Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran rested as England announce squad for New Zealand Tests

England Men’s head coach Chris Silverwood on Tuesday named a 15-player squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand starting June 2 at Lord's. IPL stars including Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali have been rested.

Wicketkeeper-batsman James Bracey and fast bowler Ollie Robinson received their maiden call-ups as England on Tuesday announced a 15-man squad for their two-test series against New Zealand which begins on June 2. Bracey and Robinson travelled with England as reserves on their winter tour of Sri Lanka and India, and were rewarded for impressive starts to their County Championship seasons with Gloucestershire and Sussex, respectively. Head coach Chris Silverwood has also recalled Craig Overton, who last played during the 2019 Ashes. Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer were ruled out because of their respective injuries. Archer's elbow injury recently resurfaced during a County Championship match.