29/03Result

2nd Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 30-Apr 3 2018

Match drawn

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Match Coverage

Agonising end to a season of crumbs
Having failed to break New Zealand's lower-order resistance, England will leave Christchurch with many of the same questions that were on their minds on arrival in Perth more than five months ago
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
On the day of a heroic draw, the big number that loomed was that New Zealand have played only four Tests this season, a reality that captain Williamson said was frustrating
Ish Sodhi survives tense finish to win series for New Zealand
England were thwarted by a brilliant rearguard as they chased a rare overseas Test victory on the final day of the second Test at Christchurch
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

England BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	26.0	8	37	1	1.42	(1nb)
SCJ Broad	24.0	6	72	2	3
MA Wood	22.0	10	45	2	2.04
MJ Leach	32.0	15	61	2	1.9
JE Root	12.4	5	28	1	2.21
BA Stokes	4.0	3	2	0	0.5
DJ Malan	4.0	1	9	0	2.25

New Zealand 4th innings Partnerships