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2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - chairman - 02-23-2023
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2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - chairman - 02-23-2023
England have named an unchanged XI, despite a few doubts about England's senior seamers. Ollie Robinson reported a slight knee niggle two days out from the Test, while Anderson and Broad both reported soreness after their Mount Maunganui exertions. None of them turned up for training on match eve, but as Stokes put it: "I just texted all three of them, asking if they were good for the game, and they said yeah". The decision means more time on the sidelines for Matthew Potts, the bustling seamer whom Robinson replaced during last summer's South Africa series, and Olly Stone, whose fiery displays in the ODIs in South Africa were a decent indication of his new-found robustness after recent back issues.
2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - chairman - 02-23-2023
England 111/3
2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - ketchim - 02-24-2023
315 - 3 after 65 overs
Harry Brook 184*, Joe Root 101*
Stumps, day 1
2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - ketchim - 02-24-2023
With Joe Root - who peeled off a 29th Test century during his 101 not out
- for company, Harry Brook was the dominant scorer
in a yet unbroken stand of 294
- a new English record for any wicket in New Zealand
- thanks to 24 fours and five sixes.
Having come into Wellington averaging 77 in Tests
he now sleeps over an average of 100.88.
2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - ketchim - 02-24-2023
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2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - ketchim - 02-24-2023
Unbelieveable Strike Rate
Baz has these guys changing TEST batting approach
Root and Brooks were OPPOSITE in their style !
2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - ketchim - 02-24-2023
323 - 4
67.1
Henry to Brook, OUT, lambasted back at the bowler... who clings on!
There'll be no double-bubble for Brook today.
Live by the sword, etc and so on.
Pitched up and Brook smacked an uppish straight drive,
it was on Henry in a flash and he seemed to take it on the forearm/bicep
but the ball then popped up nicely for a second bite,
and NZ have seen off the phenom
(who's average is back below Bradman, by the way).
Test-best from Brook but his first-class mark
- and that of his dad in club cricket -
will stand for a while longer
Harry Brook c & b Henry 186 (176b 24x4 5x6) SR: 105.68
2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - chairman - 02-24-2023
412 for 7
2nd Test, Wellington, February 24 - 28, 2023, England tour of New Zealand - ketchim - 02-24-2023
424 - 8
Root better hurry 148*