England VS New Zealand | 1st Test , 16 Feb , 6:30 AM | Match Preview

Series: England tour of New Zealand, 2023

New Zealand vs England, 1st Test 16 Feb Morning 6.30 am Ist

Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Amidst the T20 carnival going on around the world, it’s time for cricket fans to pull on their white attire and spectate an action-packed red-ball saga between two cricketing giants.
New Zealand haven’t played a lot of Test matches lately but they haven’t been in the greatest of the form. They have drawn the recently concluded 2 match Test series against Pakistan.
Prior to that, they played against England, a series they lost by 3-0.

England have been in a brilliant form in Test Cricket currently. They have recently beaten Pakistan by a margin of 3-0.
Brendon McCullum who kick-started his coaching tenure with the English side against the Blackcaps is gearing up for his first assignment on home soil as the visiting gaffer.
Interestingly, the duo of English captains and coaches are quite acquainted with the conditions in New Zealand which ultimately brightens their chances to conquest another away triumph.
The Kiwi red-ball skipper Tim Southee is preparing for his maiden home series since his full-time appointment in December 2022.

New Zealand has featured in only two bilateral test series in the last 11 months which indicates that the Kiwis have pretty much sidelined themselves from the longest format of this game.
Their Pakistan tour ended in a 0-0 settlement as both of them could not produce results on batting-friendly Karachi pitches.

The most recent chapter of this rivalry was staged in June 2022 which also marked the start of the ‘Bazzball’ era for the English Test unit.
The Blackcaps turned up for the away challenge with an aim to register the fourth consecutive triumph over the poms however they could not even put up a fight.
We witnessed a massive turnaround of the Three Lions who were suffering from the poor form before that series and went on to inflict a whitewashing victory.

Pitch Report
The pitch at the Bay Oval has a good amount of bounce & carry, and this will excite the fast bowlers. This is an open stadium, so the breeze will flow, and the seamers will be able to move the ball as well.
The average 1st innings score here is 370 runs, whereas the average 4th innings score is just 156 runs.

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BATSMEN Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Harry Brook

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BOWLERS Stuart Broad, James Anderson , Niel Wagner, Tim Southee

Prediction: The hosts, New Zealand are considered favorites to win this contest of Whites as it is always challenging for any touring side to outclass the Kiwis at their home.

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