The New Zealand cricket selectors have wielded the axe after the miserable two nil Test series loss to Australia.
In naming a 12 man squad to face the West Indies in a two test home series the selectors have discarded top order batsmen, Aaron Redmond and Peter Fulton plus bowlers Chris Martin, Tim Southee and Kyle Mills.
Auckland batsman, Tim McIntosh, has earnt an elevation to Black Caps status and will replace Redmond at the top of the order while Jacob Oram, James Franklin, and Jeetan Patel have earnt recalls.
The squad for the two tests against the West Indies is:
Daniel Vettori (c)
Jamie How
Tim McIntosh
Daniel Flynn
Ross Taylor
Jesse Ryder
Jacob Oram
Brendon McCullum
James Franklin
Mark Gillespie
Iain O'Brien
Jeetan Patel
