Vettori's ankle sprained

X-rays have revealed CLEAR Black Cap, Daniel Vettori, has not broken his ankle after he fell awkwardly when fielding off his own bowling in Canberra.

The left arm spinner fell in the 18th over of New Zealand's second match of their tour of Australia against the ACT Invitation XI.

However, while Vettori has not broken any bones, it appears his ankle may be quite badly sprained.

"We've been advised by the experts that by tomorrow we'll have a much clearer indication of just how bad the sprain is," says Manager Jeff Crowe.

"Obviously it's a concern, but we're going to wait and see how Dan progresses over night rather than speculating at this stage about different scenarios."

One hour after tea the ACT XI were 226/3. Shayne O'Connor had picked up two wickets and Chris Cairns one.