- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.4 bowled him! Lovely delivery, full and fast, angling in, hits the seam, detonates the off stump! Another failure for the flatlining Cook ... a great delivery, but where was the footwork! England have been sitting ducks this morning, and it's telling that a wicket after 16 balls feels like it was overdue 6/137.2 caught on the crease again, and England have lost their third after lunch! It's Southee's 'three-quarter ball' again, not quite there for the drive and gripping the turf, moves half a bat's width and flies at a comfortable height to second slip! Oh England... 94/516.1 full, smacking the pads, Vince playing around it - up goes the finger! But Vince quickly reviews, hoping for another life... This is going to be tight, but I think it'll shave leg stump: yes, umpire's call, this one stands! Bruce Oxenford confirms his original decision and Vince this time mopes off for a pretty typical contribution (minus a waft to the keeper) 38/235.6 oh my goodness, Root has been uprooted! That's just an aberration, nips off the seam, but Root was far too lax in his shot selection, lining up a booming drive, missing it by a bat's width, and losing his timbers as the ball first crashes off his back pad! 93/336.5 full, nips, thumps the pad, and England have lost another! Malan was caught on the crease, feet not yet moving, nowhere near covering the movement from an off-stump line into the middle of his shin. No point in reviewing that! Oh England ... 94/458.6 down the leg side, flicks the bat, and Stokes has been strangled! Hard to claim that Boult bowled for that, but Stokes was suckered either way, an expansive flick off the pads, and the thinnest of edges through to the keeper! 151/696.5 banged in short, Bairstow attempts an uppercut over third man, and holes out to the man on the rope! The end of a tremendous, restorative innings, and England have a pulse. 307/1061.6 soft as putty! On a good length, angled across the stumps, Broad flings his hands into a drive without getting anywhere near the pitch, and lobs a facile catch to mid-off. Oh England ... 164/779.6 through him, stumps akimbo! Southee collects his five-for, another full, straight ball that's rattled into the woodwork! Wood was aiming another expansive drive, it seamed in a fraction, past the bat and finally ended the No. 9's merry hack 259/895.2 edged and gone! Beautiful bowling, pitches middle and leg, holds its line, clips the edge, through to Watling, who has no concerns this time about the height at which the ball comes through. The end of an impressively resolute debut innings. He's played his part in England's revival so far 307/9Extras16 (b 9, lb 5, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL307 all out (96.5 Overs, RR: 3.17, 412 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Alastair Cook, 2.4 ov), 2-38 (James Vince, 16.1 ov), 3-93 (Joe Root, 35.6 ov), 4-94 (Dawid Malan, 36.5 ov), 5-94 (Mark Stoneman, 37.2 ov), 6-151 (Ben Stokes, 58.6 ov), 7-164 (Stuart Broad, 61.6 ov), 8-259 (Mark Wood, 79.6 ov), 9-307 (Jack Leach, 95.2 ov), 10-307 (Jonny Bairstow, 96.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 28.5 5 87 4 3.01 0 0 TG Southee 26 7 62 6 2.38 1 0 C de Grandhomme 17 4 44 0 2.58 0 0 N Wagner 20 5 69 0 3.45 0 1 IS Sodhi 5 0 31 0 6.20 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 the thinnest of feathers and England have both openers! Full and threatening from Anderson, drawing the left-hander forward, beating him with late movement off the deck and grazing the edge of an already committed bat. England's old guard are brawling now! 14/21.3 edged and gone! Beauty from Broad, full length, dragging Latham forward, then nipping away as a hard-handed drive comes through the line. A simple snick to the keeper and England are up and running! 