England’s national cricket selectors have named a 16-man Test squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand.
After losing the Ashes series 4-0, England will remain down under for five one-day internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 (T20) matches against Australia before flying on to New Zealand.
England, who will face the Kiwis in five ODIs and two Test matches, have named Ben Stokes in the squad. His participation depends, however, on “any further disciplinary developments” in relation to the incident in Bristol in September.
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Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone has been called up for the first time and Durham seam bowler Mark Wood will return to the Test squad for the first time since last year. Ashes squad members, batsman Gary Ballance, seamer Jake Ball and all-rounder Tom Curran, will all miss out.
National selector James Whitaker told the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) website: “All three players [Gary Ballance, Jake Ball, Tom Curran] have worked hard on the recent Ashes tour. Unfortunately, they miss out on selection for New Zealand.
“All three will return to county cricket and will be looking to start the season well with a view to staking their claim to get back into selection reckoning. They are talented players and I am sure their time will come again.”
England squad: Joe Root (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Stuart Broad, Alastair Cook, Mason Crane, Ben Foakes (wk), Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ben Stokes, Mark Stoneman, James Vince, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood
England tour of New Zealand
England T20 fixtures vs. New Zealand
- 2 February: T20 vs. Prime Minister’s XI, Canberra (8.15am UK time)
- 7 February: T20 vs. Australia, Hobart (8.40am)
- 10 February: T20 vs. Australia, Melbourne (8.20am)
- 13 February: T20 vs. New Zealand, Wellington (6am)
- 18 February: T20 vs. New Zealand, Hamilton (6am)
England tour of New Zealand: ODI and Test fixtures
- 25 February: 1st ODI vs. New Zealand, Hamilton (1am)
- 28 February: 2nd ODI vs. New Zealand, Tauranga (1am)
- 3 March: 3rd ODI vs. New Zealand, Wellington (1am)
- 6 March: 4th ODI vs. New Zealand, Dunedin (10pm)
- 9 March: 5th ODI vs. New Zealand, Christchurch (10pm)
- 22 March: 1st Test vs. New Zealand, Auckland (1am)
- 29 March: 2nd Test vs. New Zealand, Christchurch (11pm)
How to watch England cricket matches on TV
Sky Sports will show live coverage of England’s tour of New Zealand, including T20, ODI and Test matches.
