New Zealand quick Kyle Jamieson has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against England with side stiffness.

Jamieson, 30, experienced stiffness in his side during training at Bay Oval on Saturday ahead of Sunday's series opener. Given Jamieson's history with stress fractures, including one post back surgery, New Zealand made a precautionary decision to rule him out of the three-match series and is targeting a comeback against West Indies in November.

"Kyle experienced some stiffness in his side after bowling today and we didn't want to take any risks at this stage of the summer," New Zealand coach Rob Walter said. "We felt it was best for him to sit out this one-day series and give himself the best chance of being ready for the West Indies tour which starts on November 5 in A

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