0/119.1 fired down the leg side, and Williamson has flicked it through to the keeper! That's a vast and potentially match-settling breakthrough. Where there was Kane, there was hope ... but instead New Zealand are deep in the mire 36/57.1 pitched up, draws a flash outside off - taken at first slip! England are right amongst them now! "He's big, he's bad, he's better than his dad," chant the Barmy Army, as Broad gets his second of the morning, full and fast and Taylor has had a dip when he would have been better off leaving. Instead, he's left NZ in some trouble 17/39.2 pitched up and straightening, another loud appeal for lbw, Oxenford not interested this time - but England review again. Was there any bat? Looks like a no, beaten on the inside edge aiming a drive down the ground. This is going to be very close - hitting top of off stump, according to ball-tracking! Broad has a third, NZ sink further into the soup 17/482.1 timber! That's classic Anderson, reminiscent of his hooping outswingers against New Zealand in 2008. So full, shaping down the leg side at first, then air-braking on a good length, bending underneath the bat, and taking out middle and off stumps! 226/769.2 length delivery, draws a leaden prod - and Bairstow swallows the edge! Broad is the man to break the stand, his fourth wicket in the innings... De Grandhomme was was just a little late on the shot, he's frustrated with himself for giving it away after so much hard work. Slaps the bat against his glove and then marches off 178/686.3 ping! Next batsman please! Full and straight, a hint of movement to elude another swinging blow through the line, and the middle stump is knocked back with a pleasing "tonk"! 239/983.6 pokes outside off, Broad beats Sodhi off the pitch, and Bairstow does the rest! The opening bowler hegemony continues! Tailing in, holding its line. Easy pickings, and Broad has his first five-for in a long old while! 231/893.3 oh, there she blows, pouched safely at fine leg! Boult did his little shimmy one way then the other, swung hard at the bumper, and got a b-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-g top edge... which Dawid Malan seemed to lose sight of, only to pick it up and adjust in time to complete the dismissal in front of the rope. Broad finishes with six and, more importantly, the opening pairs on each side have shared 20 between them so far 278/10Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL278 all out (93.3 Overs, RR: 2.97, 421 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tom Latham, 1.3 ov), 2-14 (Jeet Raval, 4.1 ov), 3-17 (Ross Taylor, 7.1 ov), 4-17 (Henry Nicholls, 9.2 ov), 5-36 (Kane Williamson, 19.1 ov), 6-178 (Colin de Grandhomme, 69.2 ov), 7-226 (BJ Watling, 82.1 ov), 8-231 (Ish Sodhi, 83.6 ov), 9-239 (Tim Southee, 86.3 ov), 10-278 (Trent Boult, 93.3 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 edged and gone! It was looking so promising for a moment, but Cook's woes continue ... lured into a stroke he needn't have played, in fact he was barely playing at it at all, in the channel outside off, and Watling tumbles to his left to complete the dismissal. He departs shaking his head and, well, much to ponder for England's leading all-time Test run-scorer 24/146.2 stunning catch! Stoneman has played that shot once too often, a deliberate force through the slips, flashing hard to get himself out of trouble, and it might have worked once again had it not been for Watling's spring-loaded leap, high to his left, to intercept a fizzing chance! 147/251.6 ohmygodsyourekiddingme... Vince nicks a drive to slip! It's the hope that KILLS you! Boult gets him, a juicy ball angled across, an airy flash and well taken by Taylor, the only slip and standing wide-ish but picked out perfectly. It's almost like Vince takes some sort of pride in his unerring ability to give it away! No hundred, despite it being on a plate, and maybe no more lives at this level 165/387.2 gottim, edged to the keeper! Make that five down... Root fails to convert fifty once again, driving at Wagner and giving NZ a second breakthrough in as many overs! NZ's defensive tactics have paid off, Root starved and then sent back frustrated 262/586.6 flicked in the air, Malan picks out midwicket! The waiting game pays off for New Zealand, and it's a new bowler with a notch in the wickets column! Malan doesn't look too pleased with himself as he heads off, he's gifted that to De Grandhomme, the catch snaffled at head height by Nicholls 262/493.5 stunning catch! Stokes clips hard into the leg side, losing balance as he does so, reminiscent of Malan's departure, but the catch was a blinder, leaping to his left, clinging on in two hands, and England have lost their third of the day, and the most dangerous of the lot! 282/6106.4 another bouncer, another slog across the line, takes a top-edge, plops into the hands of square leg! 352/995.5 slower ball, Broad is through the shot so quickly he almost had time to pirouette through the stroke and come round for another try. Instead he wellies an ambitious slog to Sodhi at mid-on, who stoops low to scoop the chance! 