Birmingham: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has sustained an injury to his left elbow during the first Test against England at Lord's and will be monitored by the medical team before taking a call on the eve of the second Test starting on Wednesday.
New Zealand coach Gary Stead also informed that left arm seamer Trent Boult is available for the second Test, while one of the fast bowlers will be rested for the Birmingham game.
Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner is also out with a cut in his index finger.
'BlackCaps', the official twitter handle of New Zealand Cricket, headlined a Gary Stead update from Birmingham.
"Pace bowlers from Lord's won't all play 2nd Test. Trent Boult available & likely to return. Mitch Santner ruled out with his cut left index finger. Kane Williamson's left elbow injury being monitored & a decision to be made tomorrow," it tweeted.
How have the boys scrubbed up after the first Test?
Coach Gary Stead has the update from Birmingham 💁♂️#ENGvNZ #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/M2A6zfVs02
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 8, 2021
The first Test ended in a draw.
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ICC match referee Chris Broad imposed the sanction after Joe Root's side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
New Zealand will face India in the inaugural World Test Championship final in Southampton starting on June 18 after this two-match series, but their Test record at Lord's is poor with just one win — back in 1999 — from 17 attempts.
The priority for the Black Caps would be to make sure he is ready to play against India in the World Test Championship final, rather than have him play the second Test with England the week before.