England captain Ben Stokes concedes that he has probably spoken too much about next year's Ashes and is wants the visitors to stay in the "here and now" as they look to sweep their test series against New Zealand in Hamilton this week.
Charged with confidence after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with convincing wins in Christchurch and Wellington, England begins its 17th and final test of the year at Seddon Oval on Friday.
England blew a similar chance for a clean sweep against Sri Lanka at home in September, and Stokes is all too aware of the dangers of thinking too far ahead.
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