June 2 : England announced their 12-player squad for the first test against New Zealand, which begins at Lord's on Thursday.Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Josh Tongue.

England are already blooding one debutant in opener Emilio Gay and are mulling over Baker’s claims as they assess a mixed weather forecast.

England will play their first Test match since losing the Ashes when they take on New Zealand later this week