New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry has returned home with a rib injury, ruling him out of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against the West Indies. Henry suffered pain down the left side of his body during training last week and, with the injury failing to improve, has been replaced by Ben Sears for the series starting in Barbados on Wednesday. Coach Gary Stead said the decision to send Henry home was precautionary and he hoped the veteran would be available for the ODI series away to Australia in early September. “Although the injury is not overly serious, we felt there was a significant risk it would become worse through playing,” Stead said on Sunday.
