India, June 25 -- The New Zealand tour of England 2026 reaches its final chapter as the England cricket team hosts the New Zealand national cricket team in the series-deciding third Test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Thursday, June 25 2026. The three-match series is currently deadlocked at 1-1 after the visiting Blackcaps bounced back with a massive 253-run victory at The Kia Oval. Seeking to reclaim absolute dominance on home soil, the hosts receive a massive psychological boost with the much-awaited return of regular captain Ben Stokes to reinforce the middle-order hierarchy, while speedster Gus Atkinson returns to spearhead the pace attack.

NG vs NZ Playing XIs For 3rd Test at Trent Bridge (Announced)

England Playing XI

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