Broad buzzing for England's new Baz and Ben era

Stuart Broad admits he is "flying" at being back around the England team after being dropped for the tour to the West Indies in the wake of Ashes defeat.

New captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have brought Broad and James Anderson back into the fold for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, which starts Thursday (from 7pm, Fox Cricket and Kayo).

Broad, who is basking in the reflected glory of the Nottingham Forest soccer club he supports winning promotion to the Premier League at Wembley, said: "I am flying, I am just excited to be around.

"The chance of being at the home of cricket and the home of football in the same week, if you'd have told my 12-year-old self that I wouldn't have believed you.

"It is going to be a great week."

Broad is looking forward to a new era under Stokes and McCullum and is excited for the future.

Broad added: "Very much so, it was a big change in the leadership above the team's head and there are really good guys there and we are looking forward to getting moving on the pitch.

"We have only been together as a squad since Monday morning. Brendan and Stokesy have led one training session and we go again this afternoon.

"There is an exciting feel to the group. We went to St George's Park last week for a couple of days and the team meal that night there was a lot of energy and a lot of focus to get going for an international summer."

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead believes McCullum will have an immediate impact on England's Test team.

Along with new England skipper Stokes and a new managing director in Rob Key, McCullum has been charged with turning around a team that has managed one win in their past 17 Tests.

Stead said McCullum, along with former Black Caps head coach Mike Hesson, had been the catalyst for change in New Zealand cricket and would waste little time making his mark in his new role.

"I have no doubt, knowing Baz (McCullum), that he will have an instant impact," Stead told reporters.

"Brendon will bring that heart-on-the-sleeve type (of) play, I'm sure, into that England squad.

"He'll be really clear on what he wants and how he wants them to play the game."

New Zealand named a 15-man squad on Monday but injured batsman Henry Nicholls and pace spearhead Trent Boult, who played in the Indian Premier League final at the weekend, are unlikely to feature at Lord's.

Winners of the World Test Championship last year, New Zealand's title defence is on shaky ground after tying home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.

They are also a different line-up from the side that beat England 1-0 last year, with senior batsman Ross Taylor and wicketkeeper BJ Watling having retired.

Stead said his team did not see themselves as favourites to win the series.

"We certainly don't look at it that way. (It's) a 50 per cent chance for both teams of winning the game when you start.

"It's just winning small moments and then the result will look after itself."

Meanwhile, England's new white-ball coach Matthew Mott, the former Australian women's coach, has named a 14-player squad for his first series in charge, three ODIs against the Netherlands in Amstelveen.

Lancashire seamer Luke Wood and Gloucestershire paceman David Payne are the uncapped players in the squad that features none of England's Test players.

"I'm very excited to be coaching a strong squad for my first series in charge," Mott said in a statement.

"We have tremendous depth with a blend of youth and experience. We want to continue to play in an expressive style and let our players showcase their skills and firepower."

England have not played an ODI since last July, and also face series against India and South Africa at home this season.

The matches against the Netherlands, the first ODI meeting between the sides, are part of the World Cup Super League, a qualification pathway for the 2025 ODI World Cup in India.

England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, David Payne, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, David Willey, Luke Wood.