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Problems Mount For New Zealand As Kyle Jamieson Ruled Out For Months

Injured fast bowler Kyle Jamieson was on Monday ruled out of cricket for a lengthy spell in another blow for New Zealand following their 267-run first Test drubbing by England. Coach Gary Stead confirmed that Jamieson had been diagnosed with a back stress fracture and will undergo surgery this week, with a minimum recovery time of four months. The 28-year-old had been poised to return from a long layoff for the Test at Mount Maunganui, but could only watch as England consigned the home side to an eighth successive Test without a win.

Stead says confidence hurt, backs New Zealand to rebound in Wellington

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has said his team are lacking confidence after their comprehensive defeat in the first test against England but staff are backing the players to turn things around in the final match in Wellington.

NZ's Henry back for second England test, Jamieson out for season

Matt Henry will return to the New Zealand squad for this week's second test against England but his fellow quick Kyle Jamieson will miss the rest of the home season after surgery, coach Gary Stead said on Monday.

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson out of England series, Trent Boult snubbed

Selectors have overlooked their star pacer Trent Boult because he opted out of his national contract last year.Instead, the uncapped duo of Jacob Duffy and Scott Kuggeleijn have been drafted into the squad ahead of the series-opener starting at Bay Oval on Thursday.Jamieson emerged from a two-day warm-up against England in Hamilton unscathed but scans indicated a suspected stress fracture in his back, a recurrence of the injury that saw the towering paceman break down in last year's tour of England.

New Zealand Fast Bowler Jamieson Out Of England Test Series

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson was on Tuesday ruled out of the England Test series with a recurrence of a stress fracture in his back. Seam bowler Matt Henry will also miss the first Test at Mount Maunganui beginning Thursday as he waits for the birth of his first child. Jamieson, 28, had not played any international cricket since June when he initially suffered the back injury on the tour of England. Jamieson played for a New Zealand XI in a warm-up against England last week without pain, but New Zealand coach Gary Stead said a scan had revealed another fracture.

New Zealand's Jamieson out of England series, Boult snubbed

:New Zealand have suffered a major blow in their preparations for the two-test series against England with Kyle Jamieson ruled out due to a back injury and fellow paceman Matt Henry to miss the opening match while awaiting the birth of his first child.

Jamieson, Henry withdrawn from New Zealand squad to face England

New Zealand's towering paceman Kyle Jamieson will not play in the two-test England series due to a suspected stress fracture in his back, while bowler Matt Henry will miss the first test, the New Zealand team said on Tuesday.

New Zealand squad buffeted by baby boom, injury and cyclone

New Zealand's preparations for the test series against England are being hit on all fronts with a cyclone, a key injury and new-born babies tearing up the squad's plans in the leadup.

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Problems Mount For New Zealand As Kyle Jamieson Ruled Out For Months

Stead says confidence hurt, backs New Zealand to rebound in Wellington

NZ's Henry back for second England test, Jamieson out for season

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson out of England series, Trent Boult snubbed

New Zealand Fast Bowler Jamieson Out Of England Test Series

New Zealand's Jamieson out of England series, Boult snubbed

Jamieson, Henry withdrawn from New Zealand squad to face England

New Zealand squad buffeted by baby boom, injury and cyclone