Published - | Updated - February 28, 2023 07:38 am
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The freshly appointed England cricket coach, Brendon McCullum, thinks that New Zealand earned its victory in the second test match against England.
New Zealand became just the fourth side in cricket test history to win despite being forced to follow on when they defeated England on the last day by one run.
Neil Wagner led New Zealand to a series-leveling victory against England in the second Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington with a four-wicket haul that included two late wickets. After Zak Crawley was sent out on Monday, England started play on Day 5 with a goal total of 258 and a score of 48/1. Tim Southee defeated Ben Foakes to give England the two runs they needed to win. Wagner’s brutal removal of Anderson set up raucous celebrations in New Zealand.
On Monday, when New Zealand’s second innings ended with a score of 483, the nation’s record-breaker Kane Williamson batted an outstanding century to enable New Zealand beat their own mark. In order to win the second Test at Wellington, England had to score 258 runs. Despite being asked to continue, the hosts rallied behind the 132-run innings of former captain Williamson and Tom Blundell’s 90-run last-man performance.
According to Brendon McCullum, England’s recently recruited cricket coach, his team is attempting to delight spectators everywhere, and the term “Baz-ball” has been resonating in cricket circles for a few weeks as a result of their aggressive approach.
“Even if winning today and the series would be fantastic, we also want to respect test cricket while enticing and involving viewers from the start. Brendon McCullum praised New Zealand for its effort and said it was a great game to watch.
“Win or lose, we are playing a certain kind of cricket to please spectators throughout the world. To some extent, we improved test cricket’s entertainment value. stated Brendon McCullum
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