Match Details
The first game of the two-match Test series between England and New Zealand will be played at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.
This match will start at 1 PM IST. There will be live streaming of this match in India.
Preview
New Zealand has arrived in England for a Test series for the first time since 2015. In recent times, the visitors have had an edge over Joe Root and his men. Interestingly, this is going to be New Zealand’s first visit to Lord’s since that World Cup final in 2019.
England’s last Test series was in India and they had lost it 3-1. Having said that, it will be a relief for them they will have some friendly conditions to fall back on. Most of their players have recently been involved in the county season, which should make them happy. Kane Williamson and his men will have to get through the challenge of not having enough time to prepare.
Probable Playing XIs of ENG vs NZ
England
Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, James Bracey, Craig Overton/Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood/Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
New Zealand
Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme/Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner/Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner
Captaincy Picks for ENG vs NZ
Joe Root
More than 100 Tests and 8617 runs is a testament to the fact how good Joe Root has been in the past few years. He is coming from a really good season with Yorkshire as well and in his last appearance, he also scored 99 runs. In the last six months, his record is also good and he has shown that he can score big hundreds, something which his team would need now.
Kane Williamson
He has played 83 Tests and has scored 7115 runs in this team. He hasn’t played a Test match in a while but for a player of his class, it doesn’t take a lot of time to get back to normal ways of batting in Tests. He is also ranked no. 1 in the Test ranking for batsmen.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
Joe Root, Kane Williamson (C)
3-Player Team
James Anderson (C), Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling
4-Player Team
Neil Wagner (C), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Tim Southee
11-Player Team
BJ Watling, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (C), Joe Root (VC), Ross Taylor, Rory Burns, Daryl Mitchell, James Anderson, Neil Wagner, Tim Southee, Stuart Broad
