England cricket team will kick start its summer season with a two-match Test series against New Zealand from June 2. England is stepping into its home season on the back of 3-1 loss against India in the five-match rubber during February-March in India. The Joe Root-led side will test its bench strength ahead of Ashes 2021-22 in Australia later this year and so some big players have been rested. New Zealand, on the other hand, would take the two-match series as a great opportunity to prepare for the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) against India at Southampton,