And now for something completely different. After an inexperienced England T20 side wrapped up a 3-2 series win over New Zealand – needing Super Over: The Sequel to get the job done – attention switches to Test cricket and Chris Silverwood’s biggest challenge as the new head coach.
Now, something that will likely be mentioned a bit over the coming weeks is that the two Tests being played in Mount Maunganui and Hamilton from 21 November are not part of the World Test Championship.
Written by Ali Martin in Whangarei
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/11/chris-silverwood-england-batting-tests-new-zealand under the title “Chris Silverwood preaches old-school Test batting values as new era dawns | Ali Martin”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.