23/02Result
2nd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 24-28 2023
New Zealand won by 1 run
Player of the Match
Kane Williamson
Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand
23/02Result
2nd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 24-28 2023
New Zealand won by 1 run
Player of the Match
Kane Williamson
Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand

11.32am: England have enforced the follow-on, Stokes sticks to his tattooed guns in spite of that Southee assault. The deficit is still a sizeable 226 (more than New Zealand managed in that first innings) and the conditions are ripe for the ball to nip around. Andrew Miller will be here in 5 as the openers prepare to face down Messrs Anderson and Broad with the new ball once again

53.2
W
Broad to Henry, OUT, dug in, loops off the splice to backward point! Broad finishes the innings... and now we'll find out just what England's thinking is regarding the follow-on

MJ Henry c Anderson b Broad 6 (22m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

53.1
0
Broad to Henry, no run, back of a length, Henry dabs it away on the back foot. Wagner was a long way down looking for one, but is sent back

END OF OVER:
53 | 1 Run | NZ: 209/9

  • Neil Wagner0 (5b)
  • Matt Henry6 (8b)
  • Jack Leach17-1-80-3
  • Stuart Broad14-2-61-3

"Wondering if Robinson hasn't picked up a wicket before in an innings?" It's happened a couple of times, but not in the first innings, Creeder

52.6
0
Leach to Wagner, no run, nicely flighted outside off, Wagner is forward and blocks capably into the covers
52.5
0
Leach to Wagner, no run, tossed up and defended going back
52.4
0
Leach to Wagner, no run, tossed up and Wagner attempts to unfurl the reverse-sweep. Hit on the front pad, but the appeal for lbw is turned down. Possibly outside the line
52.3
0
Leach to Wagner, no run, over the wicket, length ball poked into the covers

"Given England's new intent on entertaining I wouldn't have thought the follow on would be a priority - or is the weather a factor?" The weather is, yes, Simon H. Plus the theory that Basin Reserve just gets better to bat on, so might as well try to take all your wickets early and then chase a few if need be

52.2
1
Leach to Henry, 1 run, flighted delivery, worked off middle and leg into the gap at midwicket
52.1
0
Leach to Henry, no run, looped up on the stumps and prodded uppishly into the covers where Duckett sprawls to stop it

Leach continues, looking to finish things with a four-for

END OF OVER:
52 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 208/9

  • Neil Wagner0 (1b)
  • Matt Henry5 (6b)
  • Stuart Broad14-2-61-3
  • Jack Leach16-1-79-3

"Baz doesn't strike me as the worrying sort Alan." Fair point, Phil

51.6
0
Broad to Wagner, no run, good length outsideoff and Wagner is forward, defends and adds a call of "Wait!" for full effect

In walks Neil Wagner at No. 11, three slips lined up. Some spots of rain in the air at the Basin

51.5
W
Broad to Blundell, OUT, steps out, battered to mid-on... snaffled! Leach holds this one, and NZ are nine down and still short of the follow-on target. Blundell didn't get much of a connection, for all the attacking intent, and it looped low into the hands. England closing in

TA Blundell c Leach b Broad 38 (127m 79b 5x4 0x6) SR: 48.10

51.4
0
Broad to Blundell, no run, pitched up in the channel, stroked along the baize to mid-off

More orthodox field for Blundell, two slips and a gully in

51.3
1
Broad to Henry, 1 run, back of a length outside off, swished down to deep third off the outside edge

Leg gully has pushed out to deep backward square

51.2
0
Broad to Henry, no run, bumper-to-bumper, this time brings a swing and a miss
51.1
4
Broad to Henry, FOUR, over the wicket, banged into the pitch, Henry swats it away fine! Quite a lot of top edge but that only helped to take it away from the man down at fine leg

Short leg, leg gully, deep square and fine leg

END OF OVER:
51 | 2 Runs | NZ: 203/8

  • Tom Blundell38 (77b)
  • Matt Henry0 (3b)
  • Jack Leach16-1-79-3
  • Stuart Broad13-2-56-2
50.6
0
Leach to Blundell, no run, dances down and smashes this straight back at the bowler, but Leach sticks out a hand and prevents it getting away. So Broad will get to bowl at Henry again
50.5
0
Leach to Blundell, no run, fizzed down outside off, Blundell opens the face but picks out gully

"Would love to see Tim Southee walk out to open the innings just in case there happens to be a follow-on scenario.. Pick up from where you left off in the 1st Innings!" His efforts here might just have averted the possibility of being asked to bat again, Avnish

50.4
0
Leach to Blundell, no run, angled in a touch straighter, blocked into the covers
50.3
0
Leach to Blundell, no run, turn and bounce for Leach, beats the top edge with Blundell looking to cut again
50.2
2
Leach to Blundell, 2 runs, pushed through outside off and cut through backward point, he comes haring back for two
50.1
0
Leach to Blundell, no run, looped up on the stumps, jumps out and defends back down the track

Just a switch of ends for Leach. Blundell still dug in

END OF OVER:
50 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 201/8

  • Matt Henry0 (3b)
  • Tom Blundell36 (71b)
  • Stuart Broad13-2-56-2
  • Ollie Robinson12-4-31-0

"Southee now in the top 10 in most 6s in test history. He's faced 4,000 fewer balls than anyone else on that list. Nice conversion rate." He's the tailend slogger par excellence, Raff

49.6
0
Broad to Henry, no run, dug in, short ball angling across, Henry sways underneath it
49.5
0
Broad to Henry, no run, another bumper, heading leg side and ducked

Field spread, except for short leg

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st39BM DuckettZ Crawley
2nd14BM DuckettOE Robinson
3rd6BM DuckettOJ Pope
4th21JE RootOJ Pope
5th0JE RootHC Brook
6th121JE RootBA Stokes
7th1JE RootBT Foakes
8th13SCJ BroadBT Foakes
9th36BT FoakesMJ Leach
10th5JM AndersonMJ Leach