300/799.6 and that's the end of that! A beautiful full-length inswinger does the trick for Wood, who was just starting to channel his inner Bradman there... which clearly contributed to his downfall! Through the gate and rattling the timbers. England's innings is starting to gurgle 312/8Extras12 (b 4, lb 3, nb 3, w 2)TOTAL352/9d (106.4 Overs, RR: 3.3, 452 minutes)Did not bat: JM AndersonFall of wickets: 1-24 (Alastair Cook, 8.4 ov), 2-147 (Mark Stoneman, 46.2 ov), 3-165 (James Vince, 51.6 ov), 4-262 (Dawid Malan, 86.6 ov), 5-262 (Joe Root, 87.2 ov), 6-282 (Ben Stokes, 93.5 ov), 7-300 (Stuart Broad, 95.5 ov), 8-312 (Mark Wood, 99.6 ov), 9-352 (Jonny Bairstow, 106.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 28 5 89 2 3.17 0 0 TG Southee 19 4 65 1 3.42 1 0 C de Grandhomme 26 2 94 4 3.61 1 2 N Wagner 22.4 5 51 2 2.25 0 1 IS Sodhi 11 0 46 0 4.18 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR67.3 sweeps hard, gets a big top edge... brilliantly caught by Vince running in! The Barmies erupt, Leach has the big wicket of Latham, he goes charging off in delight! That's a yuuuge moment in this match, Latham had ridden his luck a touch, but generally played that shot well. This spun and bounced out of the rough, really well taken at backward square leg. He drags himself disconsolately off, NZ in trouble 162/623.1 half-volley on leg stump and England have the breakthrough! What a disaster for New Zealand, so reminiscent of Malan's dismissal yesterday, losing his shape in the shot and clipping airily to midwicket! That will pierce the gloom for England! 42/123.2 this is incredible! Back of a length, outside off, lifting sharply off the deck, bending off the seam, climbing past the edge and snicking the blade as it goes by! Broad is on a first-over hat-trick, New Zealand's star player is gone, and suddenly THIS IS ON! 42/230.5 swept again, and Jack Leach has his maiden Test wicket! Top-edged once again, but this time there's a man lurking at short backward square. Did Taylor even notice he'd been brought into position? No matter, England have their third in a soaraway first half-hour! 66/337.5 full, driven, edged, caught! A classic sucker's dismissal for Anderson, drawing the indiscretion with the perfect, line, length and hint of shape away from the left-hander. A hard-handed fence to first slip, and England are on fire this morning! 91/457.4 round the wicket, and Watling has flicked to short backward square! That's another sucker dismissal, Wood's change of angle lures the loose reflexive swish to leg, Watling almost turned his stance inside-out in his bid to get across his stumps, no doubt with the short ball in mind. But the fielder didn't have to move to pocket the lofted clip, and what a way to go after such a battling knock 135/593.2 SHORT, PULLED, OUT! Oh, deary me, yet another telegraphed dismissal from New Zealand, and this is the biggest of the lot. De Grandhomme couldn't deny himself, he backed his ability to hit his way out of trouble, but Wood's bouncer was onto him too quickly, and Leach at fine leg stooped low to scoop the crucial chance! 219/7124.4 skidding on, into the pads - GIVEN! Up goes Oxenford's finger, but Wagner reviews straight away! Looks like he got an inside edge on this, which will save him from lbw... but the rebound was caught at silly point, so he is out after all! Wagner walks off to a huge ovation - but has he done enough to save it? 256/8Extras3 (lb 2, nb 1)TOTAL256/8 (124.4 Overs, RR: 2.05, 481 minutes)Did not bat: TA BoultFall of wickets: 1-42 (Jeet Raval, 23.1 ov), 2-42 (Kane Williamson, 23.2 ov), 3-66 (Ross Taylor, 30.5 ov), 4-91 (Henry Nicholls, 37.5 ov), 5-135 (BJ Watling, 57.4 ov), 6-162 (Tom Latham, 67.3 ov), 7-219 (Colin de Grandhomme, 93.2 ov), 8-256 (Neil Wagner, 124.4 ov)
