New Zealand tour of England 2022 Test series – 2nd Test

New Zealand tour of England 2022 Test Series

England vs New Zealand Test series 2022

2nd Test:

Second Test of the 3 match series between England and New Zealand is going to be played at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham starting from June 10th 2022.

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England vs New Zealand History:

Overall:

Series:

This is going to be the thirty ninth bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 23 times. Whereas the opponent won just 6 times. 9 series resulted in a draw.

The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 6 series in a span of 15 years, from 1950-51 to 1965-66, where the England team won all 6 times.

The consecutive winning streak for the England team against New Zealand was 6 series from 1950-51 to 1965-66.

The longest streak of undefeated for the England team against New Zealand was 20 series from 1929-30 to 1983-84.

The consecutive winning streak for the New Zealand team against England was 3 series from 2017-18 to present.

The longest streak of undefeated for the New Zealand team against England was 4 series from 2015 to present.

Last 5 (completed) series results of England against New Zealand are LLLDW.

Matches:

The teams completed 108 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 49 times, whereas the opponent won just 12 times with 47 draws. 

The teams played consecutive 7 tests without any draw from 1951 to 1958, in which, England won all 7 games, from 1978 to 1984, in which, England won 6 times and New Zealand won once, and from 2002 to 2008, in which England won 5 times and New Zealand won twice.

The consecutive winning streak for the England team against New Zealand was 7 matches from 1951 to 1958.

The longest streak of undefeated for the England team against New Zealand was 47 matches from 1930 to 1978.

The consecutive winning streak for the New Zealand team against England was 2 matches from 2015 to 2018.

The longest streak of undefeated for the New Zealand team against England was 11 matches from 1984 to 1990.

Last 5 (completed) match results of England against New Zealand are WLDDL.

English Backyard:

Series:

When touring England by New Zealand, the teams met to play bilateral series 18 times, out of them, the host won the series 13 times and the visitors won the series thrice. 2 series resulted in a draw.

The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 13 series in a span of 66 years, between 1958 to 2015, where England won 11 series and New Zealand won twice.

The consecutive winning streak for the England team against New Zealand was 6 series from 1958 to 1986.

The longest streak of undefeated for the England team against New Zealand was 9 series from 1931 to 1986.

The consecutive winning streak for the New Zealand team against England was just 1 series (thrice) in 1986, in 1999 and in 2021.

The streak of undefeated for the New Zealand team against England was just 1 series in 1949, in 1986, in 1999, in 2015 and in 2021.

Last 5 (completed) series results of England against New Zealand are LDWWW.

Matches:

On the soil of England, the teams faced each other 57 times. out of them, England received victory 31 times and defeated just 6 times with 20 draws.

The teams played 8 consecutive tests without any draw from 1973 to 1986, in which England won 7 games and New Zealand won once.

The consecutive winning streak for the England team against New Zealand was 5 matches from 2008 to 2015.

The longest streak of undefeated for the England team against New Zealand was 28 matches from 1931 to 1983.

The consecutive winning streak for the New Zealand team against England was 1 match in 1983, in 1986, in 1999 (twice), in 2015 and in 2021.

The longest streak of undefeated for the New Zealand team against England was 5 matches (twice) from 1937 to 1958 and from 1986 to 1990.

Last 5 (completed) match results of England against New Zealand are WLDLW.

Points and Rankings:

The series is the comparison between the sixth rank (England (88)) and third rank (New Zealand (111)) team. The host is 23 points behind the visitors.

England:

The team completed 1049 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 379 times and lost 316 times. 354 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.

If the home team will lose the series with the margin of 3 defeats, then the team will lose 3 points without any impact in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 3, the team will earn 9 points and gain 1 rank in the position.

If the home team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 2 points without any impact in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 7 points and gain 1 rank in the position. 

If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 6 points and gain 1 rank in the position.

Drawing the series will help the team to gain 3 points without impact in the position.

Last 5 (completed) match results of England are WLDDL.

New Zealand:

The team completed 456 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 109 times and lost 179 times. 168 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.

If the visiting team will lose the series with the margin of 3 defeats, then the team will lose 11 points and 1 rank in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 3, the team will earn 4 points without any impact in the rankings.

If the visiting team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 9 points and 1 rank in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 2 points without any impact in the rankings. 

If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 7 points and gain 1 rank in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the rankings. 

Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 3 points and gain 1 rank in the position.

Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are LLWWL.

Weather:

Weather forecast of Nottingham shows the weather would be partly cloudy on all five days. There is a less chance of rain for all the days, as the precipitation percentage would be between 7% to 10%. The temperature would be between 19 to 21 Celsius. The wind would be between 14 – 28 km/h.

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Toss and Pitch:

Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 53 times out of 64 games, and the selection favored the teams, as the teams won 20 times and lost 12 times. 21 games resulted in a draw.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are DWDWL.

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On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 5 times and lost thrice with 3 draws.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWLLW.

The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 10 matches between 2002 to 2014.

The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 3 matches between 1935 to 1948.

The first batting team won the matches 23 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 17 times with 24 draws.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are DWWLD.

Overall, 25 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 15 times with 24 draws.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are DLWWD.

Home Side:

Particularly, for England, the team won the toss 33 times in 63 games. The team won 14 times and lost 7 times with 12 draws.

Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while winning the toss, are DLWWW.

The home side never lost a game after choosing to bat first since 2001.

Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while losing the toss, are LDWWW.

The visiting team has never won a match after choosing to field first since 2007.

Scores:

The lowest defended total was 186 in 1951, and the highest successful chase was 284 runs in 2004.

The first innings lowest total was 60 runs (completed innings) in 2015, and the highest total was 658 runs in 1938. For the second inning, the lowest total was 88 runs in 1960, whereas the highest was 617 runs in 2002. For the third inning, the lowest total was 114 runs (completed innings) in 1967, whereas the highest was 551 runs in 1947. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 80 runs (completed innings) in 2010, whereas the highest was 440 runs in 1973.

The batting average of the first innings is 33.69 and 31.76 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 31.65, and 29.53 is for the fourth innings.

Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:

Both the teams faced each other 9 times at the venue. The host won 6 times, whereas the visitors won just once with 2 draws.

Last 5 (completed) match results of England against New Zealand at the venue are WWWDL.

Teams’ Test History at Venue:

The Home Team:

The home side has a good record at the venue, and won 22 times out of 63 played games and lost 18 times with 23 draws.

Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are DLLWD.

The Visiting Team:

The visiting team has a horrendous record, as the team won just once and lost 6 times with 2 draws in 9 outings.

Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are LLLDW.

Selecting XI for both the Teams:

England:

The home side would like to go with a winning combination.

England Eleven: A. Lees, Z. Crawley, O. Pope, J. Root, J. Bairstow, B. Stokes, B. Foakes, M. Potts, J. Leach, S. Broad, J. Anderson

New Zealand:

The visiting team would go with H. Nicholls in place of injured C. de Grandhomme and N. Wagner in place of A. Patel.

New Zealand Eleven: T. Latham, W. Young, K. Williamson, D. Conway, H. Nicholls, D. Mitchell, T. Blundell, K. Jamieson, T. Southee, N. Wagner, M. Henry

*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left.

*Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”.

*Notes: Images were taken from Google Search.

*Notes: https://babacric.in/cricket/eng-vs-nz-test-series-anderson-and-stuart-broad-return-to-england-ahead-of-lords-test-against-new-zealand/

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