10/06Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England at Nottingham, Jun 10-14 2022
England won by 5 wkts
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny BairstowEngland
10/06Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England at Nottingham, Jun 10-14 2022
England won by 5 wkts
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny BairstowEngland

12.16pm So, England will have a minimum of 72 overs to hunt down a target of 299, at a run-rate of 4.16. It's steep. But there's a full house, full of anticipation, and a real sense of urgency around this team right now. And the mere fact that they will go for it means that New Zealand are very in the mix too, despite Jamieson's injury. This is all set up gloriously. The heavy roller is doing its bit. Here's S Sudarshanan to take you through to lunch.

84.4
W
Anderson to Boult, OUT, smashed straight at mid-off and the lead is 298! Back of a length, Boult slaps through the line, off the toe of the bat, but he's done his bit. No mistake from Stokes. And this is going to be a very tasty denouement

TA Boult c Stokes b Anderson 17 (31m 15b 3x4 0x6) SR: 113.33

84.3
1
Anderson to Mitchell, 1 run, tapped to cover, and the single. Faith in Boult now, who has the strike back

Still a slip for MItchell, but the field spread

84.2
1
Anderson to Boult, 1 run, shimmies across his stumps and nudges the single to leg. Excellent work from the Uber-11
84.1
0
Anderson to Boult, no run, tight lines from Anderson, straight over the top of middle as Boult retreats to leg to have a hack!

Now then Mr Anderson. With Trent Boult in his sights.

END OF OVER:
84 | 8 Runs | NZ: 282/9

  • Daryl Mitchell61 (130b)
  • Trent Boult16 (12b)
  • Stuart Broad20-4-70-3
  • Ben Stokes17-3-62-0

Uzair`: "A question everyone has on their minds, 300 runs in 70 overs, chasable or not ?" Yes, no, maybe. England are going to have a go. That is written in the stars. And Jamieson is injured

83.6
6
Broad to Mitchell, SIX, clattered over the rope at long-on! Huge blow from Mitchell. He could have kept the strike, but hang that. Six takes the lead ever closer to 300

In comes the field for the final ball

83.5
0
Broad to Mitchell, no run, fuller length and that's a lovely ball, shaping away from the drive on the wide line, and beaten

Bhaswar Mukherj: "Where is Jimmy? Why isn't he bowling? " I preeume we'll have an answer in two balls time

83.4
2
Broad to Mitchell, 2 runs, tapped to mid-on and sharp calling to get back for two. Very deep-set on the leg side
83.3
0
Broad to Mitchell, no run, on the pads, slightly straighter line, deflected behind square, but again no run
83.2
0
Broad to Mitchell, no run, fully forward, head over the ball, Mitchell declines the single out to point
83.1
0
Broad to Mitchell, no run, outside off, through to the keeper. A solitary slip, and the rest spread to the wind

Sure enough, Broad has the new ball. Mitchell on strike, whose early reticence is being vindicated now

END OF OVER:
83 | 14 Runs | NZ: 274/9

  • Trent Boult16 (12b)
  • Daryl Mitchell53 (124b)
  • Ben Stokes17-3-62-0
  • Stuart Broad19-4-62-3

Right, that over has surely made up England's minds, as they turn to drinks. I suspect we'll have a new ball after the resumption

Robert: "Melodrama. But has that over cost England the game?" It's a massive swing if you ask me. Suddenly chasing more than at Lord's, let alone here in 2004. A Graham Thorpe classic, and on that note, get well soon Thorpey.

82.6
0
Stokes to Boult, no run, another bouncer, more energy on this one, climbs through to the keeper
82.5
4
Stokes to Boult, FOUR, blatted through mid-on! These are priceless blows from Boult. GIves himself room, swings from the square leg umpire's toes, seizing the back-of-a-length ball, clean past midwicket!
82.4
0
Stokes to Boult, no run, short and swished, 'oh yeah' says Boult, in acknowledgement that he's been done on this occasion

England will need a ground record to chase this...

82.3
4
Stokes to Boult, FOUR, crashed up and over the covers! Boult is turning it on in glorious style. Shimmying at the pitch, this way and that, round the wicket and dispatched with glee!
82.2
4
Stokes to Boult, FOUR, leans back, and tennis-smashes a drive through long-off! An upside-down stroke if ever there was. Fetched from the top of the bouncer's arc, and it rolls inexorably over the rope!
82.1
2
Stokes to Boult, 2 runs, banged in short, Boult thwacks across the line, rocking back and smearing a pull over mid-on. Tope-edged and rowdy, but effective

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WktRunsPlayers
1st12AZ LeesZ Crawley
2nd41AZ LeesOJ Pope
3rd3JE RootAZ Lees
4th37JM BairstowAZ Lees
5th179JM BairstowBA Stokes
6th27BA StokesBT Foakes