Mccullum is returning home immediately afterbeing 
ruled out of the final two matches of the Bangladesh tour with 
"significant" pain from a long-standing back problem.he had already 
been withdrawn from the forthcoming short tour 
to Sri Lanka, alongside Ross Taylor, so that he could play some 
domestic first-class cricket in preparation for the Test series 
against West Indies which starts on December 3.

Now fitness, as well as form, is a concern for McCullum who endured 
a lean time with the bat in Bangladesh. He made scores of 21, 22 and 
11 in the Test series followed by 0 and 14 in the first two one-day 
internationals which New Zealand lost to concede the series to 
Bangladesh.

Following an MRI scan in Dhaka, Paul Close, the New Zealand physio,
 said: "Brendon's back needs careful management - it's flared up and
 is giving him significant pain. The best course of action is getting
 him home for rehabilitation as soon as possible."

Although McCullum's form has slipped in recent weeks, New Zealand can 
ill-afford to lose his services for the beginning of West Indies'
 visit as Kane Williamson, the vice-captain, is a serious doubt for
 the opening Test in Dunedin, and possibly the second in Wellington,
 having suffered a fractured thumb in Bangladesh.

Problems with his back was one of the major reasons behind McCullum
 giving up the wicketkeeping gloves in Tests, a move he also tried 
to make in ODIs but Luke Ronchi's struggles in England, during the 
series earlier earlier this year and the Champions Trophy, meant 
McCullum took back the role for this one-day series.

Mccullum is returning home immediately afterbeing 
ruled out of the final two matches of the Bangladesh tour with 
"significant" pain from a long-standing back problem.he had already 
been withdrawn from the forthcoming short tour 
to Sri Lanka, alongside Ross Taylor, so that he could play some 
domestic first-class cricket in preparation for the Test series 
against West Indies which starts on December 3.

Now fitness, as well as form, is a concern for McCullum who endured 
a lean time with the bat in Bangladesh. He made scores of 21, 22 and 
11 in the Test series followed by 0 and 14 in the first two one-day 
internationals which New Zealand lost to concede the series to 
Bangladesh.

Following an MRI scan in Dhaka, Paul Close, the New Zealand physio,
 said: "Brendon's back needs careful management - it's flared up and
 is giving him significant pain. The best course of action is getting
 him home for rehabilitation as soon as possible."

Although McCullum's form has slipped in recent weeks, New Zealand can 
ill-afford to lose his services for the beginning of West Indies'
 visit as Kane Williamson, the vice-captain, is a serious doubt for
 the opening Test in Dunedin, and possibly the second in Wellington,
 having suffered a fractured thumb in Bangladesh.

Problems with his back was one of the major reasons behind McCullum
 giving up the wicketkeeping gloves in Tests, a move he also tried 
to make in ODIs but Luke Ronchi's struggles in England, during the 
series earlier earlier this year and the Champions Trophy, meant 
McCullum took back the role for this one-day series.

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