NZ vs ENG | Stuart Broad urges England batsmen to bat big
Stuart Broad believes that the only way to win the second Test and level the series is by batting New Zealand out of the game by scoring huge runs in their first innings. After being in the field for a long time, Broad hopes that the batsmen will put on a similar performance to level the series.
The first Test between New Zealand and England was an eventful one as hundreds from BJ Watling and Mitchell Santner in New Zealand's batting innings turned the Test on its head and England succumbed to an innings defeat. At one point in time, England were 277-4 in their first innings and had a chance to score big and bat New Zealand out of the Test but they failed to do so and New Zealand took advantage of England getting bowled out for 353.
Stuart Broad urged his batsmen to take inspiration from New Zealand's batting innings in the first Test and believes that posting a huge first innings score is the only way for them to win the Test and level the two-match series.
"We know we've got to go and bat 150 overs here to set up the game on day five," Broad was qyESPNCricinfo.
"Our opportunity is there. There's not a lot happening in the pitch, there's not a lot of scoreboard pressure. There's a chance for a couple of people to go and get hundreds," he further added.
Post Alastair Cook's retirement, England have been looking for a settled opener in Tests and while the likes of Keaton Jennings and Jason Roy failed to impress, Rory Burns has shown great temperament and has five fifties and one hundred to his name in the 13 Tests that he has played for England so far. Broad has backed Burns to have the ability of scoring big runs and bat for long periods of time.
"Someone like Rory Burns is our key batsman because he's a player that has his areas that he scores in. If he can stay in that bubble and not chase balls outside off stump, he's someone who could go and get 200. We need someone to go and get a big hundred for us to win this game and we've got the players to do it. If a batsman really applies himself on these pitches and doesn't play loose shots and wants to just score in their area, they can be a real handful," he asserted.
New Zealand have been bowled out for 375 in the first innings of the second Test and in reply, Burns and Joe Root strung a magnificent partnership with both scoring hundreds and with the skipper Root not out with talented batsman Ollie Pope at the crease.
ere we're not batting with a scoreboard of 500. They made 375. So, I think our pressure is reduced slightly and we just go and play. If you're a batsman, you'd want to bat out there, wouldn't you? If you were good at batting, you'd fancy that," reckoned Broad.
"For us to win this game, we'll need a battery to get 150-plus and someone else to get a hundred and leave ourselves a day to bowl them out on day five. I think that's how New Zealand won the last Test they played here: they got 700 for six. Arguably, they're probably 300 under par," he further mentioned.
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