Cox fractured his thumb during a warm-up fixture in Queenstown and was subsequently ruled out of the series, with batter Ollie Pope taking the gloves for the first Test in Christchurch with regular keeper Jamie Smith away on paternity leave.
Brook had a fantastic series in New Zealand. Across four innings in two matches, he scored 329 runs at an average of 82.25, ending up as the leading run-scorer in the series. This included a century and two half-centuries. His best score in the series was 186 in the second Test. He also pick