(Reuters) – New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls has suffered a calf pressure and is in doubt for the test tour of England, head coach Gary Stead stated on Tuesday.
Stead stated the quantity 5 suffered the damage to his proper leg throughout operating drills on Monday. The workforce depart for England this weekend forward of the primary test at Lord’s beginning June 2.
“He’s having an MRI scan later right this moment, so we’ll know extra after that as to the extent of it,” Stead advised reporters from a workforce camp at Mount Maunganui.
“But he’s obtained it strapped up and I suppose the subsequent 24 to 48 hours will give us a sign of how critical that’s.”
The 30-year-old Nicholls has been a fixture in New Zealand’s center order, averaging 40.38 with eight centuries in 46 exams.
He performed at quantity 4 in the latest dwelling series towards South Africa however can be anticipated to drop down the order if match for England to make method for the return of normal captain Kane Williamson from a long-standing elbow drawback.
New Zealand named an prolonged 20-man squad for the three-test series final week.
Sixth in the nine-team World Test Championship standings, the Black Caps will seemingly must beat last-placed England comprehensively to have a sensible likelihood to defend their title.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
