{"id":180892,"date":"2026-06-15T20:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180892"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:34:11","slug":"england-playing-xi-for-2nd-test-vs-new-zealand-joe-root-back-as-captain-jordan-cox-sonny-baker-to-make-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180892","title":{"rendered":"England playing XI for 2nd Test vs New Zealand: Joe Root back as captain; Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker to make debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71105241\">The England and Wales Cricket Board on Monday announced its starting lineup for the second Test against New Zealand, starting Tuesday at the Oval in London.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Root was handed the captaincy following Ben Stokes\u2019 axe from the role due to his breach of midnight curfew rules after England\u2019s first-Test victory.<\/p>\n<p>Ollie Robinson had suffered an injury before the second game and was also ruled out for the game. Sonny Baker, who plays for Hampshire in County Cricket, will replace him.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Cox is also set to make his maiden Test appearance as England attempts to clinch the series with another win.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">England lineup<\/h4>\n<p>Joe Root (c), Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Matt Fisher, Emilio Gay, Jamie Smith (wk), Josh Tongue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/england-playing-xi-eng-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-joe-root-captaincy-ben-stokes-dropped\/article71105241.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The England and Wales Cricket Board on Monday announced its starting lineup for the second Test against New Zealand, starting Tuesday at the Oval in London. Joe Root was handed the captaincy following Ben Stokes\u2019 axe from the role due to his breach of midnight curfew rules after England\u2019s first-Test victory. Ollie Robinson had suffered &#8230; <a title=\"England playing XI for 2nd Test vs New Zealand: Joe Root back as captain; Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker to make debuts\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180892\" aria-label=\"Read more about England playing XI for 2nd Test vs New Zealand: Joe Root back as captain; Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker to make debuts\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-07T100324Z_1622928983_UP1EM670RXN6W_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179076,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179076","url_meta":{"origin":180892,"position":0},"title":"Stokes, Atkinson left out for second New Zealand Test; Root named interim captain","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England Test captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been left out of England\u2019s squad for the second Test of its series against New Zealand. 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