ENG vs NZ, 2nd Test Day 2 Live Score: Devon Conway, Will Young stitch 100 runs partnership, put Blackcaps on top; NZ 132/1 (44 ov) – Follow Live Updates- New Zealand opening batsman Devon Conway smashed yet another fifty to help his side recover after the early wicket of captain Tom Latha on Day 2 of the second Test against England on Friday. Latham was sent back by England pacer Stuart Broad while Conway is looking in good touch. Conway will aim to continue his good form from the first Test where he scored a double ton while Will Young will want to make most of the opportunity that he got in absence of captain Kane Williamson. For England James Anderson, Mark Wood and Olly Stone had no luck with the ball in the first session.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham (C) | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 | |
| Devon Conway | 79 | 136 | 12 | 0 | 58.09 | |
| Will Young | 40 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 35.40 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 132/1 (44) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | R Taylor, HM Nicholls, TA Blundell, DJ Mitchell, N Wagner, MJ Henry, AY Patel, TA Boult | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 11 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 2.91 |
| Stuart Broad | 11 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1.55 |
| Mark Wood | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Olly Stone | 7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 3.43 |
| Joe Root | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | 1-15 | 5.4 |
First Innings
ENG vs NZ LIVE: New Zealand pacer Trent Boult picked a four-wicket haul to help his side restrict England to 303/10 on Day 2 of the second Test here at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Boult was making a comeback into the side after missing the first Test due to personal reasons. Matt Henry picked three wickets while Ajaz Patel and Neil Wagner took two and one wickets respectively.
For the hosts, after the Rory Burns show on Day 1, it was Daniel Lawrence’s fighting fifty that kept England in the hunt. England reached the 300 run mark thanks to the partnership between Mark Wood and Lawrence. Now in the second innings, all-eyes will be on England pacer James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
303/9 (100 ov)
Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR Rory Burns 81 187 10 0 43.32 Dom Sibley 35 84 5 0 41.67 Zak Crawley 0 4 0 0 0.00 Joe Root (C) 4 7 1 0 57.14 Ollie Pope 19 49 1 0 38.78 Dan Lawrence 81 124 13 0 65.32 James Bracey (WK) 0 1 0 0 0.00 Olly Stone 20 52 2 0 38.46 Mark Wood 41 80 7 0 51.25 Stuart Broad 0 4 0 0 0.00 James Anderson 4 10 1 0 40.00 Extra 18 (b 5, w 1, nb 2, lb 10) Total 303/9 (100) Yet To Bat
BOWLING O M R W ECON Trent Boult 28 5 85 3 3.04 Matt Henry 26 7 78 3 3.00 Neil Wagner 21 6 68 1 3.24 Daryl Mitchell 11 2 23 0 2.09 Ajaz Patel 14 4 34 2 2.43
Fall Of Wickets FOW Over Dom Sibley 1-72 29.6 Zak Crawley 2-73 30.6 JE Root 3-85 33.5 Ollie Pope 4-127 49.4 Rory Burns 5-169 58.6 JR Bracey 6-175 60.1 OP Stone 7-222 75.2 Mark Wood 8-288 95.1 Stuart Broad 9-289 96.2 An entertaining day in front of a bouncing Edgbaston crowd! 🏴🏏
15-minute highlights: https://t.co/UJmtMa61m2#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/qcgGcFL7yb
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 11, 2021
ENG vs NZ LIVE: Daniel Lawrence’s unbeaten half-century helped England reach some parity on the opening day of the second Test after New Zealand had their noses ahead and tails up.
A 47-run stand for the seventh wicket between Lawrence and Ollie Pope was crucial for England, who were reduced to 175 for 6 at one stage. Mark Wood then kept Lawrence company in the middle as the pair took England to safety. Wood remained unbeaten on 16, while Lawrence ended the day on 67, having added 36 runs for the eighth wicket.
ENG vs NZ LIVE: Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel and Trent Boult picked two wickets each to help New Zealand pull things back after a solid opening partnership between Rory Burns and Dom Sibley in the first innings of the second Test against England here at the Edgbaston, Birmingham. Burns missed out on a well deserved century. Neil Wagner also picked one wicket to help visitors get on top.
ENG vs NZ LIVE: England captain Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat first in the second Test against New Zealand here at the Edgbaston, Birmingham. English openers Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley helped England dominate the first session on Day 1. The hosts scored 67 runs in 29 overs. The net run rate was below three but it was important not to lose a single wicket in the first session.
A solid start from our openers 👊
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/BbquQqdQYF#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/2plWlDVpaV
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 10, 2021
ENG vs NZ LIVE: On the other hand, Trent Boult who is making his comeback into the side failed to take a single wicket. He looked off-colour in the first session. Daryl Mitchell, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel also was out of luck and could not break through the English openers.
#ENGvNZ | Neil Wagner on the current competition for places in the Test XI. Follow play LIVE from @Edgbaston with @sparknzsport in NZ. pic.twitter.com/o8idyo642d
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 10, 2021
ENG vs NZ LIVE: England veteran speedster James Anderson became the most capped England player. He goes past Sir Alastair Cook’s 161 Test caps.
He’s back, and just look at that smile!
Trent Boult will make his return for #ENGvNZ Test 2! 🔥
Catch the first ball at 10pm 🏏
Tune into the Blackcaps Breakfast from 7am each morning ☕🍳 pic.twitter.com/OnPxcZU5mA— Spark Sport (@sparknzsport) June 10, 2021
ENG vs NZ 2nd Test LIVE Score Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell(w), Daryl Mitchell, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, Trent Boult
England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Daniel Lawrence, James Bracey(w), Olly Stone, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
ENG vs NZ LIVE: With the World Test Championship final in mind, New Zealand has decided to rest their captain Kane Williamson who has been continuously bothered by a elbow injury. In his absence Tom Latham will lead Kiwis in the series decider – that starts today at 3.30 PM.
ENG vs NZ LIVE: On the other hand Joe Root’s England will try to overcome demons of ‘Racism Row’ that has rocked England Cricket at the moment. First match hero Ollie Robinson is already suspended and few other English cricketers currently facing the heat – it will be interesting to see how amid all negativity Root handles his team vs World Test Championship Finalist Kiwi team.
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