Trent Boult will miss his second Test of the season © AFP
Trent Boult has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa in Wellington with the leg injury he sustained in Dunedin.
Boult did not bowl after tea on the fourth day of the opening Test and even with the final day’s playing being washed out there has not been enough time for him to recover.
Tim Southee, who was left out in Dunedin to allow New Zealand to accommodate two spinners, will replace Boult although the final XI will not be named until the morning. A twin-spin attack would appear unlikely – the last time New Zealand did that at the Basin Reserve was in 2000 – but if Mitchell Santner loses his place to Matt Henry there is a longer tail.
It is the second Test Boult has missed this season after he sat out the Hamilton match against Pakistan with a knee injury.
Boult’s absence means New Zealand have lost two of their most experienced players with Ross Taylor having also been ruled out with his calf injury. Neil Broom will make his debut at No. 5
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo