Williamson ruled out for Black Caps

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is struggling with a hip injury and has been ruled out of the Twenty20 series with England. The 29-year-old was forced to sit out a Test against Bangladesh back in March and has been dealing with the injury since. He played for Northern Districts on Thursday and decided the best course of action now is to rest. In his absence bowler Tim Southee will captain the Black Caps when they play England in five T20s in New Zealand, with the first taking place on November 1. The two sides will then face off in a two-match Test series, and the absence of Williamson will be a big blow to New Zealand. Meanwhile, Lockie Ferguson is in the squad for the first three games as he recovers from a broken thumb while left-armer Trent Boult is available for the fourth and fifth matches. New Zealand T20 squad: Tim Southee (c), Trent Boult (games four and five), Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson (games one, two and three), Martin Guptill, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor, Blair Tickner. England T20 squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Pat Brown, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, James Vince.