Kyle Jamieson marks international return as New Zealand announce squads for UAE and England T20Is

New Zealand Cricket recently announced their squads for their upcoming T20I series against the UAE. It is worth noting that the Black Caps take on the UAE in Dubai from August 17–20 in a three-match T20I series. In announcing their squads, the most notable inclusion was of star pacer Kyle Jamieson, who will mark his return to the setup after a lengthy injury spell.

A partially second-string team will be traveling to Dubai to take on the UAE, as players like Dean Foxcroft and Adithya Ashok earned their maiden call-ups. The regular players like Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, and Ish Sodhi will not feature in the three-match T20I series, but they will be present for the series against England, which is scheduled to begin on August 30. 

New Zealand take on England in a four-match T20I series and will see the big names return to the setup. Chad Bowes, Dane Cleaver, Cole McConchie, and Henry Shipley, along with Foxtrot and Ashok, will be traveling to England but will not be part of the T20I squad. They will only be available for two warm-up games against Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.

Kane Williamson and Michael Bracewell were the two players who were not available for selection as they are currently recovering from injuries. Furthermore, with several new names being introduced in the squad, head coach Gary Stead came forward to reflect on the same. 

"It's always exciting to introduce new players to the BlackCaps environment, especially when they're on the younger side, as Adi and Dean are. Dean's been a really consistent performer domestically, and that was acknowledged by the awards he picked up in March. He's a talented and adaptable batter who also bowls useful offspin, so he will add to our spinning stocks, which are always valued in white-ball cricket," Gary Stead was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

New Zealand T20I squads

UAE tour: Tim Southee (c), Adi Ashok, Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver, Lockie Ferguson, Dean Foxcroft, Kyle Jamieson, Cole McConchie, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Henry Shipley, Will Young.

England tour: 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.