{"id":184714,"date":"2026-06-23T16:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=184714"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:33:14","slug":"england-xi-for-third-test-vs-new-zealand-stokes-atkinson-return-among-four-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=184714","title":{"rendered":"England XI for third Test vs New Zealand \u2014 Stokes, Atkinson return among four changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71138854\">England Test captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson will return to the playing XI for the final Test of its three-match series against New Zealand at Trent Bridge beginning on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Stokes and Atkinson\u2019s returns are among four changes the side makes, with Jamie Smith and Shoaib Bashir also back into the side.<\/p>\n<p>James Rew, Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker, and Matthew Fisher all make way. Stokes also returns as captain, replacing interim skipper Joe Root.<\/p>\n<p>The series is currently tied at 1-1 after England won the first Test at Lord\u2019s and New Zealand won the second at The Oval.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nEngland playing XI<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>\nEmilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root (c), Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/england-vs-new-zealand-third-test-playing-xi-stokes-atkinson-return-all-changes-latest-news\/article71138854.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England Test captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson will return to the playing XI for the final Test of its three-match series against New Zealand at Trent Bridge beginning on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":184715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-23T134948Z_325433456_UP1EM6N12EZVM_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL-PREVIEW.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177785,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177785","url_meta":{"origin":184714,"position":0},"title":"ENG vs NZ Live Score, 1st Test Day 4: England eyes win after Robinson, Atkinson rock New Zealand","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello and welcome to Sportstar\u2019s LIVE coverage of Day 4 of the first Test between England and New Zealand, being held at Lord\u2019s in London.PLAYING XINew Zealand:\u00a0Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William O\u2019Rourke.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":179076,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179076","url_meta":{"origin":184714,"position":1},"title":"Stokes, Atkinson left out for second New Zealand Test; Root named interim captain","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England Test captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been left out of England\u2019s squad for the second Test of its series against New Zealand. 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