New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson to miss final Test against England due to injury

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson will be missing out on the third and the final Test match against England after an MRI scan revealed a stress reaction to his lower leftbackThe 27yearold sustained the injury while bowling on day three of the second Test against England and coach Gary Stead expected he would require four to six weeks of rest before beginning a rehabilitation program targeting a potential return to play in September or OctoberCentral Stags pace bowler Blair Tickner who was with the Test side in England for the early tour games has been called into the squad as Jamiesons replacement and will arrive in the UK prior to the third Test at Leeds next weekApart from Jamieson wicketkeeper Cam Fletcher has also been ruled out of the tour with a gradetwo righthamstring strain Dane Cleaver has received his maiden Test callup as his replacementAlso Read India vs South Africa Yuzvendra Chahal reveals how he redeemed his bowling in third T20IIts always sad to see players forced to leave a tour early with injury Kyle had played such a big role in the first Test at Lords and I know how disappointed he was to have had his involvement in the second Test curtailed Hes obviously a huge asset for us and well be making sure we are patient with his recovery to ensure he returns fully fit with plenty more important cricket still to come later this year said coach Stead in an official statementIts exciting for Blair and Dane to be joining us for the final Test at Headingley next week Blair was with us for the first part of the tour and his skills will be a valuable asset to the squad It will be Danes first experience with the Test side and I know he cant wait to get here and soak it up he addedComing to the second Test Jonny Bairstow and captain Ben Stokes shined for England with the bat helping their side defeat New Zealand by five wickets and clinch the threematch seriesIt was a seesaw contest between the Kiwis and England While mammoth 500plus scores during the first innings of both sides suggested that the match could head to a draw New Zealand ended up setting a challenging target of 299 which England chased down with five wickets and more than 20 overs to spareThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever