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Right-arm pace bowler Kyle Mills will lead the New Zealand side for the first time in limited overs series in Sri Lanka . Top-order batsman Kane Williamson has been ruled out with a broken and dislocated thumb injury. He picked-up injury in Bangladesh . Rob Nicol, 30, will replace Williamson. "It's disappointing that Ian's back didn't settle in time for the Sri Lanka tour," national selection general manager Bruce Edgar said. "We'll also bring in Otago's Neil Broom for the final ODI and the two Twenty20s as additional cover." New Zealand squad : Kyle Mills (Capt.), Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, Tom Latham, Neil Broom, Anton Devcich, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Colin Munro,  Nathan McCullum, James Neesham, Rob Nicol, Luke Ronchi, Hamish Rutherford.

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor both have not been included for the limited-overs tour to Sri Lanka , starting from November 10. Luke Ronchi and Ian Butler will replace McCullum and Taylor in the squad. Kane Williamson will be the captain in the three ODIs and two T20Is in Sri Lanka. Bruce Edgar , New Zealand Cricket's general manager said, "Ross and Brendon need red-ball preparation to be at their best for the summer, both players are vital to our success and fine-tuning their red-ball skills before the West Indies series starting in early December is paramount." New Zealand are schedule to play the first two ODIs on November 10 and 12 in Hambantota, third ODI in Dambulla on November 16. The two T20Is will be played in Kandy on November 19 and 21. New Zealand squad : Kane Williamson (capt), Corey Anderson, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ian Butler, Anton Devcich, Grant Elliott, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Hamish...

Former left-handed opener Bruce Edgar have been appointed national selector by the New Zealand Cricket on Tuesday. Edgar, 56, will join head coach Mike Hesson to select teams for all formats of the game. " Bruce is highly respected within the cricket fraternity and he was a very successful player both on and off the field, " NZC chief executive David White said in a statement. " He is considered, methodical and logical with exceptionally good attention to detail. " A veteran of 39 tests and 64 one-dayers, Edgar said he was looking forward to working with Hesson ahead of the 2015 World Cup. " Players need to be given opportunities to bridge the gap between first class cricket and the international stage. I would like to see players given experience in the sub-continent and with local conditions in other countries, " said Edgar.