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England unchanged for second Test, Matt Henry set to return for New Zealand

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The tourists romped to a 267-run victory in the day-night opening test in Tauranga last weekend on the back of the "Bazball" style of cricket they have been playing under Stokes and coach Brendon "Baz" McCullum.Seamers Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Ollie Robinson all played key roles in the win and Stokes said it was a no-brainer to send out the same side at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Friday after all three had indicated they were good to go."It was just a case of seeing how the bowlers pulled up and they've all pulled up pretty well so, yeah, unchanged team," he told reporters. "It is a fine line between picking your strongest 11 and ensuring that the bowlers that you pick are 100%.

It was pretty easy to pick the team once they told me they were ready to go."Last week's victory was a first in a Test for England in New Zealand since 2008 and they now have a chance to inflict a first home Test series defeat on the Black Caps in six years.In keeping with the philosophy of "Bazball", however, Stokes said England would be focusing on playing entertaining cricket rather than the result."It would be great to leave here with a 2-0 series win but I don't think we'll be looking to go in here to achieve that," Christchurch-born Stokes added."I think we'll be looking to play the exact same cricket we've been playing the last 10 to 12 months and if New Zealand are better than us this week, then we'll be able to say that."New Zealand skipper Tim Southee has made it clear his side will be glad to be back playing red ball cricket this week after being thoroughly out-strategised by England in the pink ball match at Bay Oval.The seamer added that New Zealand were highly unlikely to try and copy England's aggressive style of play in

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