Auckland pace bowler Kyle Jamieson has earned his maiden call-up to the Black Cap as an injury replacement for Lockie Ferguson. Ferguson is returning home from Australia after sustaining a grade two right calf-muscle tendon strain while bowling in the first Test in Perth. "It will be his first time in camp and we're looking forward to welcoming him into the Black Caps environment." If he makes the New Zealand team, Jamieson will be in a group of players rated the tallest in international cricket behind the 2.19 Mohammad Irfan of Pakistan. 6) He has received a decent tick from recently departed Black Caps coach Mike Hesson, who tweeted "An impressive bowler who at 6ft 8in can swing it....another one to add to the Black Caps stable".

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2019 20:03 UTC