London, June 13 -- New Zealand have drafted in Will Young for the remaining two Tests against England following Kane Williamson's retirement from international cricket on Friday.

Young, who last featured in a Test against West Indies in Christchurch in December, has represented New Zealand in 23 Tests, scoring 1,215 runs at an average of 31.97, ESPNcricinfo reported.

The 32-year-old was most recently part of New Zealand's ODI tour of Bangladesh, where he scored 30, 2 and 19 across the three-match series.

Young is set to arrive in England on Sunday, June 14, and will join the squad for training the following day ahead of the second Test at The Oval, which begins on June 17.

Kiwi's leading all-format run-scorer and widely regarded as on...