Jamie Smith out of second test (Photo: PTI)
England vs New Zealand: The second test match between England and New Zealand is at the Oval ground in London. England had already announced their playing eleven for this match. But, now there is a big change in his playing eleven. However, the big thing is that everyone is congratulating the player who is out of the team. Not only this, the person who replaced that player in the playing eleven is also getting a lot of congratulations. We are talking about Jamie Smith and James Ryu.
Jamie Smith becomes father, out of team, getting congratulations
Jamie Smith’s name was in the team that England had already announced for the second Test match against New Zealand. But now this wicketkeeper batsman of England is not in the playing eleven and has been kept out. The reason for Jamie Smith’s absence is due to his becoming a father. His wife has given birth to a daughter. This is the reason that not only will he not play in the second test, he is also getting congratulations.
Congratulations to James Ryu on his debut test
Jamie Smith played his first Test match against New Zealand at Lord’s, in which he scored a total of 40 runs in both the innings. After his exclusion from the second test, James Ryu has been included in the playing eleven in his place. James Reu will be seen making his Test debut at the Oval and in this respect he also deserves congratulations. This will be James Ryu’s first match in international cricket.
Root will captain after 4 years
England’s captain in the second Test against New Zealand will be Joe Root, who will be seen returning to this role after 4 years. Joe Root has been the most successful captain of England. He will be expected to lead the team to victory in the Oval Test also. If he does this, he can give the England team, which is leading 1-0 in the 3-Test series, an unassailable 2-0 lead.