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Close of Play
- Fri, 30 Mar - day 1 - England 1st innings 290/8 (JM Bairstow 97*, MJ Leach 10*, 90 ov)
- Sat, 31 Mar - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 192/6 (BJ Watling 77*, TG Southee 13*, 74.5 ov)
- Sun, 1 Apr - day 3 - England 2nd innings 202/3 (JE Root 30*, DJ Malan 19*, 66 ov)
- Mon, 2 Apr - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 42/0 (TWM Latham 25*, JA Raval 17*, 23 ov)
- Tue, 3 Apr - day 5 - New Zealand 2nd innings 256/8 (124.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 26.1 overs (158 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: New Zealand - 91/4 in 37.5 overs (TWM Latham 47)
- TWM Latham: 50 off 124 balls (7 x 4)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 40.1 overs (242 balls), Extras 1
- Over 42.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - TWM Latham (Struck down)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 124/4 in 52.0 overs (TWM Latham 65, BJ Watling 15)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 61.1 overs (368 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: New Zealand - 156/5 in 66.0 overs (TWM Latham 83, C de Grandhomme 10)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Tea: New Zealand - 191/6 in 82.0 overs (C de Grandhomme 27, IS Sodhi 16)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 87.2 overs (525 balls), Extras 3
- Over 91.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - IS Sodhi (Struck down)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 146 balls (C de Grandhomme 27, IS Sodhi 26, Ex 0)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 238/7 in 107.0 overs (IS Sodhi 43, N Wagner 2)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 121.2 overs (729 balls), Extras 3
- IS Sodhi: 50 off 158 balls (8 x 4)
- Over 124.4: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - N Wagner (Struck down)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (JE Root 24, DJ Malan 26, Ex 0)
- JE Root: 50 off 110 balls (4 x 4)
- England: 250 runs in 80.6 overs (487 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: England - 251/3 in 81.0 overs (JE Root 50, DJ Malan 47)
- DJ Malan: 50 off 94 balls (7 x 4)
- New ball taken at 88.1 overs
- Lunch: England - 278/5 in 93.0 overs (BA Stokes 12, JM Bairstow 2)
- England: 300 runs in 95.4 overs (577 balls), Extras 12
- England: 350 runs in 105.4 overs (637 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: England - 352/9 in 106.4 overs (MJ Leach 14)
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- Tea: New Zealand - 34/0 in 12.0 overs (TWM Latham 21, JA Raval 13)
- Bad Light: New Zealand - 42/0 in 23.0 overs (TWM Latham 25, JA Raval 17)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 42/0 in 23.0 overs (TWM Latham 25, JA Raval 17)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 75.3 overs (453 balls), Extras 1
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- TG Southee: 50 off 45 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 246/9 in 88.0 overs (N Wagner 2, TA Boult 6)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 88.2 overs (530 balls), Extras 1
- Over 92.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - TA Boult (Struck down)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 278/10 in 93.3 overs (N Wagner 24)
- England 2nd innings
- Lunch: England - 7/0 in 5.0 overs (AN Cook 4, MD Stoneman 2)
- England: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: England - 67/1 in 20.0 overs (MD Stoneman 26, JM Vince 26)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (MD Stoneman 20, JM Vince 29, Ex 1)
- Over 29.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - MD Stoneman (Upheld)
- England: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (193 balls), Extras 2
- JM Vince: 50 off 71 balls (9 x 4)
- Tea: England - 113/1 in 35.0 overs (MD Stoneman 42, JM Vince 55)
- Over 36.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - JM Vince (Struck down)
- MD Stoneman: 50 off 121 balls (6 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 178 balls (MD Stoneman 44, JM Vince 55, Ex 1)
