New Zealand's Williamson will skip Twenty20 series versus England
The batsman most recently featured for London Spirit in The Hundred earlier this season
New Zealand batter the star player will miss the upcoming T20 series versus the English side however captain Mitchell Santner has returned from injury to captain the Black Caps
Williamson, who hasn't featured in international cricket after the Champions Trophy final loss to India in March, is anticipated to make his comeback for the three one-day internationals against England that follow
Squad Changes
The captain is now fit from abdominal surgery, while all-rounder the young talent is back after a facial injury prevented his participation in the previous T20 series defeat by the Australian team
This three-game Twenty20 series featuring New Zealand and England begins in Christchurch this coming Saturday, October 18th
Player Availability
Williamson chose to skip the previous Twenty20 matches against the Australian side as per the agreement in his playing contract with New Zealand Cricket, and additionally he's regaining complete match fitness after a "minor medical issue", according to coach Rob Walter
All-rounder the skipper experienced an injury to his groin during his time with his franchise team during The Hundred and hasn't featured since
Seam bowler Ben Sears will be unavailable for the upcoming England Twenty20 matches due to a hamstring tear, whereas all-rounder the experienced player returns to the team
Match Fixtures
After the initial pair of Twenty20 matches in Christchurch this weekend, the series wraps up in Auckland on 23 October
Squad Lists
Black Caps Twenty20 team: Santner as captain, Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Conway, Duffy, Foulkes, Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Jamieson, Mitchell, Neesham, Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert (wk)
English T20 squad: Harry Brook (c), Ahmed, Baker, Banton, Bethell, Buttler keeping, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Dawson, Overton, Rashid, Salt, Luke Wood
