'Three-dimensional' Lewis Gregory wants to represent England in all formats

"I see myself as a three-dimensional cricketer across all three formats. You try to adapt to each format as best as possible," said Gregory, who took 51 wickets in the 2019 County Championship for Somerset.

In England's second 20-over warm-up match against a New Zealand XI side on Tuesday, 29 October, Gregory hit 29* from 11 balls to help push his team's total to 188/5, which the hosts chased down thanks to Colin Munro's unbeaten 107.

Gregory, 27, hoped that if he does get picked in the upcoming T20Is, he'd continue to thrive in a similar fashion. Asked specifically about finishing an innings, he said: "It's something over the past couple of years I've done reasonably well, and hopefully if the opportunity comes in the next five games, we'll be able to do a similar thing.

"It's just trying to put people under pressure. There's no real pressure on myself, it's just going out there and try to hit the ball as far as I can.

"I like to think that there's more than just a slogger in there," he added. "But whatever is put in front of me, I want to adapt to. Whether it's batting for 10 overs or two overs, it's about going out there to assess the conditions and try as perform as best as possible. If I get a go, that's probably what I'm likely to be doing in this side, and I'll try to do it as best I can."

England have named four other new faces in the T20I squad, and ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020, Gregory said there would be plenty of competition for places in the side.

"It's a long way off," said Gregory. "It's a great opportunity out there for any of the guys to put your hands up and go, 'look at me, look at what I can do'. There's no doubt that if guys get an opportunity, they'll be pushing to stake a claim for that T20 World Cup.

"The dream for everyone is to play international cricket and that's no different for me. I've wanted to ever since I started playing – that was the ambition, to play international cricket and succeed in it. If I get an opportunity hopefully I can push on and succeed and nail down a place in the XI."

England will play the first of five T20Is against New Zealand on Friday, 1 November, in Christchurch.