25 Mar 2010

All-rounder Franklin called into Blackcaps test squad

6:04 am on 25 March 2010

Then Wellington all-rounder James Franklin has been called in to the New Zealand cricket squad for the second Test which starts in Hamilton on Saturday.

The Blackcaps coach Mark Greatbatch says an early look at the conditions at Seddon Park had led to the decision to add Franklin to the squad.

He says there has been a lot of rain in Hamilton of late, and it's fair to say that the conditions at Seddon Park, at this stage, are far different to those experienced earlier in the season.

Franklin will join the squad on Today (Thursday).