Nicholls has been recovering from a calf injury sustained in training before leaving New Zealand, and has not had any game time in the build-up to the three-Test series. Boult, meanwhile, has been described as “unlikely to be available” after flying in directly from playing for Rajasthan Royals in Sunday’s IPL final.
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Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner, Rachin Ravindra and Hamish Rutherford have been released from New Zealand’s initial 20-player squad.
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New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (capt), Tom Blundell (wk), Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Cam Fletcher (wk), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Will Young, *Michael Bracewell
Source: ESPN Crickinfo