‘Kyle is not feeling any pain but evidence of stress fracture is clear’ Kiwi coach clarifies

Due to a possible stress fracture in his back, New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Jamieson will not play in the upcoming two-match Test series against England.

Jamieson’s back injury from last year’s England tour has recurred, incidentally, as is his current injury. Jamieson did bounce back from that setback, participating in the New Zealand XI’s practise match against England in Hamilton and going on to play for the Auckland Aces in the Super Smash and Ford Trophy. After the practise match, he underwent a scan, which likely showed a back stress fracture.

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“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. 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,” New Zealand coach Gary Stead said.

“While Kyle’s not feeling any pain, the evidence is pretty clear he has a stress-fracture and so he’ll return to Christchurch today and have a CT scan on Friday before we decide on the next steps,” he added.