Jeet Raval walks off the field in Perth after another failure at the top of the order. Photo: Getty ImagesThe Black Caps have handed Tom Blundell the opportunity of his cricketing career. Blundell will open the batting against Australia on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, replacing Jeet Raval after Raval's horror run continued with two cheap dismissals in the first test in Perth. This will probably be the biggest test match of my life, so I'm really looking forward to it." Black Caps' Expected XI:Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner/Todd Astle, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult

Source: Otago Daily Times December 22, 2019 03:22 UTC