New Zealand vs South Africa: Injured Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson to miss Test series
FirstpostStead named Tom Latham as stand-in skipper in a 15-man squad that features two debutants in wicketkeeper Cam Fletcher and paceman Blair Tickner. Wellington: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the upcoming Test series against South Africa after failing to recover from an elbow injury, Black Caps coach Gary Stead said on Tuesday. Stead said Williamson was “desperate” to participate in the two-Test series against the Proteas but had not recovered sufficiently from an elbow injury that sidelined him late last year. New Zealand: Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Cam Fletcher, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Hamish Rutherford, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner, Neil Wagner, Will Young.