BLACKCAPS win toss and bat - Dhoni and Flynn out injured

Daniel Vettori  has won the toss and decided to bat in the second test against India at McLean Park in Napier.

The BLACKCAPS have gone with two spinners, including Jeetan Patel at the expense of Kyle Mills.

Daniel Flynn failed a fitness test this morning has been replaced by Jamie How.  Flynn injured his hand in the previous test match. 

Indian Captain MS Dhoni has pulled out last minute after suffering a back problem.  He has been replaced by Dinesh Karthik with Virender Sehwag taking over as Captain.

BLACKCAPS:
MJ Guptill, TG McIntosh, JM How, LRPL Taylor, JD Ryder, JEC Franklin, BB McCullum, DL Vettori (captain), J Patel, IE O'Brien, CS Martin

INDIA:
V Sehwag (captain), G Gambhir, RS Dravid, SR Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, KD Karthik Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, I Sharma, MM Patel

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