Eight years after Australia ruined Brendon McCullum’s final Test match at Hagley Oval, the Black Caps will be driven to win both Williamson and Southee’s matches to even the two-match series.
When Kane Williamson and captain Tim Southee play their 100th Test in Christchurch, New Zealand will honor two of its great servants, but Australia is ready to spoil the festivities by winning the series.Eight years after Australia ruined Brendon McCullum’s final Test match at Hagley Oval, the Black Caps will be driven to win both Williamson and Southee’s matches to even the two-match series.
But Australia is commemorating a milestone of its own, which is probably going to have a bigger impact on the outcome.
One of the country’s greatest bowling combinations, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, and Nathan Lyon, will bowl together for a record seventh straight Test match without an injury.
