Australia vs. New Zealand, 2nd Test: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

After losing by a massive 208 runs in the first Test against Australia, New Zealand have to find a way to bounce back in Perth.

Date: Friday, November 13 - Tuesday, November 17

Time: 10:30 a.m. local time, 2:30 a.m GMT

Venue: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Live Stream and TV Info: Channel Nine (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), Sky Sports (UK), Super Sport (South Africa), Willow TV (USA—subscription required)

Overview

When it comes to selecting just what the worst part of New Zealand's performance was in the first Test against Australia, it's difficult to pinpoint. The bowling wasn't great. They managed just eight Australian wickets in two innings with David Warner in particularly fine form, scoring a hundreds in both innings.

Yet, if you look at the bowlers' numbers, they weren't that terrible in the first innings. Just one bowler—Mark Craig—had an economy rate of 5.00 or more. Australia had two bowlers—Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Marsh—with an economy rate of 5.00 or above. New Zealand's bowlers fared far worse in the second innings, with every single one of the four bowlers use having an economy rate of 5.00 or above.

The batting, too, was woeful. There were just two half-centuries and one century. Australia, in contrast, piled on the runs with four centuries and two half-centuries. It was the kind of demoralising defeat that can really knock the stuffing out of a team. But New Zealand aren’t the kind to give up easily, although they will have an extra challenge to deal with.

The visitors are sweating over the fitness of Tim Southee and Neil Wagner has been called up as cover. The Black Caps will continue to assess the fast bowler’s fitness and make a late call on whether to include him. Should Southee miss out, New Zealand will lack penetration up front and will need to find a way to make inroads against the Australian openers who had a field day in Brisbane.

Key players

Australia

David Warner had a massive impact on the first Test with two hundreds. With New Zealand's bowling clearly lacking some oomph up front, setting the foundation should be a breeze for Warner.

New Zealand

Kane Williamson was the only New Zealand batsman who managed significant runs in the first Test. A century and a half-century was instrumental in helping New Zealand save face in the opener and the Black Caps will rely on him to do more of the same in the second Test.

Squads

Australia

Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Siddle.

New Zealand

Brendon McCullum (captain), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Hamish Rutherford, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, James Neesham, BJ Watling (wicketkeeper), Luke Ronchi (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Doug Bracewell, Mark Craig, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.