In the latest news coming from the New Zealand camp, the management has made a major change ahead of the upcoming Zimbabwe Test series. They have added Michael Bracewell as a replacement for the injured Glenn Phillips for the first Test match, who has been recovering from a right groin injury. Phillips had suffered the injury during the Major League Cricket (MLC) final while playing for the Washington Freedom on July 13. Michael Bracewell, who was initially unavailable for the Test series due to his commitments to play in the Hundred for the Southern Brave in England, has been participating in the ongoing Zimbabwe tri-series nation tournament, where New Zealand will be playing the final against South Africa. Also Read: Spot-Fixing alleged player likely to come back in Zimbabwe-New Zealand Test Series Head coach Rob Walter stated that Bracewell would be a like-for-like replacement for the team, bringing his key skillsets and experience and allowing him to balance the team structure. Rob Walter said: "Glenn's injury provided a gap in the Test squad and Michael is the closest like-for-like replacement," Walter said. "His experience and skillset will be a great asset and allow us to keep the same balance of the team." Due to Bracewell’s commitment with the Hundred, he will be released from the Test squad after the first Test match. A decision for the second Test match will be made later on, according to a NZC release. Michael Bracewell has featured in 8 Test matches so far in his career, where he has scored 259 runs with a half-century and has also taken 24 wickets at a strike rate of 64.6. The two-match Test series between New Zealand and Zimbabwe will start in Bulawayo from July 30, marking New Zealand’s first Test series tour of Zimbabwe since 2016.