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Kane Williamson volition proceed his pursuit of 10,000 Test runs aft being named Thursday successful New Zealand's squad to play Ireland and England successful May and June.
The squad features a daze omission from the England limb of the tour, Will Young near retired successful favour of Henry Nicholls.
The 19-man squad volition play a one-off Test against Ireland starting May 27 successful Belfast earlier a three-Test bid against England starting June 4.
Williamson has 9,461 runs astatine an mean of 54.7 successful 108 Test matches, and said successful December helium was considering retirement.
"As you get to the second stages (of your career) those thoughts surely participate your mind," said Williamson, who added his aboriginal committedness to the Black Caps would beryllium "series by series".
As it turns retired the 35-year-old has committed to New Zealand's adjacent 4 Tests, portion New Zealand volition besides play India astatine location and Australia distant aboriginal successful the year.
Young's omission for the England Tests comes arsenic a daze fixed he'd been the long-standing preferred back-up to New Zealand's batting group.
With constricted opportunities, Young had 4 50-plus scores successful his past 9 Test innings, including 74 opening the batting against a fiery spell from accelerated bowler Blessing Muzarabani connected a lively transportation against Zimbabwe.
Nicholls, who had earned a callback aft 18 months successful the planetary wilderness, came successful the adjacent time connected a then-placid transportation and scored 150 not out, but having hardly faced Zimbabwe's champion bowler.
Young is portion of the squad for the Ireland Test but volition caput location astatine its conclusion.
Black Caps manager Rob Walter named 2 imaginable debutants successful seamer Kristian Clarke and spin-bowling all-rounder Dean Foxcroft.
"To beryllium capable to trial ourselves against immoderate of the precise champion Test teams successful the satellite is an breathtaking situation and with the added carrot of the 4th variation of the World Test Championship," Walter said.
"I cognize it's thing the players and unit alike person been looking guardant to for immoderate clip and we're determined to conscionable the accidental caput on."
New Zealand are bolstered by the instrumentality of Kyle Jamieson and Will O'Rourke, portion Jacob Duffy volition beryllium retired the circuit arsenic helium awaits the commencement of his child.
All-rounder Michael Bracewell said helium volition nary longer play Test cricket, alternatively focusing connected limited-overs formats.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (capt), Tom Blundell, Kristian Clarke (IRE only), Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Dean Foxcroft, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O'Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae (IRE only), Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Kane Williamson, Will Young (IRE only).
