2nd Test: New Zealand primed to 'throw some punches' at confident England

Bowling greats James Anderson and Stuart Broad, combined with some aggressive batting, propelled England to a thumping 267-run first Test win in a day-night encounter in Mount Maunganui.It was England's 10th win in 11 Tests under head coach Brendon McCullum and further evidence of the success of the New Zealander's "Bazball" attacking cricket revolution.

In contrast, New Zealand are struggling for form and confidence going into the clash at Wellington's Basin Reserve, where rain could play a part on the first two days.The hosts are winless in their last seven Tests since beating South Africa a year ago in Christchurch, including suffering a 3-0 whitewash in England last June."I don't think it's unfair to say we are lacking a bit of that confidence at the moment," said head coach Gary Stead, whose side were dismissed for 126 in their second innings of the first Test to lose in a little over three days."But I can assure you the faith is still with this group of guys."We're going to put everything behind them to make sure we go out there in Wellington and really throw some punches back at England."New Zealand will be buoyed by the return of experienced seam bowler Matt Henry, who was unavailable for the opener because of the birth of his child.

But they will again be missing fast bowler Kyle Jamieson, who is expected to be on the sidelines for several months because of back surgery.Jamieson has taken 72 wickets in 16 Test appearances and his loss was keenly felt in the pink-ball Test as New Zealand struggled to contain England's aggressive batting.Daryl Mitchell, one of the few to offer resistance to England's bowlers by making an unbeaten 57 during New Zealand's second innings, is relishing another crack at the