England will face New Zealand in the second Test of the series on June 10 from 3:30 PM onwards at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

New captain Ben Stokes led England to victory in the first test with the help of Root and Anderson. Meanwhile, New Zealand suffered a batting collapse in the second innings and lost the game.

England vs New Zealand: 2nd Test Preview

Match Details:-

Match: England vs New Zealand - 2nd Test
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Date & Time: 10th - 14th June, 2022 at 3:30 PM (IST)
Where to watch Live: Sony Six, Sony Ten 1 & Sony LIV.

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Pitch Report: England vs New Zealand

The surface at the Trent Bridge furnishes a neutral wicket where both the departments are expected to receive a decent amount of help from the surface. Spinners can come lethal in the middle overs while pacers will be in the game throughout.

Injury News:

All-rounder Colin de Gradhomme will miss the remainder of the Test series due to his heel injury that he sustained during the first Test match.

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Team news: 2nd Test

England:

Under new captain Stokes and coach McCullum on the England side, the team is now looking solid with Root and Anderson in fine form. The way they managed to make a comeback in the first test was phenomenal and will carry the same confidence in this game. The second game of the three-match test series will happen at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham. England and their men will be looking to seal the series here with a win as two major players are missing the rest of the series due to injury.

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New Zealand:

On the other hand, New Zealand will be missing its two major players in the game. Kane Williamson and Colin de Gradhomme both will miss the game as said by New Zealand cricket. Williamson has tested positive for Covid-19 while Gradhomme has been recovering from the heel injury that he sustained during the first test match.

Bracewell and Rutherford have been added to the squad as a replacement. However, the Blackcaps are looking to give a fresh start in this game after their 5 wickets defeat in the last game. In Williamson's absence, Tom Latham is set to lead the side in the second test.

England vs New Zealand: 2nd Test: Possible Playing XI

England:

Zak Crawley
Alex Lees
Ollie Pope
Joe Root
Jonny Bairstow
Ben Stokes (C)
Ben Foakes (wk)
Mathew Potts
Jack Leach
Stuart Broad
James Anderson

New Zealand:

Tom Latham (C)
Will Young
Devon Conway
Daryl Mitchell
Henry Nicholls
Tom Blundell (wk)
Kyle Jamieson
Tim Southee
Ajaz Patel
Matt Henry
Neil Wagner

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England vs New Zealand: 2nd Test: Dream11 Fantasy Team Prediction:

The form of Indian cricket team's star batsman Virat Kohli is proving to be a matter of concern for Team India. After the poor performance in the three-match home series against New Zealand, India has a lot of expectations from its former captain. Kohli's record in Australia has been excellent. However, in the first innings of the Perth Test match, Virat has disappointed the team and his fans.

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Kohli dropped Labuschagne's catch

Virat Kohli played an innings of 5 runs in 12 balls and was out on the ball of Josh Hazlewood. Apart from this, Kohli also dropped the catch during Indian bowling. He dropped an easy catch of Marnus Labuschagne on the ball of Jasprit Bumrah. This brilliant ball found the edge of Labuschagne's bat, on which Kohli did not make much movement and dropped the ball in a hurry to take the catch.

Kohli dropped 29.6% of his catches

Virat is generally considered a good fielder but among the players who have got at least 100 chances since 2011, Kohli has the highest catches dropped percentages among Indian players. This figure also raises questions on Kohli's catching ability.

Kohli has dropped 29.6 percent of his catches in this period and only the England Test great James Anderson is ahead of him in terms of the catches dropped percentages. However, Anderson is a bowler who was never known for his fielding abilities. If we talk only about batsmen, then Virat Kohli has dropped the maximum number of catches since 2011.

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Kohli dropped the most catches in the last 5 years

From 2019 till now, Virat Kohli has been the number one Indian in terms of dropping catches. This trend has continued in all three formats of cricket. Kohli has dropped a total of 36 catches in international cricket since 2019. He has dropped 16 catches in Tests, 13 catches in T20I, and 7 catches in ODI format. 

Highest catches dropped percentages since 2011 | Min 100 chances

• 31.7% James Anderson
• 29.6% Virat Kohli
• 27.9% Alastiar Cook
• 25.7% Tim Southee

Is it the end of Rohit-Kohli? How can India qualify for the WTC final? Who else whitewashed India at home? Here are all the answers you need as Tom Latham's New Zealand defeated India by 3-0 in the recently concluded series. 

First of all, here are all the records which were made and shattered in the India vs New Zealand series. 

• This is the first time New Zealand won a test series in India.
• This is the first time since 2000 that India have been whitewashed in a home test series.
• New Zealand have become the fourth country to whitewash India in a three or more-match home test series alongside Australia, England and West Indies.
• This was the fourth time India were unable to chase down a total below 200 in a test match.

When was the last time India were whitewashed in a home test series?

South Africa were the last team who were able to whitewash India in a home test series in 200. At that time, Sachin Tendulkar was the captain of the team and India were going through a tough time with the match-fixing scandal around Mohhamed Azharuddin and a few other cricketers. 

South Africa defeated India in the first test in Mumbai and then continued their domination in Chennai in the second test as well.

Is it the end of the road for Rohit-Kohli?

With the form both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli shown in the India vs New Zealand test series, it is very likely that both the Indian batters have played their last test series at home. India will play their next home test series in October next year and with the backup players performing, it would be hard for them to keep their place in the team.

Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Ruturaj Gaikwad have been waiting for a long time and it is time now that the team management grooms these top-order batters for test cricket. 

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How can India qualify for the WTC Final?

As per the current WTC points table, six teams still can qualify for the World Test Championship Final in 2025. India will have to beat Australia by 4-0 or 5-0 to be able to qualify for the final. If they lose any test in Australia, teams like Sri Lanka, South Africa or New Zealand will get the upper hand in qualifying for the final alongside Australia.

