Billings in England ODI squad v NZ

Kent captain Sam Billings has been named in the England squad for a five-match ODI series against New Zealand later this month.

The 26-year-old will stay in New Zealand following the T20 tri-series which starts this weekend.

Following his international duties, the wicketkeeper-batsman will then fly to the UAE for his third season with Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League.

England’s 15-man squad versus New Zealand: Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

February

25: 1st ODI, Hamilton (d/n) (01:00 GMT)

28: 2nd ODI, Mount Maunganui (d/n) (01:00 GMT, moved from Napier)

March

3: 3rd ODI, Wellington (Westpac Stadium) (d/n) (01:00 GMT)

7: 4th ODI, Dunedin (22:00 GMT, 6 Mar)

10: 5th ODI, Christchurch (22:00 GMT, 9 Mar)