Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
70 | 2 Runs | ENG: 170/3

  • Ollie Pope20 (41b)
  • Dom Sibley60 (207b)
  • Mitchell Santner13-3-38-0
  • Kyle Jamieson15-6-28-0

7.25pm Phew, that was a difficult presentation to transcribe, with everyone speaking at 2.3x speed. I hope I got it all down reasonably verbatim. Big news is that Joe Root doesn't know if Ollie Robinson will be available for selection for the second Test. That game begins on June 10. Make sure you tune into our coverage of that game. Until then, it's goodbye from me, Varun, Thilak and everyone else who's been involved in this game.

Devon Conway, the player of the match: "I couldn't imagine standing in this positon after my debut, so it's a pretty special feeling. It was on the slower side, it definitely deteriorated a little bit. If that one day hadn't been lost, we could have created a result. Pretty good wicket, offered something to the batters and the bowlers as well. If I got my chance at a younger age, I may not have known my game as well as I do now. I'm grateful to have gotten the opportunity. Facing Jimmy and Broady, their control, they don't give you a lot to score. I've had a lot of conversations before coming here, with guys who've faced them in the past, and it was all about accepting that and waiting for your opportunities to score."

Kane Williamson: "We had a little bit of work to do in the morning before we were where we wanted to be, and the guys responded to give us the runs we needed with the time remaining, but the weather forced our hand a bit. If it wasn't for that lost day, we would have seen a fantastic finish to what was a very good game of cricket. Scoring was reasonably slow throughout this game, and building a platform was important, and to be fair to England they did that. Special performance from Conway, a special player. He showed his class in his debut Test at the home of cricket. Looked so comfortable, played within himself really. Special performance from Tim also, he led the attack beautifully, he does often, and guys complemented him well. We had to be patient on this pitch, and we got rewards for that. Trent Boult has just arrived, he's looking to start bowling and get back in action soon.

Joe Root: "We set out to try and lay a platform and hopefully after a period of time weigh things up and see where we could go. Unfortunately we couldn't do that, but ultimately the series is level going into Edgbaston. It was a tricky wicket with a bit of up and down bounce, and we didn't have the time we needed to go after that target. It was the conditions, because we have the talent in the dressing room to get the runs. We were resilient, and we made it hard for them to get us out, and that will give us confidence going into the next Test. It wasn't an easy decision to leave out the spinner when you have someone of Leachy's calibre. We felt we had the best attack to exploit these conditions, and they did that. Rory was phenomenal, for him to come back and carry on the good form he's produced for Surrey, showed a great amount of resilience and character, the mental side of his game came out. It's been tough. Ollie's learned a hard lesson. It's unacceptable what he's done. He's fronted up to the dressing room and the world. We've got to keep looking to learn and educate as much as we can and make the game as diverse as possible. We're not saying the team is perfect, but we're always trying to improve. Not sure [he's available for selection for Edgbaston.]"

Senthil: "Speaking of two-Test series, when was the last time NZ played a 5 test series?" -- New Zealand have only played five five-Test series in their history, the last in 1971-71 in the West Indies.

Alex: "For all the criticism of England, New Zealand haven't gone for a win either? No attacking fields? Lots of balls outside off. Not only England playing conservatively..." -- I think New Zealand sort of stepped off the pedal after Sibley and Root got a partnership going. You can understand that given the need for workload management and the fact that the next Test begins in four days' time.

7.05pm That is it. Kane Williamson has offered the draw and they are shaking hands. And with that, Varun has left me the arduous task of bringing you the presentation ceremony etc.

An intriguing Test match, all things considered. This was a result pitch for sure if the third day hadn't been washed out completely. I thought it was a well-timed declaration from New Zealand, and they bowled extremely well too, but Dom Sibley has played a superb defensive innings to steer England to safety. Rory Burns did his bit as well, to make sure England didn't lose wickets to the new ball.

