Henry, Santner, Nathan Smith ruled out of rest of West Indies Test series

New Zealand 's bowling spearhead Matt Henry , seam-bowling allrounder Nathan Smith and spin-bowling allrounder Mitchell Santner have all been ruled out of the rest of the home Test series against West Indies.

Wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell had already been sidelined from the second Test in Wellington after suffering a hamstring injury while batting on day one in Christchurch.

A day after uncapped seamer Michael Rae was called up to the Test squad, Kristian Clarke , a seam-bowling allrounder from Northern Districts, was added to it. With Kyle Jamieson and Will O'Rourke managing "return to play" protocols, New Zealand were left scrambling for last-minute replacements, with the Wellington Test set to begin on November 10.

Both Rae and Clarke were pulled out of the third ro