Updates from the second T20 international in WellingtonVince guides
England to victory in Christchurch openerSend your thoughts to Tim by email or twitter 12.28am GMT
Early team news: England are reported (by Lawrence Booth, the editor of Wisden, on
Twitter, with the lead piping) to be giving a debut to Saqib Mahmood, the Lancashire fast bowler. That’ll be their fourth new cap since the day
Brexit didn’t happen.
“Good morning from foggy Hanoi, Vietnam,” says Dan Bradnam. The Dan himself. “Tried explaining cricket to my local host, but I think he thought I was asking where to do Tai Chi.” 6.50pm GMT
Morning everyone, or afternoon, or whatever it is with you. And welcome to the big one. The rugby
World Cup Final was just the hors d’oeuvre. Those blustery encounters in the
Premier League were merely the pasta course. The main event is this, the second of five Twenty20 internationals between
New Zealand and England. Hell, it may even be remembered by next weekend. It’s in Wellington. I’m in London. Let me know where you are, and whether your day is just beginning or coming to a rumbustious close.
England, fielding more understudies than stars, are 1-0 up, and they have now strung together six wins in T20 internationals, stretching back to Sri Lanka a year ago. But the New Zealanders have a winning streak of their own to maintain – five successive victories in T20s on this ground. So it’s hello again to our old friend Something Has To Give.