Eng unchanged for Lord's Test
14/05/2008 14:05  - (SA)  

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London - England have named an unchanged side for the first Test against New Zealand starting at Lord's on Thursday.

That meant pace bowler Matthew Hoggard, dropped after England lost the first Test in New Zealand in March, had failed to regain his place in the team despite being included in a 12-man squad.

Durham all-rounder Paul Collingwood has passed himself fit following a third injection into his troublesome right shoulder and should be available to bowl medium pace.

"It is going to be the same team that won our last Test in Napier," said captain Michael Vaughan. "Hopefully it will be a similar performance and a similar result."

The match at Lord's is the first of a three-Test series.

England:

Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan (captain), Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Tim Ambrose (wicketkeeper), Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Monty Panesar.

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