The news that Jordan Cox has been ruled out of the tour of New Zealand with a fractured thumb has presented England with several headaches ahead of this week’s first Test in Christchurch. Cox, the spare batter in the set-up since the middle of last summer,

England’s plans for the New Zealand Test series were thrown into disarray when wicketkeeper Jordan Cox was ruled out of the tour with a fractured right thumb. Cox was to make his debut in Christchurch on Thursday but was hit batting in the nets before play on the second day of England’s warm-up match in Queenstown.

Wicketkeeper Jordan Cox has been ruled out of England's series in New Zealand with a broken thumb. Cox, uncapped in Tests, injured his right thumb in the nets before the second and final day of England's only warm-up against a New Zealand Prime Minister's XI in Queenstown.

England's wicketkeeper Jordan Cox is set to miss the three-match Test series against New Zealand after suffering a broken thumb

England wicketkeeper Jordan Cox was Sunday ruled out of the test series against New Zealand after fracturing his right thumb during a net session.

The wicketkeeper will play no further part in our Test tour of New Zealand after sustaining a thumb injury in training.

England wicketkeeper Jordan Cox has been ruled out of the three-test series against New Zealand after fracturing his thumb in a net session during a tour match in Queenstown. Cox was set to make his test debut in the series opener in Christchurch,

Wicketkeeper-batter Jordan Cox has been ruled out of England men's upcoming Test series in New Zealand due to a broken thumb, with the side adding that his replacement will be announced in due course.