Overview

• New Zealand Cricket said fast bowler Will O'Rourke has a lower-back stress fracture and will miss at least three months, ruling him out of white-ball series against Australia, England and West Indies.
• Opening batter Finn Allen faces a minimum three-month layoff after surgery on his right foot, removing him from the early home schedule.
• All-rounder Glenn Phillips will sit out the October T20Is against Australia as he continues groin rehabilitation, with his recovery to be reviewed in about a month.
• White-ball captain Mitchell Santner returned from The Hundred with groin pain and will have abdominal surgery, with an expected one-month recovery and a final fitness call to be made on the eve of the Australia series.
• Pace bowler Ben Sears has recovered from a side strain and is expected to be available for selection.