England wicketkeeper Jordan Cox has been dominated out of the three-Check collection towards New Zealand after fracturing his thumb in a web session throughout a tour match in Queenstown.
Cox was set to make his Check debut within the collection opener in Christchurch, which begins on Thursday, as cowl for normal gloveman Jamie Smith, who’s skipping the tour for the beginning of his first youngster.
“I’m gutted for Jordan. He has been shaping up properly, each with the bat and gloves, since we bought to New Zealand,” coach Brendon McCullum stated in a crew assertion on Monday.
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“That’s sport, and sadly, these items occur. We’ll get round him and take care of him. He’s resilient, and his time will come sooner or later sooner or later,” he added.
Ollie Pope took the gloves for Sunday’s second and remaining day of the tour match towards the New Zealand Prime Minister’s XI and a alternative for Cox might be introduced “in the end”, the crew stated.