England Test tour of New Zealand: Dates, venues, England squad, history and more

England's Test side will wrap up 2024 with a three-match series in the southern hemisphere against New Zealand.

Following a record-breaking win in Multan which saw Joe Root and Harry Brook reach major personal milestones, England's tour of Pakistan unravelled in the two subsequent Tests as they fell to a series defeat against the Shaheens.

New Zealand head into the series off the back of an extraordinary triumph as they inflicted India's first 3-0 home whitewash and the Black Caps will welcome the return of one of their most formidable batters, England head coach Brendon McCullum.

England Test tour of New Zealand dates

England begin their tour of New Zealand with a two-day warm-up match against a New Zealand XI on 23rd & 24th November in Queenstown.

The first Test follows four days later on the 28th November in Christchurch and the series will conclude on the 18th December in Hamilton.

• 1st Test: 28 November-2 December (22:00 GMT, 11:00 local)
• 2nd Test: 6-10 December (22:00 GMT, 11:00 local)
• 3rd Test: 14-18 December (22:00 GMT, 11:00 local)

England Test tour of New Zealand venues

Participating in a warm-up match in Queenstown, the first Test will be held in Christchurch before England return to the Basin Reserve in Wellington, the scene of their agonising one-run defeat to New Zealand in February 2023.

The third and final Test will take place in Hamilton.

• 1st Test: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
• 2nd Test: Basin Reserve, Wellington
• 3rd Test: Seddon Park, Hamilton

England squad for Test tour of New Zealand

England named one change from the Test squad who faced Pakistan for the tour of New Zealand with all-rounder Jacob Bethell drafted in to replace Jamie Smith, who will miss the trip as he takes paternity leave.

Bethell featured in England's white-ball series against Australia in September and was included again for the limited-overs series against the West Indies in the Caribbean.

Smith's absence means there's a vacancy at wicketkeeper and the uncapped Jordan Cox is expected to deputise with the gloves, with Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes overlooked.

Vice-captain Ollie Pope retains his place despite averaging 11 in the 2-1 series defeat in Pakistan.

Full England squad

Ben Stokes (Durham)
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire) 
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Jordan Cox (Essex)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

New Zealand v England Test history and records

England's first Test series against New Zealand dates back to January 1930 and the visitors secured an eight-wicket triumph in Christchurch.

Victory in that contest was a sign of what was to come between the nations as England dominated the head-to-head record in the four decades that followed.

It wasn't until 1978 at the 48th attempt that New Zealand finally broke their duck against England in Test cricket, winning by 72 runs in Wellington.

In total, New Zealand have won 13 of the 112 Test matches against England, though more than half of those have been recorded in the 21st century. England have won 52 matches, with 47 concluding in a draw.

Joe Root has scored the most runs in Test matches between the two as the Yorkshireman has tallied up 1,707 runs against the Black Caps from 18 matches. John Wright was the largest thorn for England with the Kiwi scoring 1,518 runs against the Three Lions between 1978 and 1992.

One of the great fast bowlers of all time, New Zealand legend Richard Hadlee has taken the most wickets with 97, closely followed by Stuart Broad on 94.

The last Test series between the two nations in New Zealand was a draw, with the hosts snatching victory by one run in the final Test.

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