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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Wellington, Oct 31 (IANS) New Zealand selectors Friday threw a lifeline to talented batsman Jesse Ryder by including him in the 13-member A squad for four one-dayers in Dubai next month.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Ryder returns to a New Zealand combination for the first time since last summer&#39;s series against India and can stay in fray for a chance to make it to the World Cup squad.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">New Zealand A will play four 50 over matches at the Global Cricket Academy in Dubai against UAE (Nov 23), Afghanistan (Nov 26) and Ireland (Nov 29 and Dec 1).&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Besides Ryder, selectors also picked up Derek de Boorder, who is the only member of the squad without One-Day International experience.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">New Zealand Cricket General Manager National Selection Bruce Edgar said the A team&#39;s tour is an opportunity for the selectors to have a closer look at some of the players on the fringe of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 selection.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;The squad for CWC 2015 is to be named on January 8 (2015), so we want to ensure every player in contention is given a chance on the international stage. We need to know we&#39;ve left no questions unanswered,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Edgar said Ryder has been included in the squad to assess and evaluate his progress in an international touring environment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I&#39;ll remind people that, at this point, Jesse has been selected for NZ A, nothing more; nothing less. It&#39;s an important step for Jesse but it is only a first step and we&#39;re&rsquo;anxious not to get ahead of ourselves. Like everyone else in the squad, his future prospects will depend on his performance, on and off the field in Dubai,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Edgar said de Boorder&#39;s selection effectively confirms his position as the country&#39;s third-ranked wicket-keeper, after Bradley Watling and Luke Ronchi.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Derek&#39;s been making good progress as a specialist gloveman with the SBS Bank Otago Volts, and his inclusion in this squad is recognition of that.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Edgar added that New Zealand Test players who are not involved in the second and third Tests against Pakistan will also be used for the four New Zealand A matches, all of which will carry official List A status.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The squad for two Twenty20 matches and five One-Day Internationals against Pakistan in the UAE from Dec 4 will be named Dec 1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">New Zealand A squad: Kyle Mills (captain), Dean Brownlie, Derek de Boorder, Colin de Grandhomme, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Jesse Ryder and Daniel Vettori<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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