Hamilton promises another runfest
ESPNcricinfo previews the second T20 between New Zealand and England
Match facts
Tuesday, February 12, Seddon ParkStart time 1900 (0600 GMT)
Big Picture
Luke Wright's assessment of the deluge of sixes that rained upon the Eden Park crowd during the opening Twenty20 international was enthusiastic enough, but with a hint of reservations. England had cleared the boundary 15 times, only two short of equalling the world record, and Wright contributing four of them in a domineering 42 from 20 balls. New Zealand managed eight - and their innings never really took off.Form guide
New Zealand: LLWLT (most recent first)England: WWLLW
Players to watch
England's pace bowler Jade Dernbach was accidentally spiked on the arm in training, continuing a winter which has not lavished many favours upon him. For the moment at least, England's faith in his variety still holds.Team news
Allrounder Grant Elliott and seamer Ian Butler are back in the New Zealand 13 after minor injuries ruled them out at Eden Park. Jimmy Neesham has been omitted from the New Zealand squad.Pitch and conditions
Both sides will enter this game anticipating that another excellent batting surface will ensure that a score of 200-plus is necessary. Batsmen have dominated at Seddon Park, although Bangladesh's 78 all out three years ago is a salutary reminder that T20 innings can go awry even in the most encouraging conditions.Stats and trivia
- Luke Wright is England's second most experienced T20 player, having played 40 times, a figure exceeded only by his captain Stuart Broad, although perhaps surprisingly he has figured more in 50-over cricket, winning selection 46 times.
- Wright 's itinerant lifestyle demanded 38 flights last year - quite a challenge for somebody who calls himself "a nervous flyer." To cope, he says, he watches the same movies over and over again.
- Richard Levi's hundred in Hamilton a year ago, for South Africa against New Zealand, was the fastest in T20I, his 45 balls surpassing Chris Gayle's 50-ball blitz for West Indies against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Quotes
"One minute you are talking tactics about how to get a player out, the next minute he is in your side somewhere else. It's strange. You have to be careful not to give away your weaknesses because your team-mate one day might be an opponent a week later."Luke Wright, England's allrounder, on the strange world of a T20 specialist.
Mike Hesson, New Zealand's coach, recognises that his rift with Ross Taylor, the Test captain he sacked, will not heal overnight.
David Hopps is the UK editor of ESPNcricinfo