England v New Zealand: second men’s Test, day two – live
Updates from the second day’s play at the Oval Day one report Sign up for the Spin Mail Taha Well, that was nice: a semi-normal
Updates from the second day’s play at the Oval Day one report Sign up for the Spin Mail Taha Well, that was nice: a semi-normal day of Test cricket, wickets in single figures, enough there for the quicks, New Zealand’s batters able to get in … with only Glenn Phillips still on course to go big.
Of course, this isn’t a normal Test at all for England, with three debutants in the mix alongside an interim captain. Sonny Baker got to show off his wheels yesterday, firing the ball in at the toes, highlighting his value on this stage after a couple of torrid white-ball appearances.
He’s still got work to do this morning, though; Joe Root may well turn to him to help wipe out the tail. And then, potentially, a glimpse at the new shiny toys at six and seven.
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