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.

England Playing 11 2nd Test: England defeated India by 5 wickets in the first Test. With this, the English team has now been ahead 1-0 in the five-match Test series. Now the second Test match between India and England will be played in Birmingham Azbaston from 2 July. Learn here how England’s playing XI can be in the second Test.

Let us tell you that England has not yet announced its team for the second Test. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced the 13 -member team for the first Test only. But now the report has come that in the second Test, fast bowler Jofra Archer can get a chance.

England batsmen performed brilliantly in the first Test played in Leeds. But the bowlers were not as effective. In such a situation, a change can be made in bowling for the second Test to be played in Birmingham Edgbaston. Jofra Archer may get a chance in the final eleven in place of Bridan cars. He has returned to the field and is playing first class cricket.

England’s possible playing XI for the second Test- Ben Docket, Jack Croly, Oli Pope (Vice -captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Jofra Archer, Josh Tung, Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir.

India-England account of the first Test match

The Indian team scored 471 runs after playing first in this Test match. In the first innings for India, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101, Shubman Gill scored 147 and Rishabh Pant scored 134 runs. After this, the England team scored 465 runs in their first innings. For England, Oli Pope scored 106 and Harry Brook scored 99 runs. Then in the second innings, Team India scored 364 runs and gave the British a target of 371 runs. This time KL Rahul scored 137 and Rishabh Pant scored 118 runs for India. That is, Pant made a century in both innings. Now England had a target of 371 runs, which the British easily achieved. For England, Ben Docket scored 149, Jack Crolya 65 and Joe Root scored an unbeaten 53 runs. Wicketkeeper batsman Jamie Smith remained unbeaten on 44 runs.