Cricket: Bond back for Black Caps

Shane Bond in action. Hamish Blair / Getty Images

Shane Bond is set to return to the Black Caps side for the upcoming one day series against Sri Lanka.

The New Zealand squad is due to be named soon. Bond injured a hamstring in the Chappell Hadlee series earlier this month but has put in a strong performance for Canterbury in domestic four day cricket against Otago.

Canterbury coach Dave Nosworthy says Bond is certain to return to the national side. He says there can be no doubt Bond will be back in the fray because the hamstring has given him no problems at all.

Meanwhile rain has has prevented any play in the four day championship matches in Auckland and Dunedin.

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