Birmingham: New Zealand are set to wrap up the second and last Test against England, and with it the series, after their bowlers triggered a collapse within the second innings on the third day on Saturday. At stumps, England had been 122 for 9 wickets, simply 37 runs forward, and one wicket left.
With two full days to go within the match, New Zealand, who made six modifications within the XI for this match, have on a regular basis on the earth to finish the formalities within the first session of the fourth and penultimate day on Sunday at Edgbaston.
So far, the very best rating of England`s second innings has been Mark Wood`s 38-ball 29 (5x4s, 1×6) whereas Ollie Pope is second with a 20-ball 23 (3x4s). At stumps, Olly Stone was batting on 15 off 53 balls (2x4s), exhibiting the extra established batsmen of his crew how you can bat in such circumstances, whereas James Anderson was but to open his account.
For New Zealand, left-arm pacer Neil Wagner and speedster Matt Henry bagged three wickets every whereas left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel captured two.
Earlier, New Zealand took an important 85-run first-innings lead, due to significant knocks from Will Young (82), Devon Conway (80) and Ross Taylor (80). However, the New Zealand lower-order batsmen didn’t contribute a lot and their final seven batsmen, barring wicket-keeper Tom Blundell (34), didn’t add a lot to the full.
At tea, England had been 18 for 2 wickets in six overs. Pacer Matt Henry eliminated each openers, Rory Burns (0) and Dominic Sibley (8), with the full being 17. After the interval, New Zealand bowlers dismissed seven England batsmen and took their crew nearer to victory.
The first Test had resulted in a draw.
Brief scores:
England: 303 and 122/9 wkts (Mark Wood 29, Ollie Pope 23, Neil Wagner 3/18, Matt Henry 3/36, Ajaz Patel 2/25); New Zealand: 388 (Will Young 82, Devon Conway 80, Ross Taylor 80, Stuart Broad 4/48)
