ENG vs NZ 1st Test playing 11: England's Bracey, Robinson to make debut

James Bracey and Ollie Robinson to their debut for England at Lord's today while Conway makes debut for New Zealand. Check ENG vs NZ 1st Test playing 11, weather forecast and head to head details

In the first Test of two-match series, James Bracey and Ollie Robinson will make their debut for England while Devon Conway will play its red-ball match for New Zealand at the Lord's cricket ground, London on Wednesday. New Zealand captain confirmed on the eve of the match that Conway will partner Tom Latham at the top of the batting order. 

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England and Wales cricket board has appointed Stuart Broad as a deputy of Joe Root as Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the Test series due to an injury. The board also announced that James Bracey would be England's 698th player, thus, he will keep the wickets for the hosts. Ollie Robinson will be 699th Test player for England as he received his cap ahead of toss.

England vs New Zealand 1st Test playing 11
 
New Zealand playing 11: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner.

England playing 11: Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (captain), Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, James Bracey (wk), Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson.

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England vs New Zealand head to head
 
Overall: 105
England won: 48
New Zealand won: 11
Draw: 46
 
England vs New Zealand 1st Test weather prediction
 
The weather prediction for the next two days in London is pleasant, and the conditions are ideal for a game of cricket. However, rainfall is predicted for the last three days of the ENG vs NZ 1st Test.

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England vs New Zealand 1st Test match prediction
 
The first Test between England and New Zealand is expected to end in a draw as three days of the play may be affected by inclement weather.
 
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Here are the squad of both the teams:
 
England squad vs New Zealand: Joe Root, James Anderson, James Bracey, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Olly Stone, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Haseeb Hameed.
 
New Zealand squad vs England: Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Jacob Duffy, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, BJ Watling, Doug Bracewell, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner.