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2nd Test between New Zealand [375 & 241/2] and England [476] ends in a draw, NZ win series 1-0

Root’s seventh score in excess of 150, of his 17 test centuries.
 
Aman said:
Exactly lmao.

He's trying to save a Test they should be trying to win..
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He has learned from NZ in the first test. Bat carefully, wear the bowlers down, then attack when they are tired.
 
Robert said:
He has learned from NZ in the first test. Bat carefully, wear the bowlers down, then attack when they are tired.
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Except this isn't the first Test of a series and this is day 4 and you're still behind.

England could still win this but England are making it hard for themselves playing like this.
 
At this rate we could be facing a first innings of 100 with a day to bat to draw the Test.
 
If Poms want to win , they need to bat more positively , that will make them at a better position at the end of day.
 
I hope it rains and completely ruins any chance England have. They deserve it for playing so negatively when 1 down in a series.
 
70 overs left in the day , Poms 26 runs behind . If they can bat 70 overs , they should get ahead by around 175 runs .
 
So England are aware the forecast for day 5 isn't good and they're still batting like this?

Seems like a few players playing for themselves here :root
 
Yo [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] how do you think NZ can do vs Aus? They will certainly do better than Pak but do you think they have a chance to win a test?
 
HappyWarsFan said:
Yo [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] how do you think NZ can do vs Aus? They will certainly do better than Pak but do you think they have a chance to win a test?
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I'm expecting us to lose 0-2 or 0-3.

They're a lot better than us in those conditions. Our bowlers will struggle and I'm not confident about our batsmen putting up the runs to draw matches.
 
Aman said:
So England are aware the forecast for day 5 isn't good and they're still batting like this?

Seems like a few players playing for themselves here :root
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Root's going along at a 60+ SR this morning.

Henry's currently bowling with no slip and multiple boundary riders , remind me who's being negative here?
 
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Root's going along at a 60+ SR this morning.

Henry's currently bowling with no slip and multiple boundary riders , remind me who's being negative here?
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We're 1-0 up, we don't have to make the moves. We'll take the draw and are looking to slow it down and increase our chances of winning the series.

0-1 or 0-2, it's still a series loss for England.

They don't have a proper game plan in place that can win them this match, they're relying on us collapsing and rain not being a factor.
 
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Looks like England are finally starting to look to score quick runs.

Just as I say that, Sky show the dark clouds over the ground.
 
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Aman said:
I'm expecting us to lose 0-2 or 0-3.

They're a lot better than us in those conditions. Our bowlers will struggle and I'm not confident about our batsmen putting up the runs to draw matches.
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how about in n.z?
who wins Aus vs n.z? I reckon 2-1 n.z now. not sure though.
 
England lead by 4 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the innings

Poms should look to get some quick runs next session.
 
Big session for poms , they need to go for runs here , and try and add 100 runs here , to put some pressure on kiwis.
 
Excellent inning by Root. Under immense pressure, never easy out there. If England wins this test, this will be an ATG inning by him but probably not happening because of bad forecast and also he is gone now.

Remember, NZ were well on their way to win this test when Root came to bat and considering this, it is a great match saving knock.
 
Big session coming up , Poms have to go all out here and take wickets to force a result.
 
Aman said:
So England are aware the forecast for day 5 isn't good and they're still batting like this?

Seems like a few players playing for themselves here :root
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If the skipper has got his form back, losing the series will be worth it in the long run. I wasn’t expecting this new side to win. It is about developing young players.
 
Second Test, Seddon Park, Hamilton (day four of five):
New Zealand 375 (Latham 105) & 96-2
England 476 (Root 226, Burns 101, Pope 75; Wagner 5-124)
New Zealand trail by 5 runs

Captain Joe Root made a double century on day four of the second Test but England's hopes of winning the match and drawing the series with New Zealand may be hampered by the weather.

