Southee added to BLACKCAPS for third test

Tim Southee has been added to the BLACKCAPS squad for the third test against England starting in Napier on Saturday.

The rest of the squad remains unchanged from the second test.

Kyle Mills will be assessed by a doctor this afternoon. He has soreness behind his left knee. The

injury is unrelated to that which sidelined him last year.

Even if Mills is declared fit, Southee will be considered for selection.

The team is:

Mathew Bell

Grant Elliott

Stephen Fleming

Mark Gillespie

Jamie How

Chris Martin

Brendon McCullum (vice captain)

Kyle Mills

Jacob Oram

Jeetan Patel

Mathew Sinclair

Tim Southee

Ross Taylor

Daniel Vettori (captain).