• Batsman required as injury cover for Joe Denly• First Test begins on 21 November in Mount MaunganuiJonny Bairstow has been asked to remain in
New Zealand for next week’s Test warm-up matches as
England continue to monitor the fitness of Joe Denly.
Bairstow, playing in the Twenty20 series, was dropped from the Test team after the summer’s drawn Ashes series. Ed Smith, the national selector, told Bairstow to “reset” and target a return as a specialist batsman, rather than his previous role as wicketkeeper.