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New Zealand bowler Trent Boult is out of New Zealand's tour of England and will return to New Zealand for treatment on a "stress-related injury to his back".

The injury was revealed when the left-armer, who had been in devastating form for the Black Caps recently, was not included in the Black Caps XI for the third one-day international against England being played in Southampton tonight.

Boult had reportedly been sent for scans in London after Friday's one-day match in the capital, which New Zealand won on the Duckworth-Lewis system.

The Black Caps confirmed Boult was not only out of the remainder of the five-match ODI series against England, which was tied 1-1 before tonight's third match, but he would fly back to new Zealand for further assessment and treatment.

Official: Boult out of the rest of the tour with a back injury. Will head home for further assessment #engvnz ^CE — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 14, 2015

The full extent of Boult's injury - and rehabilitation schedule - would not be known until New Zealand's medical team have had a chance to analyse the scans.

"Trent Boult was ruled out of the match and the remainder of the England Tour with a stress related injury to his back. Boult will return home tomorrow (Monday) for further assessment," New Zealand cricket said in a statement.

Boult was replaced in the side by Matt Henry, while 23-year-old Ben Wheeler made his debut as the 185th New Zealander to play one-day cricket.

Wheeler celebrates a wicket on debut // Getty Images

New Zealand are due to play Australia in a three-Test series, including a potential historic first-ever day-night Test match, in Australia next summer, before a return tour in early 2016.

Boult was New Zealand's top wicket-taker during their memorable run to the World Cup final in February and March, taking 22 wickets at 16.86. He tied with Australia's Mitchell Starc as the tournament's leading wicket-taker.

He took 13 wickets in New Zealand's drawn Test series in England, including 5-85 at Lord's to earn a spot on the fabled Honours Board in the away dressing room.