After a week spent rekindling the feelgood vibes of their transformative 2022 – four days of golf and adventure sports on New Zealand’s South Island before heading north to begin training – England’s Test squad pitched up in Hamilton on Tuesday.
This sleepy city on the meandering Waikato River hosts a two-day tour match against a New Zealand XI before the tourists take on Tim Southee’s Black Caps in Mount Maunganui next week. With the first of two Tests a rare day-night affair, the one-off warm-up that starts tonight is also a pink-ball fixture.
