New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill has been called up for the first Test starting from March 22, Although Ross Taylor is recovering quickly after recovering from Thai injuries.
However, Guptill has been called back-up batsman instead, Cricket Australia confirmed the formula. Tailor suffered a thigh injury in the ODI series.Guptill had played Test against India last October in 2016. This means that the selectors can still see the future of Test in them. Guptill announced last season that he is batting in middle order to revive his Test career. But in the domestic Planet Shield, he batted at No. 3, since then he could not go for more than the injury.