The Indian Men's Cricket Team have already lost their series to New Zealand after losing the first two tests. With that, India's home test series wins ended. However, India still tops the list with 18 home series wins.

The 18th win came against Bangladesh after a 2-0 whitewash against them.

Here's the list of the top five teams with the most consecutive Test series wins at home

India leads the chart with 18 series wins, followed by Australia twice in the list, having 10 wins each time. 

New Zealand | 8

New Zealand, standing 5th in the table, has 8 home series wins to their name. Starting from December 2017 to January 2021. The team led by Kane Williamson had a perfect combination with the likes of Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Ross Taylor, perfectly complementing the spin-friendly pitches, allowing the team to capitalize on the home advantage.

West Indies | 8

Once a terror in World Cricket, the time span of West Indian dominance in test cricket clearly defines the legacy of the team.

The Clive Lloyd-led team, having shoulders of greats like Viv Richards and bowling legend Malcolm Marshall, had its winning streak of 8 series at home from March 1976 to February 1986.

Australia | 10 each

Another ruling team in World Cricket that successfully carried forward their once-created legacy is Australia. Australia is in the chart twice, having 10 consecutive home series wins.

The first phase started from October 1994 to November 2000. A little gap in between, and then the winning streak continued from July 2004 to November 2008.

India | 18

After the Kanpur test win against Bangladesh, for the first time after 92 years of Test cricket history, India had more test wins than losses.

Not only that, India's series winning streak at home increased to 18, making it an undisputed contender amongst the world giants.

New Zealand so far has received only three ICC trophies, including its recent triumph in the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Funnily, the first win for New Zealand was in the previous generations of fans, a generation that saw the two gorgeous captains Stephen Fleming and Saurav Ganguly.

The second win came in the next generation when the Virat Kohli-dominated Indian test side fell short to the representative of gentleness and calmness, Kane Williamson.

Here are all the three triumphs of New Zealand in the ICC tournaments.

2000: The Champions Trophy

Earlier known as the ICC Knockout Trophy, the Champions Trophy of 2000 was the first-ever ICC tournament that the Kiwis won.

The tournament was hosted in Kenya.

In the quarterfinals, New Zealand defeated Zimbabwe by 64 runs, advancing towards the seminal where they defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets. 

Coming to bat, Pakistan posted a huge total of 252, based on Saeed Anwar's 104 runs. While chasing, even though the Black Caps trembled a bit, they managed in the middle with the likes of Roger Twose (87), Nathan Astle (49), and Craig McMillan (51*).

In the final, they met the Indians. The Men in Blue, who were enjoying an undefeated streak in the tournament, fell short of winning the final despite Ganguly's 117-run innings.

Chris Cairns' unbeaten 102 led New Zealand to 265/6, winning by four wickets and securing their maiden ICC trophy.

2021: World Test Championship

The second big ICC tournament that New Zealand won was the inaugural World Test Championship in 2021, held in the Oval.

The rain-affected test match saw the Kiwis restricting the Indians to 217 in the first innings. Kyle Jamieson had his standout performance for New Zealand with his bowling figure looking 5/31.

New Zealand took a 32-run lead. However, in the second inning, India's batting crumbled for 170, posting a minimal 139 runs chase for New Zealand.

New Zealand achieved the target, losing 2 wickets, becoming the first ever test champion for the WTC.

2024: ICC T20 Women's World Cup

New Zealand's third ICC title came after they claimed their first Women's T20 World Cup title by beating South Africa by 32 runs in the 2024 final.

After posting 158/5, led by Amelia Kerr's 43 and Brooke Halliday's 38, New Zealand restricted South Africa to 126/9 in 20 overs. Kerr also shone with the ball, taking 3/24.

Despite Laura Wolvaardt's strong start for South Africa (33 off 27), their middle order faltered under pressure. This victory marked a remarkable turnaround for New Zealand, who entered the tournament after a 10-match losing streak.

List of ICC Trophies won by New Zealand

The second test against New Zealand had been dominated by one name: Mitchell Santner. With the completion of New Zealand's second inning, Mitchell Santner makes history becoming the first Kiwi to grab fifers in both innings against India. 

In the first inning, he scalped seven wickets, giving away 53 runs. In the second innings so far, he has taken 5 wickets, conceding 78* runs.

Earlier, it was the veteran Daniel Vettori from New Zealand who had a similar feat to his name. In 2004, against Bangladesh, at Chattogram he registered figures of 6/70 and 6/100.

The last spinner to do in a Test against India was Australia's Steve O'Keefe (6/35 & 6/35) at the same venue in 2017.

Mitchell Santer overtook Ajaz Patel with career-best record in test cricket

Earlier Mitchell Santner has registered his career-best record in test cricket— his maiden five-wicket haul, which counts a glamorous 7/53 against India, in the second test match at MCA.

With a seven-wicket haul, Mitchell Santner stands right behind Ajaz Patel, a bowler from New Zealand with the second-best bowling figure against India.

Also, he became the second Kiwi to have a five-wicket haul against New Zealand.

The 32-year-old cricketer was not present in the first test at Chinnaswamy. He got his name in the playing XI as a replacement for Matt Henry.

He not only justified his position but also carried on his red-hot form in the second inning. In case he grabs three more wickets, he will register the best bowling figure for a Kiiwi against India.

NZ spinners with two five-fers in a Test

• Daniel Vettori 5/62 & 7/87 vs Aus Auckland 2000
• Daniel Vettori 6/70 & 6/100 vs Ban Chattogram 2004
• Mitchell Santner 7/53 & 5/62* vs Ind Pune 2024