England was forced to select a completely new group of players and management. There was a two-match test series against New Zealand in June, while a five-match test series against India starts in August. For example, would close contacts of a positive test be allowed to continue playing in a fully open society? He had been left out originally by England in a bid to manage his comeback from a finger operation. ___Revised England squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Jake Ball, Danny Briggs, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Matt Parkinson, David Payne, Phil Salt, John Simpson, James Vince.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 06, 2021 17:26 UTC