Second Test news as England make changes in Christchurch

By The Newsroom
Published 29th Mar 2018, 08:02 BST
Updated 29th Mar 2018, 09:05 BST
England's Moeen Ali: Axed.England's Moeen Ali: Axed.
England's Moeen Ali: Axed.
England have dropped mainstays Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes from their team to face New Zealand in tonight's second and final Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.

Out-of-form all-rounder Moeen was widely-expected to lose his place if England decided to make changes after their innings-and-49-run defeat in Auckland.

Frontline seamer Woakes’s absence from a 12 announced after nets on Thursday is more surprising - with batsman James Vince, uncapped spinner Jack Leach and fit-again fast bowler Mark Wood instead included.

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