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England moved within 90 runs of victory with five wickets in hand at lunch in the second test against New Zealand on Tuesday after Joe Root and captain Ben Stokes steadied the tourists' chase with a galvanising partnership in Wellington.
England need another 210 runs to defeat New Zealand on the final day of the second Test – a win that would secure them a series clean-sweep.
Record-breaker Kane Williamson stroked a superb century Monday to steer New Zealand to 483 all out in their second innings and set England a target of 258 runs to win the second Test in Wellington. Former captain Williamson hit 132 and Tom Blundell was last man out for 90 as the hosts fought back after being asked to follow on. England were 48-1 in their second innings at stumps after opener Zak Crawley, on 24, was bowled by a delivery that nipped back from New Zealand captain Tim Southee.
:England lost opener Zak Crawley but held firm in the final hour of a pulsating day four in the second test against New Zealand to be 48 for one at stumps in Wellington on Monday, needing 210 runs to secure victory and a series sweep.
New Zealand openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway survived 19 overs to push the hosts to 40 without loss in their second innings at lunch on day three of the second test on Sunday after England enforced the follow-on.
New Zealand skipper Tim Southee is well-known for his bowling prowess but on Saturday, he impressed everyone with equalling a batting record of former India wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni. During the second Test encounter against England, Southee slammed Stuart Broad for a massive six and took his tally of sixes in Test cricket to 78 – the same as Dhoni. The right-hander is currently among the Top-15 in the list and is just six sixes away from legendary West Indies batter Viv Richards' tally in the format. Southee hit two sixes as he remained unbeaten on 23 off 18 balls.
:An unbeaten Joe Root century and a bowling masterclass by James Anderson put England in complete control of the second test on Saturday, as New Zealand's hopes of levelling the series plunged with shambolic batting on a rain-hit day two.
James Anderson validated his elevation to top spot in the world Test bowling rankings with a lethal opening spell as England took full control of the second Test against New Zealand on Saturday. Veteran seamer Anderson snared 3-37, sending the Black Caps crashing to 138-7 when rain forced an early end to day two in Wellington, after England declared their first innings at 435-8. Spinner Jack Leach also took three scalps, leaving New Zealand staring at a 297-run deficit with three days remaining.