England’s touring New Zealand for a two match Test Series begins from 16th February 2023. England vs New Zealand series always provide cricket fans some exciting cricket as both sides have some exciting talent. Complete details of England vs New Zealand Schedule is mentioned in below article.
England vs New Zealand Series Preview
New Zealand’s last test series was against Pakistan where they remained winless as both matches ended as drawn. England in their last test series whitewashed the same Pakistan team at their home. The last Test Series played between England and New Zealand was won by England when they defeated the Kiwis 3-0 at home. Now it is a different test as England will be playing in away conditions.
England vs New Zealand Schedule 2023
The two match Test Series between the Kiwis and the Englishmen begins from 16th February 2023 and concludes on 28th February 2023. Both test matches will take place at Mount Maungnui and Wellington respectively.
New Zealand vs England Fixtures 2023
Match No. | Date | Day | Venue | Time (PST) | Time (GMT) |
1 | 16th – 20th February 2023 | THURS – MON | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 6:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
2 | 23th – 28st February 2023 | FRI – TUES | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 3:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
New Zealand vs England Squads 2023
New Zealand Squad vs England 2023
New Zealand suffered a double blow when Kyle Jamieson was ruled out due to an injury while Matt Henry is set to miss the first test due to the birth of his child. Tim Southee will lead the side and we can expect a heavy pace attack as Neil Wagner, Southee, Blair Tickner already in the squad.
Tim Southee (c), Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell (wk), Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson, Will Young. Matt Henry (for 2nd test)
England Squad vs New Zealand 2023
England have dropped Rehan Ahmed who did well on his debut in Pakistan. Conditions might not be suitable for Rehan in New Zealand. Moreover, Dan Lawrence returned to the side. It will be a stiffer test for BazBall approach as conditions will be different and bowling friendly comparing what they had in Pakistan.
Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Will Jacks, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Olly Stone.