Root's painstaking 226 from 441 balls and 75 from Ollie Pope helped England to 476 and a first-innings lead of 101.

The Black Caps fell to 28-2 but Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor guided them to 96-2, trailing by only five runs.

Heavy rain is forecast to fall in Hamilton for much of the final day.

And on a pitch that is still good for batting, New Zealand will be confident of seeing out what play is possible from 21:30 GMT on Monday.

Weather in Hamilton
Rain is expected for much of the final day in Hamilton
TMS podcast: Hamilton day four - Double Century Root
Root doubles up - again
This was the first time England - 269-5 overnight - have made 400 in the first innings since Alastair Cook's double century against Australia in Melbourne two years ago.

Root led by example. While he was patient - he was in the middle for just over 10 hours - there was a busyness about his innings that had been missing on the third day.

He played well off his legs, used soft hands to dab the ball down to third man, took quick singles and, when England decided to push towards a declaration, he hit out, striking pace bowler Matt Henry back down the ground for six.

Root's only real miss-step came when, on 199, he called Pope through for a quick single and his partner was almost run out at the non-striker's end. Pope dived, however, and Root was able to celebrate his third Test double century.

He was well supported by Pope in a 193-run stand for the sixth wicket. Playing in his fourth Test and keeping wicket in Jos Buttler's absence, Pope struggled at first to keep up with Root's tempo.

While his drives often found the fielders, Pope ran well and found the backward point boundary more frequently as New Zealand's bowlers tired.

The only disappointment for England will be the way their innings ended as the final five wickets fell for 21 runs.

It was just reward for Neil Wagner, though. After Pope and Root were caught in the deep, the indefatigable Wagner had Chris Woakes caught behind, outfoxed Jofra Archer with a slower ball and bowled Stuart Broad to secure his fourth five-wicket haul in his past four Tests.

The stats you need to know
Root's previous highest Test score away from home was 182 not out in the West Indies in 2015.
He is now the 10th leading Test run-scorer for England.
It is the fourth time an England captain has made a double century overseas, after Alastair Cook, Ted Dexter and Len Hutton.
Only three Englishman have more Test double tons than Root: Wally Hammond (7), Cook (5) and Hutton (4).
Root is the first visiting captain to make a double century in New Zealand.
Root's double century, off 412 balls, was the slowest for England since Dennis Amiss' 432-ball effort against West Indies in 1974.
Williamson & Taylor hold firm
England made early inroads with the ball, but Root admitted at the end of play that the tourists hoped the pitch would do "a little bit more" in the final session.

Jeet Raval, who has scored only 24 runs in the series, was lbw to Sam Curran for a two-ball duck, although replays suggested there was an inside edge.

When Tom Latham, who made a century in New Zealand's first innings, edged Chris Woakes to Root at a wide first slip, New Zealand were struggling.

Williamson was ruffled by Jofra Archer, who bowled short and into his body, while Ben Stokes tried the same tactic with Taylor later in the evening.

But Williamson and Taylor are two of New Zealand's most experienced players and they played carefully on a placid surface.

Williamson ducked and Taylor pulled in an unbroken 68-run partnership across 25 overs.

There were, however, encouraging signs for England. Stokes, who struggled to bowl on the opening day with a left knee problem, found some awkward bounce, while Woakes was economical after his past struggles overseas.

'We can still win' - what they said
England captain Joe Root on BBC Test Match Special: "I have been close for a long time in terms of a real big score. I have never felt like it has been far away.

"Once I got in I had the bit between my teeth and wanted to make a big one. We have got ourselves in a position where we can still win."

New Zealand bowler Neil Wagner: "We had to graft really hard. I was lucky enough to get the rewards. I felt a bit sorry for the other guys because they bowled well without much luck. A big shout goes to the other bowlers.

"It will be tough. We don't want to look too far ahead of ourselves. We want to get in a good position first and once you earn the right to strike that is when you can try to dictate terms."

