England boss McNamara goes with same again for second Test

England coach Steve McNamara has named an unchanged 19-man squad for Saturday’s second Test against New Zealand at London's Olympic Park.

They defeated the Kiwis 26-12 in last week’s opening international at KC Stadium, Hull, and victory this weekend in the first-ever rugby league match to be played at the home of the 2012 London Olympics will see the national side record their first series victory over southern hemisphere opposition since 2007.

“It's been a quick turnaround from our victory less than a week ago, and it's a pleasure to be representing our country in London in front of a near sell-out crowd,” said McNamara, who had Huddersfield's Leroy Cudjoe and Warrington's Ben Westwood as unused members of the 19 last time out.

“The team have recovered and trained well all week at our St George’s Park base.

England team ahead of first Test in Hull

"There's a lot of hard work and improvement in front of us, and that had to start immediately after the game on Sunday.