The New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the second Investec Test against England after he was unable to guarantee his fitness over five days.

The former captain, who was added to the squad for Headingley in place of the injured Bruce Martin, has struggled with achilles problems and has not played a Test since last July.

The Black Caps were hoping he would be able to help them square the series in Leeds but after a day of training with the squad it was felt he may not be able to deal with the workload.

The seamer Doug Bracewell will play, leaving New Zealand with a four-man pace attack.

The tourists' captain Brendon McCullum said: "Dan, (coach) Mike Hesson and I spoke about how Dan was feeling and he wasn't quite confident he'd be able to get through five days.

"His Test future is something we need to discuss regarding what he wants to prioritise in his career, but we certainly see a place for him.

"We've also got the Champions Trophy later this month and that came into our thinking. We gave him every chance to play in this game but he didn't quite make it and didn't want to let the team down."