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 wicketkeeper Jordan Cox was Sunday ruled out of the Test series against New Zealand after fracturing his right thumb during a net session. Ollie Pope stepped in as wicketkeeper during the warm-up fixture with England yet to name a replacement for Cox.

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

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

Jordan Cox ruled out of Englands Test series in New Zealand from Thursday after fracturing thumb in the nets; Cox was set to make Test debut in place of Jamie Smith (paternity leave); Ollie Pope steps in for Cox in warm-up match;

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 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.

Jordan Cox has been ruled out of England's Test series against New Zealand after sustaining a fractured right thumb during a nets session ahead of the final day of their tour match against Prime Minister's XI.

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.