ENG playing 11: England will be starting their supposedly new era under the newly appointed talismanic captain Ben Stokes. This will also be Brendon McCullum’s first task for England as the head coach of the test team and it is against his own country New Zealand. This will be a very tough challenge for England as they have hit rock bottom with respect to their test side. They are at the back of a terrible series loss in West Indies where their batsmen had no clue facing Kyle Mayers who was bowling gentle medium pace. England would have to content with one of the best swing bowling attacks in this series.
England playing 11 team news
- James Anderson is set to return to the playing 11 after having overlooked for the West Indies series by RCB.
- Stuart Broad will take the new ball along with James Anderson.
- Matty Potts will be the third seamer who will play ahead of Craig Overton
- Ollie Pope will bat at #3 while the former captain Joe Root will go back to his preferred position #4.
ENG playing 11
- Zak Crawley
- Alex Lees
- Ollie Pope/Harry Brook
- Joe Root
- Ben Stokes
- Jonny Bairstow
- Ben Foakes
- Matthew Potts
- Stuart Broad
- James Anderson
- Jack Leach
England squad
Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Craig Overton, Matthew Potts, Ollie Pope, Joe Root
England vs New Zealand Dream11 captain, Vice captain picks from ENG
- Ben Stokes is fit and raring to go after a long break. He can be a quality option for captain in grand leagues as he can contribute with both bat and ball. He also has pretty good record against NZ.
| Tests vs NZ | Runs | Average | Wickets | Economy rate |
| 6 | 476 | 43 | 6 | 3.7 |
- Joe Root is in terrific form and is at the peak of his prowess. He is a straightforward option for captain in grand leagues.
| Tests vs NZ | Runs | Average | 100s |
| 13 | 992 | 41 | 2 |
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