New Zealand take on England in the second Test in Wellington starting on February 24. The Kiwis need to win the second Test to level the series. The team led by Tim Southee currently ranks eighth in the wtc points table
After winning the inaugural World Test Championship, New Zealand was unable to replicate the same form in the second edition. He has just won two Test Matches and lost six of the 11 Test Matches he played during the second edition. They are just one place above Bangladesh in the top nine Test teams at the moment.
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New Zealand are also battling injury concerns. They do not have Trent Boult available for the series and now they will also be without Kyle Jamieron for a few months as he is set to have back surgery after sustaining a stress fracture.
Both teams recently participated in an away tour. england tour South Africa last month to face defeat in a 2-1 ODI series. New Zealand played India on an away tour where they lost an ODI series (3-0) and a T20I series. (2-1).
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New Zealand they faced a humiliating 3-0 defeat during their last test series against England in June 2022. Now, they will try to avenge their home defeat by winning the second test and leveling the series.
Having lost the first Test, New Zealand could make some changes to their playing XI ahead of the second Test. In this article, we take a look at New Zealand’s likely XI for the second Test against England.
NZ vs ENG: Playing New Zealand XI for England, Second Test, 2023
tom latham
Latham will lead off the batting. He scored 1 and 15 in the two innings of the first Test. The lefty is one of the most experienced batsmen in the current Kiwi Test side. He has played 71 Test matches scoring nearly 5000 Test runs.
Devon Conway
Conway is key to getting New Zealand off to a good start in the second Test. He scored 77 in the first innings of the first Test and just two in the second. Overall he has played 13 Test matches scoring just over 1200 runs at an average of 53.
kane williamson
The former employer will be located at three. He is the most experienced hitter in this Kiwi batting lineup. He scored 6 and 0 in the first Test and would like to make a substantial contribution in the second.
henry nicholls
The lefty can be located in four. He scored 4 and 7 in the two innings of the first Test. Nicholls has now played over 50 Test matches for New Zealand, averaging 37.04. He needs to side with him in the second Test.
daryl mitchell
Mitchell had a duck in the first inning and a 57 in the second. He was one of two batsmen to get a few runs to his credit in the first Test. He did not bowl in the first Test.
Tom Blundell (WK)
Blundell scored 138 in the first innings of the first Test. He is the test match specialist goalkeeper for New Zealand. He has played 23 Test matches for New Zealand scoring over 1500 runs with four hundred and eight fifties.
michael bracewell
Bracewell will be in at seven. He had a memorable ODI series against India before playing the first Test against England. He has played five Tests so far scoring 210 runs and picking up 16 wickets. He took three wickets in the first Test.
Tim Southee (center)
Southee, the captain, will come in at eight. He will have the added pressure of winning the second test. He did not have a good first test with either a bat or a ball. He only took two wickets in the first Test.
Neil Wagner
Neil Wagner will partner with Southee in the absence of Trent Boult. He picked up six wickets in the first Test. He will need to bowl aggressively against the England batsmen in the second Test. Wagner passed 250 Test wickets in the first Test.
blair tickner
Ticket debuted in the first Test and should play in the second. He picked up four wickets in the Test match. He has also played nine ODIs and 17 T20Is for the Kiwis.
ish sodhi
Sodhi should replace Scott Kuggeleijn in the second test. His experience will come in handy for his side in a test match that he must win. Kuggeleijn topped 80 runs in the two innings of the first Test.
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