Overview
- Mitchell Santner will captain a group featuring the returns of Kyle Jamieson and Ish Sodhi for the series starting November 5 at Eden Park, Auckland.
- Head coach Rob Walter said Jamieson is back bowling and “tracking nicely” following the side injury that kept him out of the England ODIs.
- Uncapped all-rounder Nathan Smith was included and could make his T20I debut after breaking through in Tests and ODIs.
- Pace spearhead Matt Henry has been rested to manage workload and a recent calf issue, with Blair Tickner in the wider mix after covering in the England ODIs.
- Five regulars were unavailable through injury: Finn Allen (foot), Lockie Ferguson (hamstring), Adam Milne (ankle), Glenn Phillips (groin) and Ben Sears (hamstring).