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Matthew Cooper

Nasser Hussain pinpoints two major areas England must address after New Zealand struggles

Despite enjoying a dream start when they skittled New Zealand for just 132, England are now second favourites to win the Test after a collapse of their own with the bat and a brilliant partnership from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell.

And former England skipper Nasser Hussain has identified two major issues England need to address if they are to enjoy consistent success under the new coach-captain combination of Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.

In his latest column for the Daily Mail , Hussain was critical of the way England crumbled on day one, stating that "when the ball does a bit, their batting line-up is found wanting". He wrote: "The first two days of this Lord's Test have shown this new England set-up two major areas they need to work on.

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