Jacob Oram

Injured players Daniel Flynn and Iain O'Brien have been retained in the New Zealand squad for the second Test against India starting on March 26 in Napier

Andy Moles, New Zealand's coach, has vowed that in Napier India will face "a lot sterner examination than they did in the first Test match"

Tuesday's terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore has heightened anxiety among the New Zealand players over touring India for next month's IPL

While Nathan McCullum and Ewen Thompson failed to make the move up to New Zealand's one-day squad, Ian Butler made a comeback after five years for the first of three ODIs against India starting March 3

New Zealand are expecting good news over two of their injury worries - Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram. Taylor suffered a hamstring injury during the Chappell-Hadlee Series in Australia, while a spate of injuries in the recent past have kept Oram out

New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram has said he has recovered from his Achilles tendon injury sustained during the ODI series at home against West Indies, which kept him out of the recent one-dayers against Australia. Hoping to get back to full fitness ahea

Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, has said he is considering "cutting Test cricket altogether" and giving up bowling because of the spate of injuries that has kept him out of the national team

Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, is under another injury cloud after suffering an Achilles tendon problem during the second one-day international in Christchurch

With Shivnarine Chanderpaul struggling with an injury, and New Zealand's bowlers turning in an impressive performance in the first ODI, the hosts are favourites going into the second ODI

Batsman Neil Broom is the only new face in the 13-man New Zealand side to take on West Indies in the first two ODIs of the five-match series. Broom, 25, will be replacing Scott Styris, who broke a thumb in the first Twenty20 against the West Indies on Bo

New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram has hit back at comments made by Craig McMillan that he too readily pulled out of games with injuries. McMillan had suggested that Oram had been "wrapped in cotton wool" by both the previous and current coaching regimes

Peter Fulton and Chris Martin will be joining the squad in Napier as cover for the injured players James Franklin and Ross Taylor

Ross Taylor is in doubt for the second Test against West Indies in Napier starting on Friday, after dislocating his right ring finger while fielding in Dunedin

Kyle Mills has been called into the New Zealand squad as cover for Jacob Oram on the eve of the first Test against West Indies

Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, is confident about the team's new management

New Zealand's selectors have made sweeping changes to the squad that faced Australia

New Zealand allrounder James Franklin has declared himself fit and available as the selectors prepare to pick the squad for the first Test against West Indies in Dunedin

Jacob Oram is in line to give New Zealand a boost by regaining fitness in time for the first Test against West Indies starting next Thursday

New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram's availability for the home series against West Indies has been thrown in doubt after he suffered a hairline fracture to his left index finger while playing in the domestic State Championship.