Nottingham (United Kingdom): Daryl Mitchell The tourists led New Zealand’s charge at 318-4 against England until the end of day one of the second Test on Friday.
Mitchell’s 81 not out and 67 not out Tom Blundell made England captain Ben Stokes Pay for your decision to bowl first on the flat Trent Bridge pitch.
England’s wounds were mostly self-inflicted, with three dropped catches, as bowling and fielding lapses in recent months returned them with a vengeance.
World Test champions New Zealand, who lost the first Test at Lord’s, were without Covid-hit Kane Williamson after the captain’s dismissal on Thursday evening.
Despite Williamson’s absence, the Kiwis punished England’s bowling to some extent after Mitchell and Blundell put on an undefeated 149-run partnership. Tom Latham And Will Young added 84 runs for the first wicket.
Stokes dismissed Young for 47 and the very next ball, stand-in captain Latham fell to James Anderson for 26.
But New Zealand remained positive, consistently hitting Devon Conway (46) and . As boundaries continued to be explored Tom Nichols (30) Placed the visitors on top.
Nicholls eventually handed Stokes to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who also took the catch when Conway dropped one immediately after Anderson.
Latham admitted that he would have bowled first if given the opportunity, but said he may reconsider that decision once his team has taken strong control.
Conway said, “We would have definitely taken it. We were looking forward to bowl first this morning as well, but after we lost the toss, we thought to score 300 runs in a day on a wicket like this was really a great deal.” Effort.”
“The pitch played better than it looked. There was a little bit of swing at times for the bowlers but it was a very real, good surface.”
Mitchell hit nine fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 81.
He went on the attack against spinner Jack Leach after tea, reverse-sweeping a boundary, then launching a huge six, which splashed into a fan’s beer in the stands.
The plight of the soaked woman prompted a comical response from England’s Matthew Potts, who was later seen trying to orchestrate the incident for the benefit of his teammates.
Potts did not find it so funny when he was getting some punishment from Mitchell and Blundell, who hit the seamer for fours in the same over.
When Joe Root dismissed him off Stokes, Mitchell had only three runs. He took full advantage of it after scoring a century with another crucial innings at Lord’s.
New Zealand were scoring at around four runs per over, a pace that underscored England’s frustration when Jofra Archer and Mark Wood were injured.
Stuart Broad tried to bowl short deliveries to Mitchell, but the batsman fought back with fire and hit a six to complete the century.
Root’s scintillating century propelled England’s first Test win, but this time he was doing more damage to his own team and dropped another catch, a difficult occasion when Blundell dismissed Leach for 47. .
England’s curiously unsuccessful appeal for LBW against Blundell, when he clearly hit the ball, summed up their growing frustration.
On a day to forget for England, Broad was left in despair when Blundell’s lead at slip was missed by Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow.
Stokes and new coach Brendon McCullum are looking to build on England’s thrilling five-wicket win over Test world champions in the first game of the three-match series.
It was a much-needed morale booster after the disappointing end to Root’s spell as Test captain.
England are chasing a first series win since January 2021, but they have a tough climb ahead of the slack on the first day.
Mitchell’s 81 not out and 67 not out Tom Blundell made England captain Ben Stokes Pay for your decision to bowl first on the flat Trent Bridge pitch.
England’s wounds were mostly self-inflicted, with three dropped catches, as bowling and fielding lapses in recent months returned them with a vengeance.
World Test champions New Zealand, who lost the first Test at Lord’s, were without Covid-hit Kane Williamson after the captain’s dismissal on Thursday evening.
Despite Williamson’s absence, the Kiwis punished England’s bowling to some extent after Mitchell and Blundell put on an undefeated 149-run partnership. Tom Latham And Will Young added 84 runs for the first wicket.
Stokes dismissed Young for 47 and the very next ball, stand-in captain Latham fell to James Anderson for 26.
But New Zealand remained positive, consistently hitting Devon Conway (46) and . As boundaries continued to be explored Tom Nichols (30) Placed the visitors on top.
Nicholls eventually handed Stokes to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who also took the catch when Conway dropped one immediately after Anderson.
Latham admitted that he would have bowled first if given the opportunity, but said he may reconsider that decision once his team has taken strong control.
Conway said, “We would have definitely taken it. We were looking forward to bowl first this morning as well, but after we lost the toss, we thought to score 300 runs in a day on a wicket like this was really a great deal.” Effort.”
“The pitch played better than it looked. There was a little bit of swing at times for the bowlers but it was a very real, good surface.”
Mitchell hit nine fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 81.
He went on the attack against spinner Jack Leach after tea, reverse-sweeping a boundary, then launching a huge six, which splashed into a fan’s beer in the stands.
The plight of the soaked woman prompted a comical response from England’s Matthew Potts, who was later seen trying to orchestrate the incident for the benefit of his teammates.
Potts did not find it so funny when he was getting some punishment from Mitchell and Blundell, who hit the seamer for fours in the same over.
When Joe Root dismissed him off Stokes, Mitchell had only three runs. He took full advantage of it after scoring a century with another crucial innings at Lord’s.
New Zealand were scoring at around four runs per over, a pace that underscored England’s frustration when Jofra Archer and Mark Wood were injured.
Stuart Broad tried to bowl short deliveries to Mitchell, but the batsman fought back with fire and hit a six to complete the century.
Root’s scintillating century propelled England’s first Test win, but this time he was doing more damage to his own team and dropped another catch, a difficult occasion when Blundell dismissed Leach for 47. .
England’s curiously unsuccessful appeal for LBW against Blundell, when he clearly hit the ball, summed up their growing frustration.
On a day to forget for England, Broad was left in despair when Blundell’s lead at slip was missed by Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow.
Stokes and new coach Brendon McCullum are looking to build on England’s thrilling five-wicket win over Test world champions in the first game of the three-match series.
It was a much-needed morale booster after the disappointing end to Root’s spell as Test captain.
England are chasing a first series win since January 2021, but they have a tough climb ahead of the slack on the first day.