New Zealand on Monday dealt a serious blow as their star pacer Kyle Jamieson was dominated out of the two-match Test sequence towards England as a result of a again harm. Matt Henry will even miss the opening match because of the beginning of his first youngster.
Selectors have neglected their star pacer Trent Boult as a result of he opted out of his nationwide contract final yr.
Instead, the uncapped duo of Jacob Duffy and Scott Kuggeleijn have been drafted into the squad forward of the series-opener beginning at Bay Oval on Thursday.
Jamieson emerged from a two-day warm-up towards England in Hamilton unscathed however scans indicated a suspected stress fracture in his again, a recurrence of the harm that noticed the towering paceman break down in final yr’s tour of England.
“Clearly a big blow for us,” New Zealand head coach Gary Stead informed reporters at coaching on Tuesday.
“He was tracking beautifully and it came as a real surprise to us … and to Kyle as well.”
With Henry additionally out, New Zealand might use a bowler with Boult’s pedigree towards a rejuvenated England group which have gained 9 of their final 10 Tests underneath new captain Ben Stokes.
Stead mentioned selectors had an inner dialogue about calling up left-armer Boult, who has 317 Test wickets from 78 matches, however opted towards it.
“I guess since Trent chose to give up his contract about four or five months ago or whenever that was, then we’ve made it pretty clear that priority would go to others and that’s the way it’s gone,” mentioned Stead.
“It’s not saying that we’ve ruled Trent out completely for anything in the future. There will be ongoing discussions.”
New Zealand’s preparations have additionally been impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle, which triggered a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday and introduced widespread flooding, landslides and compelled evacuations within the North Island.
Several gamers’ flights had been cancelled, delaying their arrival to the group’s coaching camp in Tauranga.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Selectors have neglected their star pacer Trent Boult as a result of he opted out of his nationwide contract final yr.
Instead, the uncapped duo of Jacob Duffy and Scott Kuggeleijn have been drafted into the squad forward of the series-opener beginning at Bay Oval on Thursday.
Jamieson emerged from a two-day warm-up towards England in Hamilton unscathed however scans indicated a suspected stress fracture in his again, a recurrence of the harm that noticed the towering paceman break down in final yr’s tour of England.
“Clearly a big blow for us,” New Zealand head coach Gary Stead informed reporters at coaching on Tuesday.
“He was tracking beautifully and it came as a real surprise to us … and to Kyle as well.”
With Henry additionally out, New Zealand might use a bowler with Boult’s pedigree towards a rejuvenated England group which have gained 9 of their final 10 Tests underneath new captain Ben Stokes.
Stead mentioned selectors had an inner dialogue about calling up left-armer Boult, who has 317 Test wickets from 78 matches, however opted towards it.
“I guess since Trent chose to give up his contract about four or five months ago or whenever that was, then we’ve made it pretty clear that priority would go to others and that’s the way it’s gone,” mentioned Stead.
“It’s not saying that we’ve ruled Trent out completely for anything in the future. There will be ongoing discussions.”
New Zealand’s preparations have additionally been impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle, which triggered a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday and introduced widespread flooding, landslides and compelled evacuations within the North Island.
Several gamers’ flights had been cancelled, delaying their arrival to the group’s coaching camp in Tauranga.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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