Live streaming, New Zealand vs England Test 2024 begins on November 28: Where to watch in India

The New Zealand vs England Test 2024 cricket series will start in Christchurch on Thursday, November 28.

As per the New Zealand vs England Test 2024 schedule, the first game of the three-match series will be played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

The second Test is scheduled to be held at the Basin Reserve in Wellington starting on December 6 while the third and final Test will take place at the Seddon Park in Hamilton beginning on December 14.

The upcoming three-match series is part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25.

Currently ranked fifth in the ICC men’s Test team rankings, New Zealand are placed fourth in the WTC 2023-25 standings with a point percentage of 54.55.

Led by Tom Latham, New Zealand will head into the Test series brimming with confidence after securing a historic 3-0 whitewash over Rohit Sharma’s men in India. 

Meanwhile, the hosts will need another clean sweep against England if they are to finish in the top two of the WTC standings and qualify for next year’s WTC final at Lord’s.

The New Zealand cricket team has received a massive boost with the return of their talismanic batter Kane Williamson who has recovered from his groin injury after he missed the Kiwis’ series win over India last month.

Bowling all-rounder Nathan Smith has earned his maiden Test call-up after his impressive performances at domestic level in New Zealand.

Spinner Mitchell Santner will miss the opening Test as he continues to recover from a side strain that he suffered in the third Test against India. He has been included in the squad for the second and third Tests.

However, the hosts will miss the services of their pacer Ben Sears and all-rounder Kyle Jamieson as they continue their rehabilitation.

Star pacer Tim Southee will retire from Test cricket at his home ground - Seddon Park in Hamilton.

On the other hand, the England cricket team will also play their final three Tests against New Zealand in the ongoing WTC cycle.

Having registered nine wins, nine losses and one draw, England are currently placed sixth in the WTC 2023-25 standings with a points percentage of 40.79.

Ranked fourth in the Test rankings, England have no chance of finishing in the top two of the WTC standings, but they could end New Zealand’s chances of qualifying for the WTC 2025 final.

Ahead of the three-match Test series, England have suffered a massive blow as wicketkeeper-batter Jordan Cox has been ruled out from the series after sustaining a fractured right thumb during a net session in Queenstown.

Cox was in line to make his Test debut in place of Jamie Smith who is currently on paternity leave. Ollie Pope is now expected to take the gloves for the opening Test in Christchurch. 

All-rounder Jacob Bethell has earned his maiden call-up in red-ball cricket. The 21-year-old earlier made his white-ball debut against Australia in both ODIs and T20Is in September.

New Zealand vs England head-to-head in Test cricket

The New Zealand vs England Test head-to-head record favours the latter. England have won 52 of the 112 Tests that they have played against each other. New Zealand have registered just 13 victories so far. As many as 47 Tests have ended in draws.

The last time these two sides met in cricket’s longest format, a two-match series ended 1-1 in New Zealand in February 2023.

Where to watch New Zealand vs England Test 2024 series live in India

Live streaming of the New Zealand vs England Test 2024 series will be available on the Amazon Prime Video app and website in India.

There will be no live telecast of the New Zealand vs England Test 2024 series on any TV channel in India.

New Zealand vs England Test 2024 schedule and live match start times 

All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)

New Zealand vs England Test 2024 squads

New Zealand Test squad: Tom Latham (captain/wicket-keeper),Tom Blundell (wicket-keeper), Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner (2nd & 3rd Tests), Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young

England Test squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Shoaib Bashir, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope (wicket-keeper), Matthew Potts, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes

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