England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 1 Live Cricket Score & Updates from London Oval

15:52 IST:

England (Playing XI) – Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root (C), Harry Brook, James Rew (WK) (DEBETA) (FOR JAMIE SMITH), Jordan Cox (DEBUT) (FOR BEN STOKES), Jofra Archer (FOR GUSE ATKINSON), Matthew Fisher (FOR OLLIE), Songuea na Baka (IN FOR SHOAIB BASHIR). Hell. Up to 5 changes. A bit surprising to see Bashir left out, especially with temperatures predicted to soar over the next 5 days. Not only would it allow the fast bowlers to be fresh, but it would provide relief if the surface starts to slow down or break a bit due to the extreme heat. But on the other side of the story, if Bashir is also retained, then the hosts would only have 3 fast bowlers. That would be more complicated. So it will be four seamers plus the part-rotation options of Bethell and Root.