England began their journey in Test cricket under a new captain. Ben Stokes And new head coaches Brendan McCullum The two teams will face each other in the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday at Lord’s in London. The Three Lions are struggling to come out of a major slump in the longest format of cricket, which has resulted in a change of guard as captain for a long time. Joe Root Resigned after defeats at the hands of Australia and the West Indies.
The three-match series against the ICC World Test Championship holders New Zealand is going to be a litmus test for the three lines.
They will also face India in the scheduled Test again in July, which will decide the fate of the series in which India is leading 2-1.
The scorecard test run before the first day’s play at Lord’s caused a humorous reaction from cricket fans and even journalists on Twitter.
A picture of a digital scorecard began circulating at Lord’s, showing England’s score of 7/1 during the Test run.
Here are some of the reactions from fans on Twitter:
Lord’s scoreboard operators have run ahead of the match and are not showing much confidence in England’s top order. pic.twitter.com/0FHBpdXD35
– Nick Holt (@NHoultCricket) June 1, 2022
Although realistic. Good cover drive from Crowley, tried it again on the next ball and got out what I guess.
– pauljohnfawell (aw fawell68) June 1, 2022
The board can’t see any of them on TBH with 7.
– June (on Jonphillips7777) June 1, 2022
The scoreboard Test run is not doing much for England’s confidence. pic.twitter.com/qE8LkugGLu
– Rory Dollard (@thervd) June 1, 2022
The Lord’s scoreboard is now predicting an inevitability. pic.twitter.com/aPfs5fAi9I
– bjgorton2001 (j bjgorton2001) June 1, 2022
Promoted.
England squad for New Zealand Test series: Ben Stokes (C), Joe Root, James Anderson, Johnny Barstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brooke, Zack CrowleyBen Fox, Jack LeachAlex Liz, Craig Everton, Oli Pope, Matthew Potts
New Zealand squad: Ken Williamson (c) Tom Blundell (Saturday), Trent Bolt, Devon Conway, Colin D’GrandhomeCam Fletcher (wk), Matt HenryKyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl MitchellHenry Nicholas Ejaz Patel, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Will Young* Michael Bracewell (first test only)
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