Bad boy Ryder back in the good books

Jess Ryder has promised "no more stuff-ups" after being recalled to the New Zealand team for next month's tour to Bangladesh.

Two hundred and one days after disgracing himself in a Christchurch nightclub, the thumping left-hand batsman is considered ready both mentally and physically for a return to international cricket.

Ryder, 24, is thrilled to be back in the mix, with the icing on the cake being inclusion in the test team, at the expense of James Marshall.

It goes without saying Ryder will be rushed straight into a test batting lineup consisting of Jamie How and Aaron Redmond as the opening pair, Ross Taylor at No 3, Ryder, Daniel Flynn, Brendon McCullum and Jacob Oram.

"I'm pretty stoked," Ryder said of his recall.

"There definitely can be no more stuff-ups otherwise I'm gone. I'm stoked they have shown faith in me so it is good to be back in there and hopefully I can establish my spot now."

Ryder proved his fitness on a New Zealand Emerging Players' tour to Australia in July when his right hand was pain-free, both batting and fielding.

The Wellington and Naenae Old Boys player only scored a couple of half centuries on tour but with Ryder the rule of thumb might be the bigger the occasion the better he plays.

"The hand was fine through that, I didn't have any problems.

"I'm not feeling anything at all, apart from the odd bit of stiffness. There were no problems fielding in Aussie."

Though Ryder has been shown a measure of forgiveness by the selectors he still has to win back the faith of his teammates and the coaching staff.

He vowed that he would not be touching alcohol in Bangladesh.

"There will be nothing, I won't be [drinking]," he said. "I'll stick to what has been sorted for me by my support crew. Just one day at a time."

New Zealand's tour to Bangladesh runs from October 7-25 and consists of three one-day internationals and two tests.

Besides Ryder, the other features are the inclusion of Wellington all-rounder Grant Elliott in both the test and one-day squads, the retention of opener Redmond in the test squad and the return to the one-day squad of Chris Martin.

Once again Wellington teammates Mark Gillespie (one-day) and Iain O'Brien (test) swap roles on tour while Scott Styris remains a one-day specialist.

Dropped from the England tour are Marshall, Peter Fulton and Michael Mason..

THE SQUAD: Daniel Vettori (captain), Grant Elliott, Daniel Flynn, Mark Gillespie (ODIs only), Gareth Hopkins, Jamie How, Chris Martin, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Iain O'Brien (tests only), Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Aaron Redmond (tests only), Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris (ODIs only), Ross Taylor. 

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