Home / SportCricket: Bracewell back ahead of HenryAAP4 Nov, 2015 04:06 AMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditDoug Bracewell of New Zealand. Photo / Getty Images.Doug Bracewell of New Zealand. Photo / Getty Images.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.New Zealand have settled on their side for the opening Test against Australia with Doug Bracewell grabbing the final pace berth on offer.Selectors were weighing up whether Bracewell or Matt Henry should be picked as the third quick behind openers Trent Boult and Tim Southee. "It was a bit of a coin toss with them but we were comfortable either way," NZ skipper Brendon McCullum said on Wednesday. "They're both very similar bowlers."We just thought Doug was bowling a touch better at this time."AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Allrounder James Neesham will bat at No.6 with keeper BJ Watling at No.7.Meanwhile, McCullum revealed he'd spoken with David Warner on Wednesday.Warner had been highly critical of a column that McCullum wrote during the Ashes.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME."I've caught up with Davey downstairs," McCullum said."He's a guy who I'd pay to watch play. I've got a whole lot of respect for Davey Warner. "I've got a huge amount of admiration for him and Steve Smith."SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from SportBlack Ferns'We'll have those conversations': Bunting on Black Ferns future 30 Sep 04:03 AMAll Blacks'I nearly blew my cover': How Eroni Clarke kept Bledisloe Cup anthem performance hidden from family30 Sep 04:01 AMAll WhitesAll Whites coach makes big selection calls outside of A-League availability30 Sep 03:36 AMSponsoredPoor sight leaving kids vulnerable22 Sep 01:23 AMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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