June 17 (Reuters) - ⁠England won the toss ⁠and chose to bowl against ‌New Zealand, as rain delayed the start of the second test ​at The Oval ⁠in London on ⁠Wednesday.

• England are without regular ⁠captain ‌Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson, ⁠who have been left out amid ​an ‌investigation into a nightclub incident.

• ⁠Ollie ​Robinson, who helped England win the first test with ⁠a player-of-the-match performance, is ​also out due to a knee injury.