England & Middlesex bowler Steven Finn: "Even from the beginning of Root's innings, you could see he meant business.

"It will give him great satisfaction. It is one of the best feelings in cricket when you have worked so hard and come out of the other side of it."

Ex-England batsman Mark Ramprakash: "England will come and give it everything tomorrow morning.

"Whether or not England get a result, with the process they have put in place, the captain will be delighted. It is the type of tough cricket they want to play."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50625500
 
I appreciate the points being made by [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] - and although we are not directly playing for a draw, it’s clearly been accepted that it is probably going that way - but honestly England fans have such low expectations in Test cricket at the moment they they will broadly accept this outcome: as were expecting another humiliating whacking in this game, the bowlers not to take 10 wickets in an innings again, and another scratchy double-failure for Root.

As it is, we have seen another century for Rory Burns, Joe getting one of his biggest scores ever (along with a possible regaining of his form and confidence) in the longer term, and also an encouraging score for young Oli Pope.

It’s not winning, and New Zealand are going to deservedly take the series - but right now, we’ll take this.
 
James said:
I appreciate the points being made by [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] - and although we are not directly playing for a draw, it’s clearly been accepted that it is probably going that way - but honestly England fans have such low expectations in Test cricket at the moment they they will broadly accept this outcome: as were expecting another humiliating whacking in this game, the bowlers not to take 10 wickets in an innings again, and another scratchy double-failure for Root.

As it is, we have seen another century for Rory Burns, Joe getting one of his biggest scores ever (along with a possible regaining of his form and confidence) in the longer term, and also an encouraging score for young Oli Pope.

It’s not winning, and New Zealand are going to deservedly take the series - but right now, we’ll take this.
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Agree on all points.
 
James said:
I appreciate the points being made by [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] - and although we are not directly playing for a draw, it’s clearly been accepted that it is probably going that way - but honestly England fans have such low expectations in Test cricket at the moment they they will broadly accept this outcome: as were expecting another humiliating whacking in this game, the bowlers not to take 10 wickets in an innings again, and another scratchy double-failure for Root.

As it is, we have seen another century for Rory Burns, Joe getting one of his biggest scores ever (along with a possible regaining of his form and confidence) in the longer term, and also an encouraging score for young Oli Pope.

It’s not winning, and New Zealand are going to deservedly take the series - but right now, we’ll take this.
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Don't take it personally, I hate it when teams play like this in situations where they need to make the plays to get back/win a series. Tbf to England they forced the pace a couple overs after I said it. Although maybe they should have shown more intent earlier with the pitch being flat and the forecast for day 4 and 5 not being good.
 
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Root is a top class batter. I find it hilarious how our fans mock him yet if a Pakistan player had his record we would be doing laps of honour and defending him to the hill.
 
Finally innings defeat cycle has broken with this test. Dang. So many one-sided contests in a row
 
Denly has just dropped one of the easiest catches you will ever see.
 
England in New Zealand: Drawn second Test seals 1-0 series win for hosts

New Zealand sealed a 1-0 series win over England as Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor centuries helped secure a draw in the second Test in Hamilton.

Captain Williamson made an unbeaten 104 and Taylor 105 not out as they guided New Zealand to 241-2 - a lead of 140 - before rain ended play early.

England were unable to take a wicket in the 41 overs possible in the day.

The tourists, who lost the first Test by an innings and 65 runs, have not won in New Zealand since 2008.

They end the year without a Test series victory for the first time since 1999.

They travel to South Africa for a four-Test series starting on 26 December.

Williamson survives 'worst drop in history'
Williamson and Taylor had fought their way through a difficult evening session on the fourth day, but the inconsistent bounce that England had found then all but disappeared overnight.

Despite that, Williamson offered two chances - both straightforward - but England were unable to take them.

He gloved a Ben Stokes short ball down the leg side on 39 but Ollie Pope, keeping for only the sixth time in a first-class match, could not hold on as he dived to his left.

