Written by It was a consolation win in terms of the series scoreline but a massive one all the same, New Zealand wrapping up the third Test against England by a margin of 423 runs on the fourth afternoon to send Tim Southee off into retirement with a smile. The coup de grâce came at 2.15pm local […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 40th over: New Zealand 138-1 (Latham 61, Williamson 17) Three singles from Stokes’s over. There’s still a bit happening for the seamers, which is why we haven’t seen Shoaib Bashir, but you’d imagine he’ll be the next bowling change unless England […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 2nd over: New Zealand 4-0 (Latham 1, Conway 1) Atkinson has three slips and a gully for Conway, who is trying to play as little as possible while he gets his eye in. Atkinson’s length gets fuller as the over progresses […]
Harry Brook admitted he had “jam on his toast” by way of good fortune, with the 171 he blazed in the first Test against New Zealand featuring five dropped catches along the way. England’s No 5 was not even sure whether there had been five in his Test career, let alone in a single innings. But, […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 12th over: New Zealand 39-2 (Williamson 22, Ravindra 5) Woakes changes ends to replace Atkinson (5-1-17-0). Ben Stokes still has three slips and a gully even though the new ball hasn’t really done much; he knows the value of getting Williamson, […]
Moments after the applause in the England huddle at Hagley Oval that signposted Jacob Bethell’s impending Test debut at No 3, the sound system they use to keep training sessions upbeat began blaring out The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. Even for a leadership group that likes a punt, this feels their biggest yet. Bowlers can […]