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New Zealand, England name unchanged playing XIs for 2nd Test

New Zealand and England have revealed their playing XIs for the second Test match, set to begin on Friday in Wellington. Both sides have opted against making any changes to the line-ups that featured in the first Test.
New Zealand crashed to an eight-wicket defeat in the first Test, with England coming out with dominant performance. They are hoping to make their comeback in order to level the three-match series 1-1. Despite formidable innings from Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips, New Zealand couldn’t overcome England’s brilliance.
New Zealand XI: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Will O'Rourke
England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope (wk), Ben Stokes (c), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir
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