What a great start New Zealand! England’s first three batsmen were in the pavilion within 21 runs. New Zealand had seven overs on the first day of the Wellington Test, then England took control. They have 315 runs for 3 wickets.

The morning tells you how the day will go – this adage is proven false by Joe Root and Harry Brooke. The third session was not completed due to rain. Before this, the power of two Yorkshire batsmen is going on. Their partnership was 294 runs. There were no runs with the bat in the last series against South Africa and Pakistan. Root ended the criticism by scoring a century on the last ball of the day. He scored his 28th Test century playing 182 balls, he was unbeaten on 101 runs. On the other hand, Brooke is getting the first double century. He entered the 800 milestone in the ninth innings of his career.

The 24-year-old right-handed batsman played dynamic innings. He is unbeaten on 184 off 169 balls with 24 fours and 5 sixes. Let’s see if he can take the third century of his career to the house of two hundred. Matt Henry returned Jack Crawley (2) and Ollie Pope (10) in his two consecutive overs. Ben Duquette (9) was the victim of Tim Southee in the seventh over. Brooke and Root made a great start.

Babar Azam:
Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored a lot of runs against England before the start of the series against New Zealand. He performed brilliantly in all four Tests against England. During this time he also scored a century and three half-centuries in his innings. That’s why he got a place on this list. At the same time, Babar Azam made a comeback in the Karachi Test against New Zealand. During this time he scored 161 runs in the first innings. During this time he hit 15 fours and a six in his innings, while he scored 523 runs at a strike rate of 65.37 throughout December.

Harry Brooke:
After Babar Azam, English all-rounder Harry Brooke is on this list. In the first year of Test cricket, he impressed everyone with a great performance, which helped England win the famous Test series in Pakistan. Apart from this, Brooke played an important role in the team’s victory by scoring extraordinary centuries in all three matches for England. He scored 468 runs at an average of 93.60 throughout December.

Travis Head:
Australian all-rounder Travis Head has been ranked number three in the ICC Player of the Month list for December 2022. In December, he scored 455 runs at an average of 91 with the help of a century. Apart from this, he took two wickets in the first win against the West Indies.