Kyle Jamieson

Key New Zealand quick flies home with injured back

Kyle Jamieson

Jamieson hurt his back during the third day of the second Test at Trent Bridge and scans have since revealed a stress-reaction to the affected area.

The 27-year-old will now return home and the Kiwis expect him to be sidelined for up to six weeks.

Fellow quick Blair Tickner has been called into the squad as his replacement and is in contention to play in the third and final Test of the series in Leeds next week.

"It’s always sad to see players forced to leave a tour early with injury," New Zealand coach Gary Stead said.

"Kyle had played such a big role in the first Test at Lord's and I know how disappointed he was to have had his involvement in the second Test curtailed.

"He's obviously a huge asset for us and we’ll be making sure we are patient with his recovery to ensure he returns fully fit with plenty more important cricket still to come later this year."

New Zealand have also called up batter Dane Cleaver for the final Test, with the 30-year-old included for injured wicketkeeper Cam Fletcher.

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