Stokes Backs Crawley's New Zealand Performance
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•New Zealand v England: Ben Stokes backs opener Zak Crawley
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England captain Ben Stokes backs Zak Crawley to improve his poor record against New Zealand .
Crawley made nought and one in the first Test in Christchurch, taking his average against the Black Caps down to 9.88 .
The 26-year-old missed the last three Tests of the summer with a broken finger.
England and New Zealand are unchanged for the second Test at the Basin Reserve , which begins at 22:00 GMT on Thursday .
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