England have added uncapped wicketkeeper batter Ollie Robinson as the cover of Jordan Cox for the last two Tests against New Zealand.

Ollie Robinson
Jordan Cox sustained a thumb injury during training on Sunday (November 24) and regular wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith is missing the Kiwi tour on paternity leave. And now Robinson has been added to the squad.

The gloves was handed to Ollie Pope after Cox's injury in the first Test. Cox's vacancy was filled up by Jacob Bethell. And he has got the place at No. 3 with Ollie Pope has been demoted to No. 5.

Ollie Robinson has a superb first-class record, piling up 4,103 runs at an average of 37.6. But Since the start of 2023, Ollie Robinson has racked up 1,802 runs at a jaw dropping average of 53, including five hundreds in the County Championship. 

England's squad for the New Zealand Test tour:

Ben Stokes (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ollie Robinson (Wicketkeeper), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes.

Schedule of the series : 

• First Test - Christchurch (28 November - 02 December) 
• Second Test - Wellington (06 December - 10 December)
• Third Test - Hamilton (14 December - 18 December)