STEEPLE Ashton's James Vince has been included in England's 13-man T20 squad to face New Zealand in the NatWest International T20 on Tuesday 23 June at Emirates Old Trafford.

Hampshire batsman Vince, 24, and Essex left-arm paceman Reece Topley, 21, are two of five players in the 13-man squad who have yet to play a T20 international, with the others being Sam Billings, David Willey and Mark Wood.

Vince, who went to Warminster School and played cricket for both Warminster and Chippenham, has been on England's radar for some time after impressive form for his county.

National selector, James Whitaker, said: “This match against New Zealand allows us another opportunity to look at players relatively new to international cricket as we look to build a squad for the World T20 in India this winter.

“The squad is made up of players who have demonstrated their ability in domestic cricket and fully deserve a chance to continue their progress against a very good New Zealand side.

"We have already seen our limited overs cricket begin to move in the right direction which is exciting but we are all aware that we have plenty more to do if we are going to challenge the very best sides in the world on a regular basis.”