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Jones reaches his ton, as Warburton returns

He will reach the historic milestone in the opening Test against New Zealand in Auckland.

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Coach Warren Gatland has made five changes to the side beaten by England in their hit-out ahead of the three-Test series against the World Champion All Blacks.Jones reaches his ton, as Warburton returns

They include the return of captain Sam Warburton from injury, along with Gethin Jenkins, Ken Owens, Bradley Davies and Jonathan Davies.

"We are under no illusions how tough the Test series will be against the back-to-back World Champions but the players are also aware how important this tour is," Gatland said when naming the side.

Centre stage will be the gladiatorial battle between the talismanic Jones, at 1.96 metres and 122 kilogrammes, and the All Blacks' former World Player of the Year Brodie Retallick (2.04 metres, 117 kilogrammes).

Jones, who will become Wales' fifth centurion, teams up with Davies in the second row while Warburton returns to form a new-look back row alongside fellow British and Irish Lion Taulupe Faletau and 22-year-old flank Ross Moriarty.Jones reaches his ton, as Warburton returns

Jenkins and Samson Lee have been named at prop with Ken Owens at hooker.

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Ospreys halves Rhys Webb and Dan Biggar retain the No.9 and No.10 slots – while outside them there is a reunion of Wales' most capped centre partnership of Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies.

The back-three remains unchanged from the warm-up Test against England with George North and Hallam Amos occupying the wing berths and Liam Williams at fullback.

"There is an opportunity for a number of players," Gatland said, as Wales aim to break a streak of 26 consecutive losses to the All Blacks dating back to 1953.

"It's an opportunity for a couple of boys to start and we are bringing in experience with Gethin, Ken and Bradley.

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"In the midfield it's nice to have that experienced combination back and the players who move to the bench will still have an impact on game day."

The replacements include former Auckland and Blues player Gareth Anscombe and the uncapped Ellis Jenkins.

Wales: 15 Liam Williams, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (captain), 6 Ross Moriarty, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Gethin Jenkins.

Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Rob Evans, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Jake Ball, 20 Ellis Jenkins, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Gareth Anscombe, 23 Scott Williams.

Date: Saturday, June 11

Venue: Eden Park, Auckland

Kick-off: 19.35 (08.35 UK time; 07.35 GMT)

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Will Houston (Australia)

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