An aggressive England dominated almost from start to finish to thrash New Zealand by 323 runs on Sunday in the second Test and emphatically win the series with a match to go.
New Zealand vs England 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: England dismissed New Zealand for 259 to win the second Test by an emphatic 323 runs in Wellington on Sunday
New Zealand and England were docked three points each for maintaining a slow over-rate in the opening Test of their three-match series.
Jasprit Bumrah ran riot in the Perth Test against Australia, playing instrumental role in India's victory.
Joe Root smashed Sachin Tendulkar's record as England hammered New Zealand in the first Test of the series on Sunday.
New Zealand vs England 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: New Zealand lead by only 4 runs in the second innings, with only four wickets in hand.
Stokes says that his team believes in taking things "game by game, series by series", which does not align with the long-term nature of the WTC, with each cycle spread across three years.
New Zealand put their historic 3-0 series win in India behind them Wednesday as they selected pace bowler Nathan Smith to make his debut against England in the first Test
Ben Stokes had previously played for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL.
Jacob Bethell will bat at number three on his Test debut as England on Tuesday named their team for the series opener against New Zealand in Christchurch.