Flemo denies retirement reports
Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming insists he will be available for the March Tests against England despite reports he is set to retire.
The 34-year-old retired from the one-day game in September and reluctantly relinquished the Test captaincy to Daniel Vettori.
Reports had suggested the batsman was considering quitting Tests.
But Fleming said: "Unless it has come from the New Zealand selectors, then it's not the case."
The former Nottinghamshire captain intends to be a part of the Kiwi team which faces England in the three-Test series in March.
Before then, in February, the two teams will face each other in two Twenty20 internationals and five one-day internationals.
"I'm working hard on a couple of things batting-wise with that in mind," Fleming added. "I've got three weeks now to work away at domestic level."
Currently contracted to Wellington province, Fleming handed over the Kiwi captaincy after 10 years and 80 Test matches and was regarded as one of the finest skippers of his generation.
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