New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is wary of obsessing about the impact one man can make on any team – even if that cricketer is England’s returning match-winner Ben Stokes.

While Eoin Morgan’s tourists prepare to welcome Stokes back, for his first international match since he was arrested outside a Bristol nightclub five months ago, Williamson is determined his team will concentrate on their own potential in Sunday’s one-day international at Hamilton’s Seddon Park.

The Kiwis’ strengths are substantial too, as demonstrated by their home ODI record this winter of played eight and won eight against West Indies and Pakistan.

England hit back from their Ashes disappointment, in Stokes’ absence, by beating Australia 4-1 in ODIs – so there is good reason for both teams to be highly respectful of the opposition.

Asked about the Stokes factor, Williamson said: “There are a number of quality match-winning players in the English side … (so) it’s tough to focus on one name.

“They are very aggressive with the bat, and their balance is one of their biggest strengths with the number of all-rounders.

“England are one of the best sides in one-day cricket at the moment, having just played against a strong Australian side and been so successful.

“We know it’s a tough challenge, but one the guys are looking forward to.”

Just last weekend at this venue, the Kiwis lost the battle but won the war when a two-run defeat to England was enough nonetheless to progress at the victors’ expense to a Twenty20 Tri-series final – in which Australia then prevailed in Auckland.

Williamson added: “We don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves.

“There’s been some good one-day cricket played by our group, but we do know we’ll have to adapt to the opposition and the surfaces – which have been different throughout each venue.

“The way we’ve been adapting to conditions, which have changed a lot, has been a real strength.”