New Zealand takes on England in the second Test in Wellington starting from February 24. The Kiwis need to win the second Test to level the series. The Tim Southee-led side are currently placed eighth in the WTC points table.
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After winning the inaugural World Test Championship, New Zealand have failed to replicate the same form in the second edition. They have just won two Test matches and lost six in the 11 Test matches played by them during the second edition. They are just a spot above Bangladesh in the top nine Test teams at the moment.
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New Zealand, are also fighting injury concerns. They do not have Trent Boult available for the series and now they will be without Kyle Jamieron as well for a few months as he is all set to undergo a back surgery after picking up a stress fracture.
Both the teams recently took part in an away tour. England toured South Africa last month to face a defeat in an ODI series 2-1. New Zealand played against India in an away tour where they lost an ODI series (3-0) and T20I series. (2-1).
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New Zealand faced a humiliating 3-0 defeat during their last Test series against England in June 2022. Now, they will aim to avenge their loss on home soil by winning the second Test and levelling the series.
Having lost the first Test, New Zealand might make some changes to their playing XI heading into the second Test. In this article, we take a look at the likely New Zealand playing XI for the second Test against England.
NZ vs ENG: New Zealand’s Playing XI For England, 2nd Test, 2023
Tom Latham
Latham will open the batting. He scored 1 and 15 in the two innings of the first Test. The southpaw is one of the most experienced batters in the current Kiwi Test side. He has played 71 test matches scoring close to 5000 Test runs.
Devon Conway
Conway is key to New Zealand getting a good start in the second Test. He scored 77 in the first innings of the first Test and just two in the second. Overall, he has played 13 Test matches scoring just over 1200 runs averaging 53.
Kane Williamson
The former skipper will slot in at three. He is the most experienced batter in this Kiwi batting lineup. He scored 6 and 0 in the first Test and would like to make a substantial contribution in the second.
Henry Nicholls
The southpaw can slot in at four. He scored 4 and 7 in the two innings of the first Test. Nicholls has now played over 50 Test matches for New Zealand, averaging 37.04. He needs to step up for his side in the second Test.
Daryl Mitchell
Mitchell scored a duck in the first innings and 57 in the second. He was one of the two batters who got some runs under his belt in the first Test. He did not bowl in the first Test.
Tom Blundell (WK)
Blundell scored 138 in the first innings of the first Test. He is the specialist wicket-keeper in Test matches for New Zealand. He has played 23 Test matches for New Zealand scoring over 1500 runs with four hundreds and eight fifties.
Michael Bracewell
Bracewell will slot in at seven. He had a memorable ODI series against India before playing the first Test against England. He has played five Tests so far scoring 210 runs and picking up 16 wickets. He took three wickets in the first Test.
Tim Southee (C)
Southee the skipper will slot in at eight. He will have the added pressure of winning the second Test. He did not have a good first Test either with bat or ball. He just took two wickets in the first Test.
Neil Wagner
Neil Wagner will partner with Southee in the absence of Trent Boult. He picked up six wickets in the first Test. He will need to bowl aggressively against the England batters in the second Test. Wagner went past 250 Test wickets in the first Test.
Blair Tickner
Ticket made his debut in the first Test and should play in the second. He picked up four wickets in the Test match. He has played nine ODIs and 17 T20Is for the Kiwis as well.
Ish Sodhi
Sodhi should replace Scott Kuggeleijn in the second Test. His experience will come in handy for his side in a must-win Test match. Kuggeleijn went over 80 runs in the two innings of the first Test.
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