England are set to be without paceman Chris Woakes for another Test series, this time the visit by New Zealand, as he has required knee surgery and will be out for up to six weeks.
New Zealand Test wicketkeeper BJ Watling is eager to show English fans how much his side has improved, compared to when they were last in the UK in 2013, when the Black Caps visit England in May.
Batsman Martin Guptill's ODI form has earned himself a place in the New Zealand Test squad that will tour England for two Test matches in May and June.
Familiar foes amid a Future Tours Programme insistent on return series, the English and Black Caps will flank the end of May and the start of June with three more one-dayers.
It will require a huge amount of concentration from the Black Caps if they want to level the series, as England's pace bowlers enjoy this venue and are on a high after their success in the first Test.
