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The tourists hold the momentum after coming back to level the series with a 126-run triumph at Wellington to set up the decider at McLean Park over the next five days.

Grant Elliott and Tim Southee are in line to make their debuts and England captain Michael Vaughan said: "They'll no doubt be very nervous, but we'll certainly respect them. If there's an opportunity where we can get on top of any bowler, we'll try and take that."

He added: "We always try and look to start the game very well and try and get ahead on day one and that's exactly what we're going to try and do. It is an opportunity for us but New Zealand are a canny team and play good, street-wise cricket so it will still be a tough Test match."

England's only experience of 19-year-old seamer Southee - who claimed player of the tournament at the recent Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia - came during the two Twenty20 internationals at the start of the tour when he did well.

South African-born all-rounder Elliott, who qualified for New Zealand under residence criteria at the end of last year, featured against England for a Select XI in the tourists' final warm-up match in Dunedin aprecautionarynd impressed as a middle-order batsman and swing bowler.

"Grant Elliott played against us in Dunedin so we had a look at him there, but Southee we haven't seen too much of apart from the Twenty20 games," said Vaughan.

"He's obviously got a lot of potential but they will be nervous going into their first games and if there's any chance we can make the most of that, we'll try and do that.

"They are without two experienced players and they will miss them but we've just got to try and come out and play a good game and try and get on top of New Zealand as quickly as we can and continue where we left off in Wellington."