The 29-year-old, who will bat at number eight, has pipped Surrey's Will Jacks, while Ben Duckett will open the batting for his first Test appearance since 2016.
South Africa batter Rilee Rossouw registered a hundred against Bangladesh while Kiwi batter Glenn Phillips smashed a hundred against Sri Lanka in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 and enters the list of elite players.
Amongst active cricketers, Rohit Sharma (485) holds the record for Most Sixes in International Cricket and overall he is ranked second after Chris Gayle (553).
South Africa captain Dean Elgar believes England 's new 'Bazball' style of play has no "longevity" and that they could have "come away with egg on their faces" against New Zealand.
'Bazball' could be the most used term in world cricket over the last month but the inspiration behind it, England Test coach Brendon McCullum, finds the incessant talk around the newly coined word 'silly'.