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England vs New Zealand Live Score, Second Test: England and New Zealand head into the second Test at The Oval, with both teams dealing with major changes, albeit for very different reasons. England are preparing to play without captain Ben Stokes, while New Zealand begin a new era following the departure of long-time mainstay batsman Kane Williamson.

For England, fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Matthew Fisher were brought in after Lord’s man of the match Ollie Robinson was injured and spinner Shoaib Bashir was left out after not being bowled.

New Zealand great Kane Williamson surprisingly retired mid-series last week, ending a prolific 16-year international career. He was replaced at third in the order by Henry Nicholls, whose 58th and final Test was in Zimbabwe last August, where he scored 150.

That was the only change for the Kiwis as pacer Matt Henry passed a fitness test. On his first day at Lord’s, he suffered back spasms that reduced his effectiveness.

Assemblies:

England: Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root (captain), Harry Brook, James Rew, Jordan Cox, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Matthew Fisher, Sonny Baker.

New Zealand: Tom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke.