London: Ian Butler was confirmed on Friday by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an injury replacement for Trent Boult in New Zealand's Champions Trophy squad. Left-arm seamer Boult was ruled out Thursday of the three-match one-day series against England that started at Lord's on Friday.
Boult suffered a side injury during New Zealand's 247-run second Test defeat at Headingley, concluded Tuesday, and bowled just two overs in England's second innings.
An MRI scan on Wednesday confirmed the initial diagnosis of a muscle tear in Boult's right side. New Zealand said in a statement Thursday they expected Boult to be fully fit in six to eight weeks, effectively ruling the paceman out of the June 6-23 Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom.
Butler replaced Boult for the England one-day series, although he was not selected for the first ODI at Lord's on Friday, and his place in New Zealand's Champions Trophy squad has now been confirmed by the tournament's technical committee. ...
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11:24 PM, May 31, 2013
London: New Zealand left-arm bowler Trent Boult has been ruled out of the one-day international series against England and next month's Champions Trophy after failing to recover from a side strain, a team spokesman said on Thursday. Boult aggravated an injury to his right side during the second Test, which New Zealand lost by 247 runs at Headingley on Tuesday, with Boult able to bowl only two overs in England's...
08:40 PM, May 30, 2013
Leeds: Spinner and former skipper Daniel Vettori ruled himself out of the second Test at Headingley, ensuring New Zealand will take on England with an all-pace attack from Friday. Vettori's decision to put the team first rather than play a 112th Test and become the sole New Zealand record-holder for caps, means fast bowler Doug Bracewell will complement a seam attack with Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner. "It's...
08:35 AM, May 24, 2013
Trent Boult is confident the experience of playing a first Test at Lord's will prove an inspiration and not a burden when New Zealand face England in their series opener at 'the home of cricket'. Left-arm swing bowler Boult was a member of the New Zealand side that so nearly sealed a series-clinching won over England in Auckland two months ago, taking six first-innings wickets. England, thanks mainly to an...
09:21 PM, May 14, 2013
Matt Prior made a brilliant 110 not out to save the tourists' blushes in the final game of the series. ...
02:07 AM, Mar 26, 2013
England lost three wickets after New Zealand declared their innings at 241 for 6, setting England a victory target of 481. ...
02:39 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult took 6 for 68 as New Zealand dismissed England for 204 in reply to their own first innings of 443. ...
12:04 PM, Mar 24, 2013
New Zealand took their lead to 274 at stumps on day three after a poor start to their second innings in Auckland. ...
02:59 AM, Mar 24, 2013
In their reply to New Zealand's 443, England closed day two on 50 for 2 at Auckland. ...
11:10 AM, Mar 23, 2013
An unbeaten 121-run stand between Jonathan Trott and Joe Root took England home after James Anderson had picked up a five-for. ...
02:24 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Jonathan Trott and Joe Root scored fifties as they took England home with 14 balls to spare. ...
06:31 AM, Feb 20, 2013
Du Plessis reached his second Test century and Elgar followed up with 91* to lead the hosts to 505 for 7 at tea on the second day. ...
03:08 PM, Jan 12, 2013
New Zealand's new-ball pair took out Sri Lanka's top four wickets inside 14 overs to give the visitors a big chance of leveling the series on day five. ...
10:16 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Kohli (51 not out) and Dhoni (48 not out) added 96 runs as India took the series 2-0 over New Zealand with a battling win on day four in Bangalore. ...
12:13 PM, Sep 03, 2012
However, Boult rued that they could not contain Pujara and Kohli, who steered India to a good total on Day 1. ...
08:34 PM, Aug 23, 2012