Much worse was Joe Denly's miss with Williamson on 62. Outfoxed by a Jofra Archer slower ball, Williamson lobbed the tamest of catches to mid-wicket, where Denly let the ball slip out of his fingertips in what was described by BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew as "the worst drop in Test history".

Williamson and Taylor grew in confidence against England's short-ball tactics, putting on 213 with a mixture of pulls and gentle dabs to the third man boundary.

The skipper, who would have been run out for 97 had Sam Curran not missed with a throw from mid-off, reached three figures first by gently flicking Joe Root off his pads for his 21st Test century.

Taylor reached his hundred by hitting Root for successive sixes shortly after becoming the second New Zealander to reach 7,000 Test runs.

Rain forced the players off two balls later, and play was abandoned at 03:00 GMT, the scheduled start of the final session.

England still with questions to answer
The two-match series was not part of the Test World Championship and, although England remain third in the International Cricket Council rankings, there is plenty to ponder given that they have won only four of 11 Tests this year.

Root's 226 at Seddon Park was a welcome return to form, while Rory Burns continued to show the maturity he demonstrated in the summer with his second Test century.

However, England's middle order is still far from settled, and their bowling attack once again failed to take 20 wickets in a match, albeit in placid conditions and in a rain-affected match.

Chris Woakes, recalled for the second Test, was the standout bowler and fellow all-rounder Sam Curran showed he can use his variations to good effect.

But Jack Leach was dropped for the final Test after struggling in Mount Maunganui for the consistency that England want from their spinner.

Archer also had a difficult series, finishing the series with two wickets at an average of 104.50, and there are concerns over Ben Stokes' long-term fitness after he was limited by a knee injury in Hamilton.

England began this tour saying they would show more patience with the bat. While they did that to an extent in the second Test, there are still frailties there that may be exploited on the bouncier South African pitches.

'We want to be harder to beat' - what they said
England captain Joe Root: "We are a side that wants to learn quite quickly and wants to become quite resilient in these conditions.

"We want to become a much harder side to beat, first and foremost, and then go on and win games. Similarly, we want to make really big totals and put sides under pressure."

Ex-England batsman Mark Ramprakash on BBC Test Match Special: "Chris Silverwood will reflect on England getting some good, hard cricket under their belt against a good New Zealand side.

"That will stand them in good stead for the South Africa series."

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson: "It was a great fighting effort over the last couple of weeks. We know how strong the England side is.

"To lose both tosses but to keep showing that fight was really pleasing to see."
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Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50638725.
 
Kane with the statpadding century :kohli

Inject it into my veins.

A shame the last 2 sessions were rained out, would have been nice to see doubles from Kane and Taylor.
 
Considering that new Zealand lost both tosses and time due to rain this is a very good result for them. England have some positives too with Rory burns, Sibley and Ollie pope showing some ability and Root rediscovering some form as well.
 
England in New Zealand: Drawn second Test seals 1-0 series win for hosts

New Zealand sealed a 1-0 series win over England as Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor centuries helped secure a draw in the second Test in Hamilton.

Captain Williamson made an unbeaten 104 and Taylor 105 not out as they guided New Zealand to 241-2 - a lead of 140 - before rain ended play early.

England were unable to take a wicket in the 41 overs possible in the day.

The tourists, who lost the first Test by an innings and 65 runs, have not won in New Zealand since 2008.

Although England - under new coach Chris Silverwood - won the Twenty20 series that preceded the Tests, they end the year without a Test series victory for the first time since 1999.

They travel to South Africa for a four-Test series starting on 26 December.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50638725
 
What’s happened to Joffrey Archer? :ganguly
He’s looked absolutely pedestrian in his first overseas tour.
 
A fair series result. NZ won because they batted better according to the conditions in the first test. England tried to do the same in the second test but the pitch was the winner there.
 
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