New Zealand shocked before Test against England, Jamieson and Henry out
Wellington. New Zealand will be without the services of fast bowler Kyle Jamieson in the first match of the home Test series against England starting on Thursday, who has been ruled out of the team due to a ‘stress fracture’ in the back. A ‘stress fracture’ usually occurs when there is constant pressure on a bone in one place. Jamieson’s fellow fast bowler Matt Henry is also unavailable for selection due to being with family for the birth of his first child. In place of these two, new bowlers Scott Kuggeleijn and Jacob Duffy have been included in the team.
Jamieson was out of the team since June last year due to this injury. He took the field for New Zealand XI in a two-day warm-up match last week but his injury flared up again. The team confirmed on Tuesday that he would not be a part of the squad for the first Test to be played at Mount Maunganui.
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New Zealand coach Gary Stead said: “It’s really disappointing for Kyle to be like this, because he worked hard to come back. He was under the supervision of the medical team since his injury in June. “He said,” Kyle was not feeling any pain but the scan (investigation) showed a ‘stress fracture’. After another test on Friday, we will take a further course depending on the severity of the injury.
