"When I heard about Ben it was a bit of a shock," said Bracey. "I'm really excited, but gutted for Ben. I had a lot of times this winter, trying to calculate how I'm getting in the team and how I'm going to get that opportunity. "We know New Zealand are going to put pressure on us and in those scenarios, I feel I can thrive and come good." Watch the first Test between England and New Zealand, at Lord's, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10am on Wednesday.

Source: Sky sports May 31, 2021 14:33 UTC