Adams ruled out with illness

An illness that restricted Andre Adams' domestic season has struck again and he will miss the third one-day match against Australia at Auckland tomorrow. Recalled to the squad on Wednesday, Adams will know by Sunday if he will stay with the team for the fourth game at Wellington.

Lou Vincent has joined the Kiwis as a fielding substitute, but the selectors have not replaced Adams in the 13-man squad. A New Zealand spokesman said the side would be named after a look at the Eden Park pitch tomorrow morning. The news gives Jeff Wilson, who was hit for 57 off six overs on Tuesday, extra hope of retaining his place as Adams was expected to charge back into the line-up.

John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, has indicated that Daryl Tuffey could be dropped for the third ODI due to lack of form. Tuffey, who played in the previous two one-dayers, has managed to take just one wicket at 120. "Tuffey is good enough cricketer to know he is missing the target areas and if you miss by six inches against Australia, they're going to put you away," Bracewell told New Zealand Press Association. "The problem is we're not missing by six inches, we're missing by a foot and a half."

New Zealand Stephen Fleming (capt), Nathan Astle, Michael Papps, Craig McMillan, Hamish Marshall, James Marshall, Chris Cairns, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Jeff Wilson, Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey.