Jamieson, 28, had been in line to play a minimum of one of many upcoming Tests having not function in worldwide cricket since June when he initially picked up the again harm in England.

However, scans forward of the opening match in Mount Maunganui have revealed one other fracture and Jamieson will return to Christchurch for additional evaluation.

«It’s really gutting for Kyle to have this happen after he’d put so much hard work in to getting himself back on the park,» New Zealand head coach Gary Stead mentioned. «Since the injury in June we’ve certainly taken a cautious approach to managing his return with regular monitoring by our medical staff which has included scans.

«While Kyle’s not feeling any ache, the proof is fairly clear he has a stress-fracture and so he’ll return to Christchurch immediately and have a CT scan on Friday earlier than we resolve on the following steps.»

Jamieson has made an outstanding start to his Test career with 72 wickets at 19.45 from 16 Tests.

New Zealand’s preparations for the first Test have also been hit by the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle causing delays to some players arriving.

Tom Blundell, who just lately welcomed his second baby can even hyperlink up with the facet later immediately, together with Henry Nicholls who had his authentic flight from Christchurch on Monday cancelled.