21 Nov 2019

Debut for Mount Maunganui but none for Lockie Ferguson

From Morning Report, 6:48 am on 21 November 2019

The New Zealand cricket team gets its chance to reverse a poor run against England when the test cricket season gets under way in Mount Maunganui today.

England of course won an unforgettable World Cup final in July after a controversial super over and edged the Black Caps 3-2 in November's T20 series.

New Zealand coach Gary Stead told sports editor Stephen Hewson the five-day game poses different challenges.