On the expected lines, New Zealand on Thursday named former Indian Cricket League (ICL) recruits Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey in their 30-member squad for this year's ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. After they snapped their ties with the 'rebel' ICL, Bond and Tuffey were recalled in the New Zealand One-Day International and Twenty20 team for next month's tour of Sri Lanka and their Champions Trophy selection was also pretty much on the cards.
The other two other injury-troubled bowlers, Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori, were on track for India.
Shane Bond makes a comeback to official cricket after two years when he plays in a Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
NZC medical coordinator Warren Frost could not put a time frame on Bond's return to cricket but said he faced several months on the sidelines.
However New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said they would do everything possible to get the pacer back.
New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has shaken off a serious back injury and is raring to take on the touring Pakistan and South Africa sides over the summer.
Riyan Parag reminds me of young SKY at MI: Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Shane Bond
Daniel Vettori will take over as the New Zealand captain in the ODIs against Sri Lanka.
The Kiwis dismissed the touring side for 154 before reaching 85 for two at the close in Christchurch on Thursday.
Shane Bond's controversial letter to New Zealand Cricket over the Black Caps captaincy issue contains another explosive accusation.
The New Zealand pace bowler could miss the Test against England as he hasn't fully recovered from a stress fracture of the lower back.
Fast bowler Shane Bond claimed four wickets as South Africa were dismissed for 226 on Day 1 of the first Test. In reply, New Zealand were 41 for 2 at close.
Statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy Group B match between New Zealand and England on Tuesday.
The two New Zealand players will need to pass fitness tests before the team leaves for England on April 27.
Stand-in coach Ashley Ross said in case they fail to undertake the tour, players with international experience will be accommodated in the team.
Explosive West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard and New Zealand pacer Shane Bond emerged the most expensive players, sold for a whopping US $750,000 (approximately Rs 3.42 crore) at the players' auction for the third edition of the Indian Premier League, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
New Zealand's injury-ravaged fast bowler Shane Bond will retire from Test cricket to concentrate on the shorter forms of the game, in a bid to prolong his international career. Bond, who in November played his first Test in two years after a stint with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), said the decision was not an easy one, but he needed to bow out of the longer form of the game after a string of injuries.
The West Indies were 246 for 8 on day 4, needing a further 45 runs to beat New Zealand in the first Test.
Images from the World Twenty20 match between New Zealand and Zimbabwe played at Providence, Guyana on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka were toiling at 125 for eight at the close in their second innings, just 73 runs ahead on day two.
Ex-Kiwi pacer Shane Bond may play for either the Delhi Daredevils or the Kolkata Knight Riders in the third edition of the Indian Premier League, the auction for which gets under way on Tuesday.
Kiwi bowler Shane Bond has undergone a scan on his troublesome back and is in danger of missing the second Test against England.
New Zealand pace bowler Shane Bond has been ruled out of the rest of the tour after tearing an abdominal muscle on the third day of the first Test against South Africa on Saturday. The visitors were 57 for three at the close of play after South Africa had declared on 422 for three.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori is hoping that his ace striker, Shane Bond, who spent two years in exile while he played in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League, will deliver for his side in the Champions Trophy final against Australia.
Test cricket's leading wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan will be asked to pass on his expertise to New Zealand's bowlers and batsmen on their tour of Sri Lanka, the country's head coach has said.
Former captain Daniel Vettori termed New Zealand's 3-0 Test series win on Indian soil as his country's greatest achievement while ex-batter Ross Taylor said he did not think of a clean sweep even "in our wildest dreams".
Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond wants all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is recovering from surgery on his back, to play a few matches before the Indian Premier League, beginning March 29.
Nathan Astle returns to Test cricket following knee surgery in the first Test against England starting on Thursday.
New Zealand reached their victory target with 23 overs to spare, skipper Stephen Fleming ending on 70 not out and Lou Vincent hitting Mitchell Johnson for six to seal the win and finish unbeaten on 73.
Chris Cairns, whose wife is expecting their second child, will not play in the Test matches but is on the limited-overs team.
Skipper Stephen Fleming said he is confident that his team would perform well in the ICC Champions Trophy.
Bond has not played Test cricket since the tour of Sri Lanka in May 2003.
Australia all-rounder Cameron Green will miss the home Test series against India in a blow for the hosts after opting for surgery on a stress fracture in his lumbar spine.
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