Overview
- New Zealand named a 19-player Test squad on Wednesday for a four-day Ireland match on May 27 and a three-Test England series starting June 4 at Lord's.
- Kyle Jamieson returns to five-day cricket after a 2024 back stress fracture, with coach Rob Walter saying he is really fit and strong.
- Kane Williamson is back after last featuring in December, with his availability to be decided on a series-by-series basis.
- Michael Bracewell has stepped away from Test cricket for family reasons, Jacob Duffy will miss the tour for the birth of his first child, and Mitchell Santner is out with a shoulder injury with a possible return later in the England leg.
- Michael Rae and uncapped seamer Kristian Clarke are included for the Ireland Test only, while Ben Sears will play in Belfast and travel to England as reserve, as New Zealand sit second in the World Test Championship.