England will continue to stick to their attacking regime for the upcoming New Zealand Test series but Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope should not get too comfortable, says Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain. Vice-captain Pope struggled during England's 2-1 defeat to Pakistan last month, averaging 11 and recording a top score of 29, while Crawley was unable to build on his 78 from the first innings in the opening game in Multan. England have named Warwickshire all-rounder Jacob Bethell in their squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand with Jamie Smith set to miss the trip due to the birth of his first child, meaning Jordan Cox will keep wicket.
"England have selected very well. The people in the last two years, random picks, have come in and they've all done very well and look very good cricketers," said Hussain, speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket podcast. "You've not looked at any of them and thought, 'well, what have England picked him for?' Trending "They've all looked good picks and put in performances straight away.
But will they ever go back? "It can't be a closed shop. I would like to keep nudging Crawley and Pope to say, 'do you know what? Keaton Jennings is getting a few runs or [Haseeb] Hameed is now getting a few or Rory Burns got a lot over the summer'. Also See: Sky Sports Cricket Podcast Other Sky Sports podcasts Stream Sky Sports with NOW Get Sky Sports on WhatsApp "Your place is not granted forever.
" England squad for New Zealand Test series Ben Stokes (captain), Rehan A.
