New Zealand reach 75-2 at lunch on first day of second test v England
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June 17 : New Zealand reached 75-2 at lunch after being asked to bat on the first morning of the second test against England at the Oval on Wednesday, with Henry Nicholls unbeaten on 23.
• England pace bowler Matthew Fisher struck in the sixth over, having Devon Conway caught behind for nine by debutant wicketkeeper James Rew.
• It was Fisher’s second test wicket, four years after his first.
• New Zealand opener Tom Latham fell for 27 shortly before lunch to a sharp diving catch at gully by Jacob Bethell off the bowling of Jofra Archer
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• England made five changes to the side that won the rain-hit first test by 115 runs, with batsman Jordan Cox and quick bowler Sonny Baker also making their debuts
• Ollie Robinson, who helped England win the first test with a player-of-the-match performance, is out with a knee injury.
• England are without regular captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson, who have been left out amid an investigation into a nightclub incident.
• For New Zealand, Henry Nicholls replaced Kane Williamson, who retired on Friday.
• Start delayed for half an hour after light morning rain
Source: Reuters
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