London: New Zealand legend Richard Hadlee has warned England that the Black Caps are ready to add to the hosts' woes in the forthcoming Test series. Although New Zealand have won just eight of 99 Tests against England, Hadlee expects Brendon McCullum's team to put up a strong showing in the first Test at Lord's this week.

Richard Hadlee
Richard Hadlee 

The Kiwis have won four of their last five Test series to move up to third in the rankings, two places above England, and they earned plenty of admirers in their run to this year's World Cup final. In stark contrast, England are in turmoil after sacking coach Peter Moores earlier this month following a poor run of results across all formats.