Alastair Cook has showered a lot of praise on Harry Brook after his sensational hundred against New Zealand in the Wellington Test saying he wouldn’t have any clue against the batter on what to do as a captain. Cook also added that the youngster will soon dominate all formats of the game.

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson will be away from the cricket field for three or four months as he is set to undergo a back injury. The bowler had already suffered a stress fracture earlier but MRI scans after the suspected recurrence of the damage confirmed the need of surgery for recovery.

Cricket has been evolving over the years and batters have manufactured inventive shots with the evolution. Joe Root displayed his capacity to score runs in an unorthodox way as he produced a reverse scoop while facing Neil Wagner in the third Test of the red-ball series against New Zealand.

A batter getting dismissed due to his shot deflecting from non-striker’s bat is a rare sight but Andrew Symonds has been caught in that manner in the past. Henry Nicholls got unlucky as he replicated the dismissal as his shot was caught by a fielder after a deflection from non-striker’s bat.