Harry Brook played the role of New Zealand’s nemesis with flair on Friday, reaching his eighth test century as England finished in a strong position after the first day of the second test. Brook’s fast-paced innings of 123 included a century from 91 balls and set the tempo of a day on which 346 runs … Read more
New Zealand captain Tom Latham echoed his counterpart Ben Stokes and suggested that the rules and penalties concerning over-rate in Tests need to be reevaluated. “It’s certainly a challenge to get through those 15 overs an hour if the ball’s flying to the boundary a little bit more than usual,” Latham said on Thursday on … Read more
New Zealand named an unchanged starting lineup for its second Test match against England, starting in Wellington on Friday. The home side continues to field a four-man pace attack, opting to not include a specialist spinner in Mitchell Santner, who picked a 10-wicket haul during the Kiwis’ series sweep in India earlier this year. “We … Read more
England announced its squad for the second Test against New Zealand taking place at the Cello Basin Reserve in Wellington from Friday, December 6. The visitor, which won the first Test in Christchurch by eight wickets, will field the same XI for the clash. Captain Ben Stokes was named in the playing XI on Wednesday, … Read more
Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner has a chance to return to the New Zealand team for the second Test against England but coach Gary Stead said he would be standing by his batters after the eight-wicket loss in the series opener on Sunday. Santner, who took 13 wickets in his last Test in India as the … Read more