Devon Conway Left NZ Squad

NZ Player Flies Back Home Amidst Ongoing Test Series vs England

Pranvit Singh Dang

Modified - Jun 11, 2026, 12:35 PM

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The test cricket season is underway with the New Zealand tour of England for a three-match test series. The series began with a match at the Home of Cricket, Lord's Cricket Ground, London and the match ended in favour of the England cricket team. However, after the 1st test match, a series of incidents took place around the series where English skipper Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were not included in the 2nd Test match.

While this all happened in England's camp, a New Zealand player flew back home during the ongoing test series against England. Let's find out the reason behind Devon Conway leaving for home amidst the test series.

Why Devon Conway Left NZ Squad Amid Ongoing Series?

The Kiwi opener, Devon Conway, who is considered one of the best openers in the world, has left the NZ squad ahead of the 2nd test match between England and New Zealand due to the birth of his second child. The participation of Devon Conway in ENG vs NZ Test at the Kennington Oval, London, was doubtful until he confirmed that he would be back in England ahead of the second Test starting Wednesday, 17 June.

The gap between the 1st and 2nd test match has made it happen for Devon Conway to visit home and cherish the moment of the birth of his second child, and even return to England in time to feature in the 2nd ENG vs NZ Test. Devon Conway will feature in the 2nd test and will be looking to maximize the opportunity and score well.

Devon Conway Performance in 1st ENG vs NZ Test

During the 1st Test at Lord’s, Devon Conway had two very different innings. In the first innings, he got out early, scoring just 1 run off 5 balls after being trapped LBW by a brilliant delivery from Ollie Robinson. But in the second innings, Conway showed great fighting spirit. On a tough pitch with weather interruptions, he played a solid knock of 41 runs off 91 balls. He also built an important 53-run partnership with Glenn Phillips. His resistance finally ended when a short ball from Ben Stokes got him out.