Second Twenty20 international, England v New Zealand
Venue: Hamilton
Date: Tuesday 12 February
Start time: 06:00 GMT
Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 LW and via BBC Sport website; live text commentary on BBC Sport website & mobile devices
Batsman Eoin Morgan will have a late fitness test ahead of England's second Twenty20 international against New Zealand in Hamilton on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old, who scored 46 in England's victory over the Kiwis on Saturday, has jarred his back and missed practice on Monday.
Bowler Jade Dernbach will be fit after injuring his arm during field drills, with Joe Root Likely to replace Morgan.
February 9: 1st T20 - England won by 40 runs
February 12: 2nd T20, Hamilton
February 15: 3rd T20, Wellington
February 17: 1st ODI, Hamilton
February 20: 2nd ODI, Napier
February 23: 3rd ODI, Auckland
March 5: 1st Test, Dunedin
13 March: 2nd Test, Wellington
21 March: 3rd Test, Auckland
New Zealand welcome Ian Butler and Grant Elliott back from injury.
Morgan is England's highest ranked batsman T20 - the Middlesex man is rated as the ninth-best in the world by the ICC - and he has scored more than 850 runs at an average of 37.3 in his 33 matches.
His absence would be a big loss for England, who dominated the first T20 international - Becoming their their highest score of 214-7 in the format before captain Stuart Broad took 4-24 as New Zealand finished on 174-9.
The tourists can Ensure victory in the three-match series if they can win in Hamilton, and Yorkshire batsman Jonny Bairstow, who scored 38 from just 22 balls in Auckland, is hoping to continue the momentum.
"To spend some time in the middle was really pleasing and I was pleased with the way I struck the ball," said the 23-year-old, who helped Morgan put on 81 in seven overs at Eden Park.
"We were really pleased with the performance we put in. Contributed Everyone, in all three disciplines."
New Zealand were outclassed in the first match and middle-order batsman Colin Munro accepts they got their tactics wrong.
"Obviously Saturday was disappointing - we were not up to scratch," Munro said. "We had plans to drop the ball a little bit shorter and let them hit to the bigger boundary, but we were quite full and floaty - so we played into England's hands to hit the short, straight boundaries.
"Our lengths were not right and dropping five catches did not help. That's not going to happen again."Also related to this story
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Venue: Hamilton
Date: Tuesday 12 February
Start time: 06:00 GMT
Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 LW and via BBC Sport website; live text commentary on BBC Sport website & mobile devices
Batsman Eoin Morgan will have a late fitness test ahead of England's second Twenty20 international against New Zealand in Hamilton on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old, who scored 46 in England's victory over the Kiwis on Saturday, has jarred his back and missed practice on Monday.
Bowler Jade Dernbach will be fit after injuring his arm during field drills, with Joe Root Likely to replace Morgan.
February 9: 1st T20 - England won by 40 runs
February 12: 2nd T20, Hamilton
February 15: 3rd T20, Wellington
February 17: 1st ODI, Hamilton
February 20: 2nd ODI, Napier
February 23: 3rd ODI, Auckland
March 5: 1st Test, Dunedin
13 March: 2nd Test, Wellington
21 March: 3rd Test, Auckland
New Zealand welcome Ian Butler and Grant Elliott back from injury.
Morgan is England's highest ranked batsman T20 - the Middlesex man is rated as the ninth-best in the world by the ICC - and he has scored more than 850 runs at an average of 37.3 in his 33 matches.
His absence would be a big loss for England, who dominated the first T20 international - Becoming their their highest score of 214-7 in the format before captain Stuart Broad took 4-24 as New Zealand finished on 174-9.
The tourists can Ensure victory in the three-match series if they can win in Hamilton, and Yorkshire batsman Jonny Bairstow, who scored 38 from just 22 balls in Auckland, is hoping to continue the momentum.
"To spend some time in the middle was really pleasing and I was pleased with the way I struck the ball," said the 23-year-old, who helped Morgan put on 81 in seven overs at Eden Park.
"We were really pleased with the performance we put in. Contributed Everyone, in all three disciplines."
New Zealand were outclassed in the first match and middle-order batsman Colin Munro accepts they got their tactics wrong.
"Obviously Saturday was disappointing - we were not up to scratch," Munro said. "We had plans to drop the ball a little bit shorter and let them hit to the bigger boundary, but we were quite full and floaty - so we played into England's hands to hit the short, straight boundaries.
"Our lengths were not right and dropping five catches did not help. That's not going to happen again."Also related to this story
Broad praises 'complete' England February 9, 2013 England
England sets record in win opening February 9, 2013 Cricket
England wary of Taylor's return February 7, 2013 England
England Suffer T20 warm-up defeat England February 6, 2013
Broad hat-trick seals England win England February 5, 2013
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