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New Zealand v England, 2nd Twenty20, Christchurch Flynn flies in to replace injured Oram February 6, 2008
Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, has been ruled out of the second Twenty20 international against England in Christchurch on Thursday after pulling a hamstring in the first game yesterday in Auckland. He will be replaced by Daniel Flynn, the 22-year-old Northern Districts left-hander. Flynn, who captained New Zealand in 2004's Under-19 World Cup, cracked 149 against Canterbury on Wednesday in Northern Districts' 313 for 7. "This is a great opportunity to introduce another exciting young player into the New Zealand squad," Sir Richard Hadlee, the New Zealand selection manager, said. "His innings today was at better than run-a-ball and as a left-hander he will fit beautifully into our middle order at No. 6 or 7." Fortunately for New Zealand, Oram's injury isn't very serious and he is expected to be fit for the first of five one-dayers starting on Saturday in Wellington. "I have a wee bit of a sore hamstring. It's not completely torn and it's not overly bad," Oram told AFP. "It's similar to what I did in South Africa [in November] where I missed a Test match [in Centurion] but it's nowhere near as bad as that, thankfully." Nevertheless, Oram's absence will be a big blow to New Zealand after their 32-run loss at Eden Park. He was the most economical among the bowlers, conceding 24 off his four overs, and picking up the wicket of Ian Bell. His 40-ball 61, which included seven fours and two sixes, was a last ditch effort after the top order collapsed in pursuit of the target of 185. Only three batsmen in total managed to cross double figures, with extras contributing 23. © Cricinfo
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