15 Mar 2012

NZ batting first in Hamilton

12:33 pm on 15 March 2012

The New Zealand cricketers are 62 for two at lunch on day one of the second test against South Africa in Hamilton.

Rob Nicol was dismissed for two and Martin Guptil 22, while Brendan McCullum is on 26 and Ross Taylor 11.

South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first with an unchanged lineup from the drawn first test.

New Zealand has brought in pace bowlers Brent Arnel and Mark Gillespie with Trent Boult and Andrew Ellis missing out on the playing XI.