Cricket betting tips: England v New Zealand second Test preview and best bets

England v New Zealand second Test is taking place at Lord's. New Zealander's are 3pts to win the second match at 15/8.

Matt Henry is the best first-innings bowler for New Zealand at 4/1 (General).

Matt Henry is the favourite to be the Man of the Match in the second Test against New Zealand.

There was a washout on day five of the last Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge. The weather should be better this time around. New Zealand lost the first Test at Lord's. England are riding high with confidence after the Brendon McCullum era. Matthew Potts made his debut and Ben Stokes started his captaincy in perfect fashion.

England's batting is a major concern. New Zealand's top three are not performing well. Matt Henry will be called in to replace spinner Ajaz Patel. Colin de Grandhomme is out injured. England didn't play a spinner in Nottingham last year. The ability to combat the moving ball and make hard runs could be the deciding factor in this match. The wickets have been taken almost exclusively by seam bowlers. 400 hasn't been breached once in three County Championship matches at Trent Bridge this summer. James Anderson and Broad are still going strong. They will hope to hurt the tourists.

New Zealand lost the first Test at Lord's. Tom Latham, Will Young and de Grandhomme were disappointing. Henry Nicholls will return to the side. Kane Williamson and Devon Conway will be looking to improve. Matt Henry was left out of the team at Edgbaston. He took 75 wickets for Kent in 11 matches in 2018. He is 4/1 about Henry to be top New Zealand first-innings bowler. The 15/8 is also 4-1 for him to win the match. New Zealander's team is still a stronger team on paper. They drifted to 4.1 pre-toss at the Lord’s.

50/1 Overton worth a stab. Daryl Mitchell 2/5. New Zealand blew a golden opportunity at Lord's. New Zealander's are expected to bounce back this week. The weather forecast and the pitch on Friday morning could change the betting. England are playing New Zeland at Trent Bridge. They are the World Test champions. Their last Test at the ground was won by New England. It is possible that the weather will favour the seamers. There is a chance that they will have the upper hand this time. A 4/3 Betfair Sportsbook offer about No Century in The Match is interesting.

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