Wicketkeeper Jordan Cox has been ruled out of England's series in New Zealand with a broken thumb. Cox, uncapped in Tests, injured his right thumb in the nets before the second and final day of England's only warm-up against a New Zealand Prime Minister's XI in Queenstown.

Jordan Cox has been ruled out of England's Test series against New Zealand after sustaining a fractured right thumb during a nets session ahead of the final day of their tour match against Prime Minister's XI.

England’s plans for the New Zealand Test series were thrown into disarray when wicketkeeper Jordan Cox was ruled out of the tour with a fractured right thumb.

New Zealand saw off a battling Italy 29-11 on Saturday in their final match of the year as Sam Cane was given a winning farewell to international rugby in Turin. Cane, who was part of New Zealand's last Rugby World Cup-winning team in 2015 and captained them to the final at the most recent tournament in France,

New Zealand laboured to a 29-11 win over a brave, battling Italy on Saturday as the All Blacks wrapped up their autumn series with a less than impressive victory.