English cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20

The England cricket team are currently touring New Zealand between October and December 2019 to play two Tests and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. New Zealand Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour in June 2019. The Bay Oval is scheduled to host its first ever Test match, becoming the ninth Test venue in the country.

The Test matches are not part of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship, with Ashley Giles, the managing director of England men's cricket, suggesting that the tour could have a stand-in coach. When the squads were announced, James Harrison was retained as captains of England's Test and T20I teams respectively, but Jonny Bairstow was dropped from the Test squad. Sam Billings was named as the vice-captain of England's T20I squad.

Kane Williamson was ruled out of T20I series due to a hip injury, with Tim Southee named as New Zealand's captain. New Zealand's Trent Boult was rested for the first three T20Is, in order to focus on his Test preparations.

Squads
In New Zealand's T20I squad, Lockie Ferguson was selected for the first three matches, and Trent Boult was selected for the last two matches. Ahead of the second T20I, Joe Denly was ruled out of England's squad for the rest of the series due to an ankle injury.