After 15 years, England’s Test win on New Zealand soil

After Ben Stokes leading the team, England seemed to be running at an unstoppable pace. No team can stand in front of the English. Bringing the ‘buzzball’ theory to Test cricket, the English are picking up victories one after another. In that continuity, they also showed power on New Zealand soil. By winning the Mt Manganui Test, England ended a 15-year drought by losing their Test at the Kiwis’ home ground.

Kiwi captain Tim Southee won the toss and elected to bowl first at Mt Manganui. England scored 325 runs in the first innings. On the other hand, New Zealand managed to score 306 runs in their first innings. Stokes got a big collection of 374 runs in the second innings as well. However, it became difficult for the hosts to win by chasing runs. In the end, the Kiwis tasted a big defeat of 267 runs.

Harry Brook played an important role in this historic victory for the English after 15 years. This middle-order batsman scored half-centuries in both innings. After scoring 89 off 81 balls in the first innings, he scored 54 off 41 balls in the second innings. However, more than the number of runs that have come into discussion, is the effect of his batting on the market. Brooke also won the man of the match award.

Meanwhile, Brook himself thinks that this victory has come due to the collective contribution of everyone. The English batsman said, “There was no one standout performer in this match. Everyone in the team played well. If I have to talk about anyone in particular, credit goes to our bowlers. In batting, we tried to bat according to the wicket. We succeeded in that plan. That’s why we got the win.” .”

However, Brook said that he always likes to play such aggressive batting. According to him, bowlers have to be kept under pressure in any match. He is also using the experience of visiting Pakistan. With Brook’s win, England took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. The two teams will play the second and last Test of the series on February 24. The match will be held at Basin Reserve, Wellington.