 Boult starred for New Zealand at last year's U19 World Cup
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Teenager Trent Boult is one of two newcomers named in the New Zealand squad for next month's one-day series against Australia.
The 18-year-old bowler has put in some good performances with New Zealand A and the Under-19 team.
All-rounder Brendon Diamanti has also been called in with Jacob Oram not yet recovered from injury.
Batsman Peter Fulton and bowler Iain O'Brien both return for the five one- dayers and a Twenty20 match.
Fulton returns to the side after hitting 85 not out as Canterbury beat Wellington this week, while O'Brien is recalled for the first time since last February.
Glenn Turner, head of the selection panel, said that Jesse Ryder would be the back-up wicketkeeper but added that the 14 players selected could change over the course of the series.
"We're treating this somewhat like a home series - we may look to bring players in and out of the squad as required," he said.
The series begins with a warm-up game against a Prime Ministers XI in Canberra on 29 January with the first one-dayer on 1 February.
New Zealand squad: Daniel Vettori (Captain), Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Brendon Diamanti, Grant Elliott, Peter Fulton, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Iain O'Brien, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.
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