Phillips and Conway were involved in a record third-wicket stand of 181 in the second T20I against West Indies less than a fortnight ago. "It's great to have the class of Kane and Trent returning to our T20 side having missed the West Indies series after their starring roles in the IPL in November," Larsen said. "Kane will return and lead the side for games two and three, but we'll obviously need to take a wait and see approach in relation to the arrival of his and Sarah's first child." Chapman will be on stand-by for Kane for the remaining games of the series. Mitchell Santner will once again lead the T20I side in the series opener at Eden Park, having done so in the rain-hit third T20I against West Indies in Williamson's absence. In another report, Larsen hoped Taylor will fight for a spot in future. "He'll fight, and we want him to fight," Larsen was quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz. "We've got three games in five days then we move into a very important domestic Super Smash competition where there's a lot to play for, for a lot of players. You throw Ross into that mix now." Larsen added: "What Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway have done in those first two games against Wes

t Indies was compelling. It's the brand of T20 cricket we're wanting to move forward with. "That's not to say Ross doesn't play that style. He does, but we wanted to put those two guys back on the park against Pakistan and give them more game time. "Ross is ageing and we all go through that, so you've got to work harder and harder at your game." New Zealand squads: For 1st T20I: Mitchell Santner (c), Todd Astle, Doug Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Martin Guptill, Scott Kuggeleijn, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner. For 2nd and 3rd T20Is: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.

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