FACTBOX-Cricket-New Zealand v England test series

March 4 (Reuters) - Factbox on the test series between New Zealand and England, which begins in Dunedin on Wednesday:

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Schedule:

First test March 6-10 University Oval, Dunedin

Second test March 14-18 Basin Reserve, Wellington

Third test March 22-26 Eden Park, Auckland

NEW ZEALAND

Test world ranking: Eighth

Captain: Brendon McCullum

Coach: Mike Hesson

Recent form (opponent/venue/result, most recent first):

January

South Africa Port Elizabeth Lost by innings and 193 runs

South Africa Cape Town Lost by innings and 27 runs

November 2012

Sri Lanka Colombo Won by 167 runs

Sri Lanka Galle Lost by 10 wickets

Squad (for first test): Brendon McCullum (captain), Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Peter Fulton, Tom Latham, Bruce Martin, Hamish Rutherford, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.

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ENGLAND

Test world ranking: Second

Captain: Alastair Cook

Coach: Andy Flower

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Recent form (opponent/venue/result, most recent first):

December, 2012

India Nagpur Match drawn

India Kolkata Won by seven wickets

November, 2012

India Mumbai Won by 10 wickets

India Ahmedabad Lost by nine wickets

Squad: Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steven Finn, Graham Onions, Monty Panesar, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Joe Root, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes

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New Zealand v England tests

Matches 94

New Zealand wins 8

England wins 45

Draws 41

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Recent England tours of New Zealand (Year/tests/winner/result):

1991-1992 Three England 2-0

1996-1997 Three England 2-0

2001-2002 Three Drawn 1-1

2007-2008 Three England 2-1 (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

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