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A three-match Test series will be played between the England cricket team and the New Zealand cricket team. The first match will be played from 28th November. England Cricket Board has announced its team. Many players have got a chance in the team while many players have been dropped. Jamie Smith didn't get any chance.
England has to play a white ball series against West Indies before New Zealand. After this, New Zealand will leave for a 3-match test series. England recently lost the 3-match Test series against Pakistan 1-2. But now the team is ready for the next test match.
Ben Stokes will take over the captaincy
The board has appointed Ben Stokes as the captain for the series against New Zealand. Stokes had recently captained Pakistan. But they had to lose the series. Jamie Smith has not been selected for the Test series against New Zealand. He was recently part of the England team against Pakistan.
Jacob Bethel got his first chance
England all-rounder Jacob Bethel has been included in the England team for the Test series for the first time. He was consistently performing well in domestic tournaments. Jacob Bethel took 85 runs and 4 wickets in 5 ODIs for England. Apart from this, he has scored 46 runs in 2 T20 matches.
He has performed brilliantly in domestic tournaments. He scored 738 runs and took 7 wickets in 20 first-class matches. Apart from scoring 424 runs in 21 List A matches, he has also taken 19 wickets. In 20 T20 matches, this player has scored 782 runs and taken 7 wickets.
England cricket team team
Ben Stokes, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Brydon Carsey-Jordan, cox Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Ollie Stone, Chris Woakes.