England in New Zealand: Kane Williamson to miss T20 series

While Williamson has opted to miss the final T20 series against Australia under the terms of his interim contract with New Zealand Cricket, he is also returning to full fitness after a “minor medical issue”, according to coach Rob Walter.

All-rounder Santner suffered a groin injury while representing Northern Superchargers at The Hundred and has not played since.

Bowler Ben Sears will miss the England T20 series due to a hamstring tear, while all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has been included in the squad.

Following the first two T20s at Hagley Oval on October 18 and 20, the series will conclude at Eden Park in Auckland on October 23.

New Zealand T20 squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert (wk).

England T20 squad: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wood.