Highlights of the fourth day of the second test between England and New Zealand from Trent Bridge
Highlights of the fourth day of the second test between England and New Zealand from Trent Bridge
England look forward to a memorable victory in the second LV = Insurance Test at Trent Bridge, after reducing New Zealand to 224-7 and a lead of 238, with stumps on the fourth day, creating the possibility of an exciting pursuit of the last day.
England, who were 80 behind overnight, were eventually eliminated for 539 in their first innings – Joe Root added 13 to his score before losing for a fine of 176 – to beat the Black Hats a narrow lead, but when James Anderson (1-18) won his 650th wicket test, bowling Tom Latham fifth ball, England were very much on the rise.
Will Young (56) and Devon Conway (52) did well to repel the home side’s athletes in useful conditions, sharing a century in place for the second wicket, but just as New Zealand seemed risk-averse , three wickets fell for 27 runs to have England hopefully again.
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Jimmy Anderson marks a great milestone by taking his 650th wicket in the first over of the second inning against New Zealand.
Jimmy Anderson marks a great milestone by taking his 650th wicket in the first over of the second inning against New Zealand.
They first had to find a way to get past Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell, the pair fresh from a 236 run partnership in the first innings, after a 195 run stand at Lord’s. While Blundell (24) was hanging for a while, his wicket to Stuart Broad (1-53) caused another mini collapse of three wickets in six overs late in the day.
Mitchell – who scored a superb 190 two days ago – remains, closing the day unbeaten with 32, although he will have two tangles in his watch that led to the wicket of Young and Tim South.
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Root stuns the crowd with the reverse ramp six!
England were aggressive from the start on the fourth day, with Root impressively beating Southee (0-154) by six and Ben Foakes overtaking on his way to a second test of fifty.
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Joe Root scored an impressive backhand for six of Tim Southee on the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand.
Joe Root scored an impressive backhand for six of Tim Southee on the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand.
The hosts over 500 and pinned New Zealand’s score – 43 runs from the first five overs of the morning session – just for the Kiwis to finally beat Root, the former England captain was tricked by a slower ball Trent Boult and chooses the man mounted on the short blanket.
A blow from wickets followed, England lost their last five for just 23 straight as Boult (5-106) and Michael Bracewell (3-62) wiped the tail. Foakes (56) was unlucky to run out after selling him a dummy from Matthew Potts (3), who was also bowling from a catastrophic suspension by Boult (5-106) to secure his 10th Test of the Five pro and fifth against England.
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Trent Bullt takes his 10th hall with five wickets with a malicious Yorker to dismiss Matthew Potts for 4.
Trent Bullt takes his 10th hall with five wickets with a malicious Yorker to dismiss Matthew Potts for 4.
Anderson brings a bowl to Latham to move to the 650 test ports
New Zealand started their second run with a 14-run lead, but Anderson and his teammates certainly would not have thought of a bowl early, as, in gloomy conditions, with the headlights of the Trent Bridge on, the ball closes too much with a zipper – such a delivery deceives Latham as he puts his hands on a ball that comes in abruptly in length and hits in the middle and out.
England deserved more rewards for their efforts in the mini-session before lunch, with Young and Conway leaving the balls dangerously close to their logs, but benefiting from more wealth from their standard captain.
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Ben Foakes says everything is to play tomorrow as England face New Zealand on the last day of the second test.
Ben Foakes says everything is to play tomorrow as England face New Zealand on the last day of the second test.
After a careful start after the break, conditions started to get easier for the hit and the pair both liked Jack Leach (1-78). In particular, Conway, the left-hander repeatedly wipes the back of his left arm, bringing the New Zealand 100 and his fifty with such blows to the limit.
But a conventional sweep was ultimately the overthrow of Conway as a ball, having reached the middle of the century, only managed to pick up Johnny Byrstow on the deep square fence.
England is claiming five in the last session to take the test
Henry Nicholls (3) was also guilty of giving his wicket, hitting a fairly harmless Potts delivery straight to Alex Lees in the back in the first over after tea to end a rather scratched 18-ball stay in the cup.
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England took advantage of the confusion between the wickets with the throwing of Ollie Pope which led to a dead end of Will Young by Ben Stokes.
England took advantage of the confusion between the wickets with the throwing of Ollie Pope which led to a dead end of Will Young by Ben Stokes.
Young, shortly after reporting his first fifty in a row, was next to leave, following a confusion between him and Mitchell. Ollie Pope picked up the ball on the square foot, picked it up and wisely threw the ball to Ben Stokes at the end of the non-attacking, and the English captain did a great job of removing the bail blinds from behind his back.
Mitchell and Blundell, as was often the case in this series, stopped the momentum of England, making 45 together, before the latter was lost when he joined Broad with Stokes in the backyard – who showed up celebrating England’s balcony, implying a design was devised by the Kiwi team in the coaching staff.
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England’s strategy pays off as Stuart Broad disrupts a key partnership and fires Tom Blundell for 24.
England’s strategy pays off as Stuart Broad disrupts a key partnership and fires Tom Blundell for 24.
Bracewell (25) came in and hit four boundaries and one six on an impressive 17-ball before burning, attempting to shoot too many of the impressive Potts (2-32). Souti was the next to fall, running for a duck as Mitchell went blind in a second run only to send his doomed partner back as the throw came.
England need three more wickets (potentially two, depending on the physical condition of Kyle Jamieson who left the pitch on the third afternoon with a back injury) early in the fifth and final morning before attempting an undeniably difficult run-chase, but it was to they succeed, they would achieve a 2-0 win in a row with a test to play.
Statistics of the day
16 – Root’s 176 was its 16th test season in England, surpassing Ian Bell, Alastair Cook, Graham Gooch and Kevin Pietersen, who all scored 15 tonnes at home. The record number of centuries of home testing is 23, shared by Mahela Jayawardena, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting. 1,092 – runs in the first two innings of this test race. Only once since 1990 has an English home test seen more runs in the first two innings – England v Australia at the 2009 Ashes in Cardiff, scoring 1,109 goals. Watch the fifth and final day of the second LV = Insurance Test between England and New Zealand, at Trent Bridge, live on Sky …
