ENG vs NZ 2021 Live Cricket Score, 2nd Test, Day 2 Today’s Match at Edgbaston, Birmingham: WICKET – Devon Conway c Crawley b Broad 80. Huge wicket that. No century for Conway. Length ball on the leg stump, Conway flicks and finds the person at deep backward sq. leg. Kind of sentimental technique to go after a terrific knock. He had made a double century on debut and seemed good for a century right here, however that’s to not be.
Matt Henry, Trent Boult and Ajaz Patel struck twice every whereas Rory Burns and Dan Lawrence made preventing half-centuries as New Zealand restricted England on the primary day of the second Test at Edgbaston. At stumps, England have been 258 for 7 having opted to bat first. Burns, the opener, made 81 whereas Lawrence was unbeaten on 67 with Mark Wood (16*). England acquired an excellent begin and have been 72-0 at lunch, however misplaced three wickets for 13 runs shortly after as they slumped to 85-3, with captain Joe Root out for simply 4. But opener Rory Burns, recent from his hundred within the drawn first Test at Lord’s final week, stored them going whilst NZ struck on the different finish.
Henry, in for the veteran Tim Southee — one among three New Zealand gamers rested forward of subsequent week’s inaugural World Test Championship remaining towards India at Southampton — began the stoop. Dom Sibley tried to depart a Henry away-swinger however was caught behind for 35. England’s 72-1 grew to become 73-2 when Zak Crawley’s depressing run continued with a duck, the batsman caught within the slips after a unfastened shot off left-arm paceman Neil Wagner — the one surviving member of New Zealand’s assault from Lord’s. It was Crawley’s ninth single-figure rating in 11 Test innings since his gorgeous 267 towards Pakistan final yr. Henry then captured the prize wicket of key batsman Root, caught behind off a wonderful outswinger that moved late.
England went to tea at 152 for 4 however Trent Boult struck after the break, having Burns and James Bracey 0 (1) caught behind the stumps. Ajaz Patel made 20 earlier than being lbw to Ajaz Patel. Lawrence fought on at one finish and went previous his half-century, whereas Mark Wood gave him firm. The duo added an unbroken 36 runs when stumps have been drawn. Root had gained the toss and batted regardless of overcast circumstances that appeared to favour his assault, as soon as once more and not using a specialist spinner. New Zealand needed to make three injury-enforced adjustments, with captain and key batsman Kane Williamson (elbow), spinner Mitchell Santner (minimize finger) and BJ Watling (sore again) all lacking from the aspect. Their locations have been taken by Will Young, Ajaz Patel and Tom Blundell respectively, with Tom Latham captaining the crew. Meanwhile, James Anderson’s 162nd look noticed him grow to be England’s most-capped Test participant, breaking the document he had shared with retired former captain Alastair Cook. England made one change, with quick bowler Olly Stone changing Ollie Robinson who, following a profitable on-field Test debut at Lord’s, was suspended from worldwide cricket after the emergence of historic racist and sexist Twitter posts.
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