N Z Guptill to Miss Against England Tests Series

New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill will miss the Black Caps home Test series against England to feel surgery on an injured thumb, said on Thursday.

Guptill was by now in doubt for the 3rd and final ODI against England in Auckland on Saturday with a hamstring strain, but had been expected to return for the 3-Test series against the tourists next month.

Physiotherapist Paul Close said Guptill was also suffering from a formerly undisclosed injury to a thumb ligament and needed to undergo surgery.

We felt it was well to get Martin right for the tour to England in May and June, so the next couple of months were seen as the best window to have the surgery, he said.

Guptill went off injured during the first ODI in Hamilton but came back to score the winning runs for New Zealand in dramatic fashion, belting 4 fours and a six while playing on one leg to see his team home.
The ODI series is tied at 1-1 after England won in Napier on Wednesday.

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