Mathew Sinclair called up as cover

Mathew Sinclair has been called into the New Zealand squad ahead of the second Test at Headingley, as cover for Craig McMillan, who has re-fractured the little finger on his left hand and will make a decision on his fitness on Tuesday.

McMillan has struggled for form all tour and managed just six runs in two innings in the first-Test defeat at Lord's last week. He suffered the injury after being struck by a Darren Maddy delivery, during New Zealand's 328-run victory over Leicestershire.

"Craig has re-broken the finger in the same place," confirmed the team manager, Lindsay Crocker. "It is still pretty sore and swollen at the moment, and we are waiting for it to settle and the bruising to die down a bit. The plan is that he will have a bat tomorrow and see how he feels."

Sinclair, who scored a double-century on his debut in 1999-2000, was a surprise omission from New Zealand's tour party, after he marked his Test recall with 74 against South Africa at Wellington earlier this year. He has since been honing his technique in the East Anglian League, and was the obvious choice to step up.