KL Rahul has been ruled out of this tour too with a groin injury and the opening spot might see some youngsters battle it out for a spot in the star studded Indian lineup.
At one point it felt that the entire English top order batting had indulged in a six-hitting competition. A total of 26 sixes and 36 fours were hit in 300 deliveries.
Things look extremely bleak for the Netherlands as Buttler has been on a rampage and has smashed the second fastest century for England in just 47 balls.
Jonny Bairstow executed an innings that pushed the Kiwis completely out of the game. England chased a tough score of 299 in two sessions against the likes of Trent Boult, Henry Nicholls, and Tim Southee. However, this emphatic victory led to another loss for the English side.
England will want to continue this fine form even when they take on India in a one-off test match starting July 1.
Bairstow scored 136 off 92 deliveries at a strike rate of 147.83, a kind of innings that is unheard of in Test match cricket.
"As a kid, wherever someone would bowl at him he'd be there with a bat. He just loves doing it, he just loves batting."
Jimmy Anderson is only behind Sri Lankan legend Muralidaran with 800 wickets and Australian legend Warne with 708 wickets. The only pacer apart from Anderson to make it to the top five wicket takers in test history is McGrath with 563 wickets.
Moeen Ali & Alastair Cook shared the commentary box while calling the test match which is being played between England and New Zealand.
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The Yorkshire batsman who seems to be in his prime has been an anchor of the English side for many years now.
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Jack Leech of England will be returning to playing XI after recovering from head injury that he suffered in First Test. He was replaced by Mark Parkinson through Concussion substitute rule. Know details about the protocol.
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Kane Williamson, the skipper of New Zealand has been ruled out of the second Test match against England starting from 10th June, Friday. He will miss the Test after testing positive for COVID-19.
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As the fight for World Test Championship intensifies, the Kiwis are geared up to take on a brand new-looking English Team which has their former legend Brendon McCullum sitting at the helm of English red ball cricket.
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