England vs New Zealand Schedule, Squads and Details

ENG vs NZ: After the suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the focus now shifts to the upcoming international cricket action as England is ready to host New Zealand for a two-match Test series starting with the first Test from June 2 at the iconic Lord’s cricket ground. The upcoming two-match Test series in England will be a perfect dress rehearsal for New Zealand before the all-important World Test Championship (WTC) final against India scheduled to start from June 18 in Southampton. Both England and New Zealand have named their respective squads for the two Test matches.

ENG vs NZ squads announced

The host England team has suffered a major blow with their premier speedster Jofra Archer already ruled out of the New Zealand Tests as he complained of pain on his right elbow recently during the County Championship fixture. However, England have named a 15-member squad with the IPL players like Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes having rested. The Joe Root-led England Test squad features some new names like James Bracey and Ollie Robinson after the duo’s brilliant performances at the County circuit. Wicket-keeper batsman Ben Foakes will be playing his first home Test for England against New Zealand on 2nd June.

England Test squad: Joe Root (c), James Anderson, James Bracey, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Olly Stone, Mark Wood.

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On the other hand, the visiting New Zealand team have named a full strength 20-member squad for the upcoming Test series in England. The trio of Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway and Jacob Duffy have been handed their maiden Test call-ups for the England tour. Although, Kiwi left-arm pacer Trent Boult has been named in the national squad but he has been granted a break to spend some quality time with his family and he will be joining the Test side before the WTC final. The duo of Ross Taylor and Colin de Grandhomme are also likely to recover in time from their respective injury issues before the start of the first Test against England.

New Zealand Test squad: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling (wk), Will Young.

England vs New Zealand Schedule

The Kane Williamson-led New Zealand Test team will kickstart their England tour with a 3-day intra-squad practice match from May 26 in Southampton. The first Test match between England and New Zealand will start from June 2 at the Lord’s cricket ground in London while the second Test will begin from June 10 in Birmingham.

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