New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult won’t be fit for the coming one-day series against England and is likely to miss the subsequent Champions Trophy tournament as well.
Boult suffered a side injury during New Zealand’s 247-run second Test defeat at Headingley this week and bowled just two overs in England’s second innings.
An MRI scan on Wednesday confirmed the initial diagnosis of a muscle tear in Boult’s right side, ruling him out of a three-match series with England starting at Lord’s on Friday and featuring matches in Southampton (Sunday) and Nottingham (Wednesday).
In a New Zealand statement, Blackcaps physiotherapist Paul Close said he expected Boult to make a full recovery in six to eight weeks.
That would sideline the paceman from the Champions Trophy, where New Zealand play their first match against Sri Lanka in Cardiff on June 9.
Fellow pace bowler Ian Butler has replaced Boult for the England one-day series and is in line to take his place in the Champions Trophy squad.
Probable teams and officials for the first one-day international at Lord’s on Friday:
England from: Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wkt), Steven Finn, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes, Jade Dernbach
New Zealand from: Brendon McCullum (capt/wkt), Ian Butler, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi (wkt), Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Richard Illingworth (ENG)
TV umpire: Steve Davis (AUS)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS)


