Batsman Jamie How was brought Tuesday in as cover for New Zealand in the second Test against India as Daniel Flynn struggles to overcome a hand injury. Flynn received a blow to his left hand while scoring a defiant 67 in the 10-wicket first Test defeat and he was unable to bat in the nets Tuesday or do fielding drills at training ahead of the Test in Napier starting on Thursday. His injured hand was scanned Tuesday and no broken bones were revealed, but deep bruising and ligament damage made holding a bat difficult. The 23-year-old will continue to receive treatment and will be assessed Wednesday before any decision is made on whether he plays in the Test. Team management said How would join the team late Tuesday, after being dropped from the national team during the one-day series against the West Indies in January. How has since scored 190 for New Zealand A against England A and hit some big totals in domestic first-class cricket. WI makes 2 changes In Barbados, the West Indies made two changes to its squad for the third and fourth One-Day Internationals against England in Barbados on Friday and Sunday. Uncapped opening batsman Dale Richards replaced Devon Smith, who didn't appear in either of the first two matches in Guyana. The 32-year-old Richards was in the first Test squad against England in February but was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury. Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul returned Monday at the expense of Daren Powell, who endured a lean test series and was disappointing in the first match. The 24-year-old Rampaul last played international cricket in February 2008 in Johannesburg. The five-match series is level at 1-1. Squad: West Indies: Chris Gayle (captain), Denesh Ramdin (vice captain), Lionel Baker, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Nikita Miller, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Dale Richards, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons. Zimbabwe event not certain South Africa has yet to decide if it will participate in a tri-series in Zimbabwe later this year, making India's announcement that the event would go ahead premature, Cricket South Africa said on Tuesday. The Indian cricket board said on Monday that India would join South Africa and host Zimbabwe for a one-day series in July. “It's way too premature for India to confirm that this series is going ahead,” CSA chief executive Gerald Majola told reporters. “Zimbabwe have spoken to CSA about it but our board still needs to decide whether to reinstate bilateral relations with Zimbabwe.” CSA suspended cricketing agreements with its neighbor in June last year because of political turmoil in Zimbabwe. South African Cricketers' Association chief executive Tony Irish said the time when it was scheduled to take place had been earmarked as a rest period for them.
