FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 14, 2019 England's Rory Burns is dismissed by a catch from Australia's Tim Paine off the bowling of Nathan Lyon Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A flu-like bug that has ripped through the New Zealand squad ahead of the third test against Australia forced captain Kane Williamson and batsman Henry Nicholls to miss training for the second successive day on Thursday.
Tom Latham, who took the captain's news conference in the absence of Williamson, said left-arm spinner Mitch Santner had also been affected by the bug but he was hopeful all three would be fit to play when the test got underway on Friday.
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