England v New Zealand: Tourists suffer blow as Kane Williamson is ruled out of second Test
New Zealand undergo HUGE blow as captain Kane Williamson is dominated out of the second Check towards England after testing constructive for Covid-19 on the eve of the match at Trent Bridge
- Kane Williamson has been changed within the workforce by Hamish Rutherford
- Opening batsman Tom Latham will deputise for Williamson in his absence
- New Zealand path 1-0 within the three-match collection forward of the second Check
- They’ve already misplaced all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme by damage
New Zealand have been dealt an enormous blow of their bid to stage the collection towards England after captain Kane Williamson was dominated out of the second Check following a constructive check for Covid-19 on the eve of the conflict at Trent Bridge.
Williamson skilled minor signs on Thursday and can now spend the following 5 days in isolation.
In an announcement, New Zealand Cricket stated: ‘The remainder of the touring celebration have returned adverse RATs and can proceed following the tour well being protocols of symptom reporting and subsequent testing if required.’
Kane Williamson has examined constructive for Covid-19 and can miss the second Check towards England
Hamish Rutherford replaces Williamson within the squad for the match in Nottingham, which begins on Friday.
New Zealand should win to keep away from shedding the collection after they have been overwhelmed by 5 wickets within the first Check at Lord’s, thanks largely to an impressive century from former captain Joe Root.
Opening batsman Tom Latham will act as captain within the absence of Williamson.
Williamson is taken into account one of many world’s high batters and can be sorely missed by vacationers
Tom Latham will captain New Zealand within the absence of 31-year-old Williamson
‘It is such a disgrace for Kane to be compelled to withdraw on the eve of such an vital match,’ stated New Zealand coach Gary Stead.
‘We’re all feeling for him at the moment and know the way disillusioned he can be.
‘Hamish was with the Check squad earlier within the tour and has been taking part in for the Leicestershire Foxes within the Vitality T20 Blast.’
His withdrawal is the most recent dent to New Zealand’s hopes. All-rounder Colin de Grandhomme was dominated out of the rest of the collection after pulling up injured whereas bowling within the first Check.
Williamson’s absence will hit New Zealand laborious as he’s thought of one of many world’s finest batsmen and has a mean of 52.81 after scoring 7,289 runs in his 87 Check matches.
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