Dates, start times, venues, TV and streaming information, team news, form, weather forecasts, betting odds and more ahead of the four-match series
England host New Zealand in a four-match T20 series.
August 30: 1st T20I – Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street (6pm BST)
September 1: 2nd T20I – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (6pm)
September 3: 3rd T20I – Edgbaston, Birmingham (2.30pm)
September 5: 4th T20I – Trent Bridge, Nottingham (6pm)
This will be the first outing for England in a T20 format since their 3-0 series loss to Bangladesh in March. Coming off the back of their World Cup triumph in Australia at the end of 2022, the team were humbled in South Asia as the hosts cruised to victory in all three encounters.
Five months on, and off the back of their domestic white-ball season, England will be expecting to demonstrate why they are the world champions.
New Zealand had a tour of Pakistan in April and have just arrived from a series in the United Arab Emirates. They drew a competitive series in Pakistan and were victorious in the UAE, however they were dealt a surprise defeat in the second of the three-match series in Dubai.
New Zealand visit England for four T20Is [Getty Images]
Jos Buttler will lead an England team that has a mix of experience and youth to call upon.
Alongside the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingston there is a potential debutants. Surrey fast bowler Gus Atkinson receives a first callup.
Hampshire quick John Turner, also uncapped, had initially made the squad but has dropped out through injury, with Brydon Carse taking his place. Josh Tongue was replaced by Chris Jordan.
This could prove to be a pivotal series for Harry Brook, who was dropped from the initial ODI World Cup squad to make way for the returning Ben Stokes. Buttler has confirmed that Brook is still in contention for a spot and the batsman will be looking to give his captain a selection headache.
New Zealand captain Tim Southee has a plethora of stars to call upon, including many that have enjoyed a successful season in the T20 Blast and The Hundred.
The likes of Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips will look to use their successful spells in English conditions against the host nation.
There is also a callup for fast bowler Kyle Jamieson who, prior to this month's series in the UAE, had not featured since England's tour of New Zealand at the start of the year due to injury.
Jamieson came through the UAE series without a hiccup, taking 3 wickets before taking another 3 in the kiwi’s warm up game against Worcestershire on Friday (Aug 25).
England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
New Zealand squad: Tim Southee (c), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.
Gus Atkinson is line for an international debut [Getty Images]
The series is set to open with a clear and sunny evening in Chester-le-Street but rain is currently scheduled for the remaining games in Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham.
1st T20I: It is currently scheduled to be a clear and sunny evening in Chester-le-Street with temperatures around 16 degrees.
2nd T20I: A rainy Manchester day is in store, but conditions look to be brightening in the evening with temperatures up to 19 degrees.
3rd T20I: Birmingham is currently set for a day of rain with temperatures around 19 degrees.
4th T20I: A cloudy and rainy evening is scheduled for Nottingham with temperatures reaching 19 degrees.
Paddy Power has England as the favourites in the opening encounter, they are listed at 4/9 while New Zealand can be found at 7/4.
All four T20Is will be live on Sky Sports Cricket while ball-by-ball commentary will be available on Test Match Special.
The second T20I will be shown on BBC Two with the third one shown live on BBC One. Both games will also be available on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.
TVNZ has the rights to the games in New Zealand.
Fans in India will be able to watch the game on Star Sports while Fox Sports will carry the coverage for Australian audiences.
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