Second string Kiwis make England look second-rate

Despite making six changes to their team from Lord’s New Zealand have been far too good for Joe Root’s fragile sideIndia have been playing what they are calling an “intra-squad match simulation” at the Ageas Bowl, the highlight of which appears to be an unbeaten 121 from 94 balls by the ever-electric Rishabh Pant against an attack featuring Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Siraj.Any squad led by Virat Kohli is unlikely to have gone through the mo