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Matt Henry hopes his local knowledge can help propel the Black Caps to the official number one world test ranking

"He probably needs five or six weeks of healing now to be right for the end of the season," says head coach Gary Stead.

Matt Henry has been brought into the Black Caps squad for the second test against Pakistan. Recalled Black Caps seamer Matt Henry and Pakistan allrounder Faheem Ashraf both wore beaming smiles - albeit for slightly differing reasons - as a result of Neil Wagner’s absence for the second cricket test in Christchurch. While Henry never likes seeing a team-mate injured, Wagner’s two broken toes have given the 29-year-old Cantabrian a shot at adding to his 12 tests - the last of which was again...

Fast bowler Matt Henry has been included in the NZ squad in place of Neil Wagner, who was hit by a Shaheen Afridi yorker last week but bowled despite a toe fracture.

The Canterbury fast bowler could play his first test since January 3 at Hagley Oval.

Fractured toes and fear of needles, bowling coach lifts lid on Neil Wagner's courageous display in first test victory.

Whoever his replacement is, they will have large boots to fill.

Bowler Neil Wagner will be given up to 6 weeks to allow his broken toes to heal.

Fractured toes and fear of needles, bowling coach lifts lid on Neil Wagner's courageous display in first test victory.

NZs Wagner ruled out of second Pakistan test with broken toes Reuters 31/12/2020 © Reuters/ROSS SETFORD New Zealand v England - Second Test WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand pace bowler Neil Wagner battled through the pain of two broken toes in the first test against Pakistan but coach Gary Stead said he would miss the second match at Hagley Oval in Christchurch starting on Sunday. Wagner needed pain-killing injections during the test, which the hosts won by 101 runs, after he was struc...