By Admin 
The second Test match between England and New Zealand will be played at Kennington Oval in London from Wednesday, June 17. The first Test was won by England, after which there was a nightclub brawl, in which Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were dismissed. Now there have been 5 changes in the playing eleven of England. Matthew Fisher and Sonny Baker have got a chance to debut.
England has announced its playing eleven for the second Test to be played in London from June 17. Wicketkeeper batsman Jordan Cox and fast bowler Sonny Baker have got a chance to debut. 23-year-old Jordan Cox has joined the England team after scoring a double century for Essex in the County Championship. Whereas Sonny Baker, who has played 12 first-class matches, has played for ‘Lions’ in Australia.
England won the first Test match played at Lord’s by 115 runs. Despite this, the host team has made five changes in its playing eleven. Matt Fisher is going to play his first Test after more than four years, while Jofra Archer has returned to take charge of the fast bowling attack.
These major changes in England’s playing eleven have happened due to the exclusion of Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson after violating the midnight curfew. Ollie Robinson, who took seven wickets in the Lord’s Test team, is out of the playing eleven due to pain in his right knee. Apart from these, Shoaib Bashir is also out of the team, because England has decided not to play the specialist spinner. Joe Root will captain in the absence of Stokes.
🚨 5 CHANGES FOR ENGLAND IN THE 2ND TEST 🤯
Stokes out, Cox in.
Robinson out, Sonny Baker in.
Atkinson out, Archer in.
– Jamie Smith out, James Rew in.
– Bashir out, Fisher in. pic.twitter.com/elAc9xtbt7—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 16, 2026
5 changes in England’s playing eleven for the second test
Ben Stokes OUT, Jordan Cox IN
Robinson OUT, Sunny Baker IN
Gus Atkinson OUT, Jofra Archer IN
Jamie Smith OUT, James Reve IN
Shoaib Bashir OUT, Fisher IN
England’s playing eleven for the second test: Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethel, Joe Root (c), Harry Brook, James Reve (wk), Jordan Cox, Jofra Archer, Josh Tong, Matthew Fisher and Sonny Baker.