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New Zealand: New Zealand head coach Gary Stead on Monday said left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner is in contention to play in the second Test against England at Wellington.

Santner took 13 wickets in his last Test as New Zealand won by 113 runs over India in Pune to secure the historic series win. After Santner missed out on the last Test of the tour due to a side strain, he was included in the squad for New Zealand’s second and third Tests against England in Wellington and Hamilton, respectively.

"That's the likely big decision to make. I guess Mitch's selection is on the back of what happened in Wellington last (season) with it being very, very spin-friendly. But we will monitor that when we get up there and have a look," said Stead to reporters.