Player of the Match
Player of the Match

2.20pm: Mitchell Santner takes seven wickets for the match, 4 for 85 as England collapse to 234 all out in their second innings. Matt Henry and the retiring Tim Southee have two wickets apiece for the innings and Will O'Rourke one from his venomous spell this morning. "Now just imagine if NZ held all catches first test!" muses Aaron.

Santner is Player of the Match. He says: "You might get the odd ground in NZ that spins a bit and you've got to stay ready. It's nice to always bowl with a bit of a lead there." On his role with the bat: "That period, we tried to make it as tough as we can, keep them out there bowling." On Tim Southee: "Everyone here will miss Tim Southee, he's been an oustanding player for us."

Harry Brook is Player of the Series: "It just opens up different areas to score, there's been quite a bit of bounce on these wickets this time around. I'm still trying to enjoy my cricket, work hard and keep getting better every day. I felt like I used the counter-punch well in the second game... thankfully it came off."

New Zealand captain Tom Latham says "we spoke about" the dropped catches in the first game. "We managed to get England in those positions, weren't able to capitalise in the first two games." On Tim Southee: "Wickets, runs - and sixes - speak for themselves but the legacy Timmy is leaving speaks for itself. The person he is, we'll miss his attributes on the field but a great team man. We're certainly leaving one of the greats behind but I'm sure he has a bright future ahead of him, whatever that may be and I'd like to congratulate him."

Ben Stokes, England captain: "Not ideal to end this tour on this note but we've come up against a New Zealand side doing well off the back of beating India so to lift this trophy shows we've beaten a great side. We wanted to leave here with three victories in the bag, it's disappointing as a team to leave as we have done... the first two Test matches are where it counted, we would have liked to end on better terms but it is what it is."

Sir Richard Hadlee is making a special presentation to Tim Southee to mark his retirement after 107 Tests spanning nearly 17 years. Southee accepts with these words: "Congratulations England on a series win, as always played in great spirit." He thanks New Zealand Cricket, his family and the fans, plus: "Team-mates, these guys made the ride all the more enjoyable." Short and sweet as one of the Black Caps' great servants makes his way from the field on his home ground for the last time as a Test player.

To put New Zealand's win in context, here's a list of the largest margins of victory, by runs, in Tests. Alan's report is already in the slot with more to come shortly from him and Vish. From all of us, thank you for being here.

47.2
W
Santner to Carse, OUT, dancing down and gone! Tossed up outside off, he advances early, waltzes right past it and Tom Blundell whips off the bails with Carse nowhere to be seen. That'll be it as Ben Stokes won't come out to bat and New Zealand score a consolation victory, a thunderous one by 423 runs, their joint best in Tests!

BA Carse st †Blundell b Santner 11 (20m 12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 91.66

47.1
0
Santner to Carse, no run, tossed up outside off and swung out to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
47 | 3 Runs | ENG: 234/8

  • Shoaib Bashir2 (6b)
  • Brydon Carse11 (10b)
  • Matt Henry13-1-62-2
  • Mitchell Santner14-1-85-3

"As a kiwi fan, I'm gutted at the sheer lack of test cricket over the next 12 months," bemoans Jon Toogood. "Our next tests are in Zimbabwe in about 9 months time. Not good enough NZC. I guess we'll just have to wait and see when they're home again."

46.6
0
Henry to Shoaib Bashir, no run, full, straight and worked off the pads to midwicket
46.5
0
Henry to Shoaib Bashir, no run, perfect length, 128kph on fourth stump. Dabs and misses
46.4
0
Henry to Shoaib Bashir, no run, goes for the yorker, Bashir drops the bat on off stump

Ben: "Sentiment says let Southee wrap this up.. good way to go out. "

46.3
2
Henry to Shoaib Bashir, 2 runs, chipped over mid-on! Not quite out of the middle from Bashir but it had just enough to clear the man - though won't go for four
46.2
0
Henry to Shoaib Bashir, no run, shortish and Bashir tries to come down, swings flamboyantly to leg... misses
46.1
1
Henry to Carse, 1 run, full length outside off, Carse swipes into the covers

Ben Stokes is pictured on the sidelines still in his training gear. Guess he won't be playing golf later, either way

END OF OVER:
46 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | ENG: 231/8

  • Shoaib Bashir0 (1b)
  • Brydon Carse10 (9b)
  • Mitchell Santner14-1-85-3
  • Matt Henry12-1-59-2

Here's Kiran: "NZ will jump England in the WTC after today. Depending on Pakistan's 4 matches vs. SA and West Indies, England could fall behind Pakistan and their ranking of 7 is more realistic representation of England's Test Team. They are closer closer to the bottom than top vs. the "Vibes" of a strong Test team which we've been spoonfed over the last 4 years. Over two WTC, England are nowhere near the top - should Winning matter?"

45.6
0
Santner to Shoaib Bashir, no run, tossed up full and prodded to cover

Shoaib Bashir walks in. Vish is saying this is the last wicket, as Stokes won't bat (which is probably England's only sensible decision today)

45.5
W
Santner to Potts, OUT, clears the front dog, holes out to long-off! The procession continues as Potts tries to practice his range-hitting and sends up another dolly to Southee in the deep

MJ Potts c Southee b Santner 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8BM DuckettZ Crawley
2nd10Z CrawleyJG Bethell
3rd104JE RootJG Bethell
4th11HC BrookJG Bethell
5th33OJ PopeJG Bethell
6th49OJ PopeAAP Atkinson
7th16BA CarseAAP Atkinson
8th0BA CarseMJ Potts
9th3BA CarseShoaib Bashir