69.6
0
Santner to Pope, no run, good length outside off, gets forward and defends into the off side
69.5
0
Santner to Pope, no run, full at leg stump, driven to mid-on
69.4
0
Santner to Pope, no run, good length and slides on, staying low at leg stump. Watches closely and keeps that out with a back foot defence
69.3
0
Santner to Pope, no run, length at leg stump, pushed to midwicket off the front foot
69.2
2
Santner to Pope, 2 runs, good length and into leg stump, gets deep in the crease for the glance and tickles it fine off the inside edge

Johnny C: "Don't know if batting like this wins test matches but it keeps you in the series. Pretty tricky winning a two test series if you lose the first one."

69.1
0
Santner to Pope, no run, full and at off stump, leans in and drives with the turn to mid-off

END OF OVER:
69 | 2 Runs | ENG: 168/3

  • Dom Sibley60 (207b)
  • Ollie Pope18 (35b)
  • Kyle Jamieson15-6-28-0
  • Mitchell Santner12-3-36-0
68.6
0
Jamieson to Sibley, no run, bouncer wide outside off, left alone
68.5
0
Jamieson to Sibley, no run, offcutter at a length outside off, gets forward and defends into the leg side
68.4
0
Jamieson to Sibley, no run, short outside off, ducks to leave
68.3
1
Jamieson to Pope, 1 run, good length at leg stump, glanced to deep square
68.3
1nb
Jamieson to Pope, 1 no ball, good length and just outside off, an offcutter at 118kph. Left alone
68.2
0
Jamieson to Pope, no run, good length and just outside off, defended into the off side off the back foot
68.1
0
Jamieson to Pope, no run, full and just outside off, looks to lean into the drive and gets it off the thick inside edge to midwicket

END OF OVER:
68 | (maiden) | ENG: 166/3

  • Dom Sibley60 (204b)
  • Ollie Pope17 (31b)
  • Mitchell Santner12-3-36-0
  • Kyle Jamieson14-6-26-0
67.6
0
Santner to Sibley, no run, full at leg stump, offers the pad and the lbw appeal is turned down. They don't take the review. It was pretty full and pitching in line, but tracking shows it would have turned past off stump
67.5
0
Santner to Sibley, no run, full and wide outside off, driven to extra cover

Santner going over the stumps now, a leg slip comes in

67.4
0
Santner to Sibley, no run, full and flighted at off stump, dead-batted on the front foot

karan: "Appreciate the effort but too many balls too wide off off stump. Make them play at them!"

67.3
0
Santner to Sibley, no run, good length at off stump, dead-batted into the pitch
67.2
0
Santner to Sibley, no run, good length, dipping and wide outside off, turns away as he leaves
67.1
0
Santner to Sibley, no run, short of a length and wide outside off, left alone

END OF OVER:
67 | 6 Runs | ENG: 166/3

  • Ollie Pope17 (31b)
  • Dom Sibley60 (198b)
  • Kyle Jamieson14-6-26-0
  • Mitchell Santner11-2-36-0
66.6
0
Jamieson to Pope, no run, short of a length and cramping him at the hips as he looks to whip into the leg side. Gully and second slip converge to field
66.5
0
Jamieson to Pope, no run, short and just outside off, cut on the bounce to gully
66.4
4
Jamieson to Pope, FOUR, outside edge dribbles to the third man boundary. Good length and swung in late at off stump. Looks to drive and that keeps low. He ends up inside the line and it rolls off the thick edge, past second slip
66.3
1
Jamieson to Sibley, 1 run, short and at the hips, shuffles and clips to fine leg
66.2
0
Jamieson to Sibley, no run, short ball outside off, ducks to let that go
66.1
1lb
Jamieson to Pope, 1 leg bye, good length at leg stump, deflected to fine leg's right as he looks to flick

New Zealand in England 2021 News

England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st49RJ BurnsDP Sibley
2nd7DP SibleyZ Crawley
3rd80JE RootDP Sibley
4th34DP SibleyOJ Pope