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Vol. 5 Num 645 Wed. March 22, 2006  
   
Sports


Bond back for 3rd Test


New Zealand bowling spearhead Shane Bond has been declared fit for the third cricket Test against the West Indies beginning in Napier on Saturday.

Bond, suffering from a stomach virus, pulled out of the second Test just before play began and was replaced by Kyle Mills, who took 10 wickets in the match won by New Zealand inside four days.

New Zealand lead the three-Test series 2-0.

SQUAD
Nathan Astle, Shane Bond, Stephen Fleming (captain), Peter Fulton, James Franklin, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, Hamish Marshall, Chris Martin, Kyle Mills, Jeetan Patel, Scott Styris and Daniel Vettori.