Queenstown: New Zealand's 3-0 clean sweep of the one-day cricket series against Bangladesh held no sway with the selectors when they named a new-look side today for the upcoming two Tests.

Scott Styris, Jamie How, Ross Taylor and Jeetan Patel have all been omitted in an expected shake up after New Zealand were soundly thrashed in their recent two Tests against South Africa.

Matthew Bell, who has been the form batsman in domestic cricket, earns a recall after six years in the wilderness and will open the batting with Craig Cumming.

Matthew Sinclair, called in as cover during the South Africa tour, has been retained for the Bangladesh series. Styris was the notable casualty when the squad was named, paying the penalty for a form slump that has seen him average 19.8 in 11 innings since his last Test hundred against the West Indies in March 2006.

He scored 59 in four innings against South Africa. The 30-year-old Bell, who played the last of his 13 Tests in 2001,earned his recall after after averaging 103.88 in the state championship.

"Batting has been a concern in recent seasons so we have selected players who we believe can occupy the crease for long periods," selector Glenn Turner said when announcing the team.

It is a requirement that Bell meets in his current form after batting for more than eight hours to score 188 in one match and spending seven hours at the crease for 265 in another.

Source : PTI