New Zealand lose key pacer to injury for England series
An injury to a key bowler will force the Black Caps to shuffle their squad for the ODI series with England.
New Zealand have suffered a major blow with news that key pacer Kyle Jamieson picked up an injury at training and will miss the upcoming three-match ODI series against England.
Jamieson experienced stiffness in his left side during a training session and wont be risked against England, with the Black Caps set to announce a replacement for the right-armer prior to the first game of the series in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
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The Kiwis are hopeful that Jamieson will be fit to feature during next month's home series against the West Indies.
“Kyle experienced some stiffness in his side after bowling today and we didn’t want to take any risks at this stage of the summer,” New Zealand coach Rob Walter said.
“We felt it was best for him to sit out this one-day series and give himself the best chance of being ready for the West Indies tour which starts on November 5 in Auckland.”
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New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young
Series schedule:
October 26 - First ODI, Mount Maunganui
October 29 - Second ODI, Hamilton
November 1 - Third ODI, Wellington