New Zealand’s preparations for the World Test Championship (WTC) against India begin today. The team will have to play a two-match Test series against host England starting Wednesday. Although the series is not part of the World Test Championship, it is a very important series in terms of the WTC finals. The first match between the two teams will commence today at the most prestigious Lord’s ground. New Zealand are placed second in the latest ICC Test team rankings, while the host English team is in third place.

England fast bowler Stuart Broad takes over as new team captain

The day before the match, England’s fast bowler Stuart Broad was named as the team’s new deputy, with big responsibility. Another veteran, James Anderson, was also in the deputy competition, but the team wrestled with Brad. In this entire series, England have decided to rest their experienced players to do some experiments. That is why they have selected so many young players in their lineup for this series. Take a look at the potential playing XI of both teams –

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England Possible Playing XI: Dominic Sibley, Jack Crowley, James Bracey (week), Joe Root (C), Ollie Pope, Daniel Lawrence, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jack Leach, Mark Wood.

New Zealand’s possible playing XI: Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Henry Nichols, BJ Watling (week), Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamison, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner.