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ENG v NZ, 1st Test Preview: Selection Intrigue Surrounds England-New Zealand Opener

By AFP News June 01, 2021 • 21:59 PM View: 2010

England and New Zealand head into Wednesday's first Test at Lord's with both sides face some potentially awkward selection decisions.

The hosts, in a match that marks the return of spectators to international cricket in England after their home games were played behind closed doors last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, will field an attack missing injured World Cup winners Ben Stokes (finger) and Jofra Archer (elbow).

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