- England: 150 runs in 48.2 overs (291 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: England - 162/2 in 51.0 overs (JM Vince 75, JE Root 10)
- Over 64.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - DJ Malan (Struck down)
- England: 200 runs in 64.6 overs (391 balls), Extras 3
- End Of Day: England - 202/3 in 66.0 overs (JE Root 30, DJ Malan 19)
- England: 300 runs in 93.4 overs (563 balls), Extras 15
- JM Bairstow: 100 off 164 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: England - 307/10 in 96.5 overs (JM Anderson 0)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- Over 4.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - KS Williamson (Umpire's call - Struck down)
- Over 9.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - HM Nicholls (Upheld)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 32/4 in 17.0 overs (KS Williamson 18, BJ Watling 7)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 20.4 overs (124 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: New Zealand - 80/5 in 31.0 overs (BJ Watling 19, C de Grandhomme 32)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (BJ Watling 16, C de Grandhomme 34, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 38.6 overs (234 balls), Extras 0
- C de Grandhomme: 50 off 75 balls (6 x 4)
- Tea: New Zealand - 123/5 in 46.0 overs (BJ Watling 40, C de Grandhomme 53)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 195 balls (BJ Watling 38, C de Grandhomme 61, Ex 1)
- BJ Watling: 50 off 125 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 54.2 overs (326 balls), Extras 1
- Over 62.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - C de Grandhomme (Struck down)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 175/5 in 65.0 overs (BJ Watling 74, C de Grandhomme 71)
- Bad Light: New Zealand - 192/6 in 74.5 overs (BJ Watling 77, TG Southee 13)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 192/6 in 74.5 overs (BJ Watling 77, TG Southee 13)
- England 1st innings
- Over 7.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - JM Vince (Struck down)
- Over 11.4: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - JM Vince (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 34/1 in 15.0 overs (MD Stoneman 13, JM Vince 18)
- Over 16.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JM Vince (Umpire's call - Struck down)
- England: 50 runs in 20.5 overs (125 balls), Extras 2
- Lunch: England - 70/2 in 29.0 overs (MD Stoneman 28, JE Root 20)
- Over 32.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JE Root (Struck down)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (MD Stoneman 18, JE Root 33, Ex 0)
- England: 100 runs in 39.4 overs (238 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: England - 104/5 in 43.0 overs (BA Stokes 6, JM Bairstow 3)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (BA Stokes 25, JM Bairstow 24, Ex 1)
- England: 150 runs in 56.6 overs (342 balls), Extras 3
- Tea: England - 150/5 in 58.0 overs (BA Stokes 25, JM Bairstow 30)
- JM Bairstow: 50 off 93 balls (7 x 4)
- England: 200 runs in 70.3 overs (423 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: England - 205/7 in 72.0 overs (JM Bairstow 58, MA Wood 21)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (JM Bairstow 20, MA Wood 28, Ex 2)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (JM Bairstow 20, MA Wood 30, Ex 1)
- England: 250 runs in 77.2 overs (465 balls), Extras 7
- MA Wood: 50 off 54 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- End Of Day: England - 290/8 in 90.0 overs (JM Bairstow 97, MJ Leach 10)
Match Coverage
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Anderson's hard yards set new record
The years of bowling for England's leading Test wicket-taker are reflected in a new landmark
'The guys want more Test cricket' - Kane Williamson
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Ish Sodhi survives tense finish to win series for New Zealand
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Seven fifties, no hundreds
Despite his consistency with the bat, Joe Root's Test winter has been marked by a failure to convert any of his fifties into a hundred