- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.6 snicked off! Carse strikes, and England have a second. Fullish, angling across, and just enough nip away off the seam to take the outside edge as Latham looks to flick leg-side again. Just a thin outside edge, and Pope snaffles a straightforward chance 62/21.6 mistimed drive, stunning take from Atkinson! Fractionally fuller length, Conway was drawn into the stroke but met it high on the blade, the low chance fizzed back at the bowler in his followthrough, and he adjusted his hands wonderfully well to grab it at knee-height to his left. Huge moment in the second over. 4/160.2 can't get over the cut! Williamson falls in the 90s for the first time in six years, and that's a massive moment in this Test. It's the extra bounce that does for him, there was width to cash in on, but the lift was just too much. Crawley at backward point closed his fingers round the offering. Huge moment 227/531.3 slapped to short midwicket! That's a poor stroke, Ravindra gave Shoaib the charge again, but turned the length ball into a dipping full toss that he was in no position to time or place... a wellied pull plops to Crawley and England have a bonus third 130/352.4 there's the breakthrough! Mitchell winds through a lusty pull, but Carse's heavy length gets the better of him, it's a steepling leading edge, all the way down to deep third, where Brook judges a simple take well. The leg-side was packed, but Stokes didn't neglect the glorified fly slip! 199/465.6 back of a length, punched uppishly to point! That wasn't a wicket ball, but the scorebook will beg otherwise! Blundell was looking solid, but he lost his shape there, trying to cut but settling for a wafty back-foot punch. There was a touch of extra bounce, and New Zealand are six-down and losing their way 246/669.3 nudged to leg slip! Easy as you like for Root, and Smith falls cheaply on debut. This is turning into a very good day for Bashir... on a length, tight line, Smith was on the back foot looking to work it around the corner but could only clip it straight into Root's hands 252/778.5 skips down to turn this into a half-volley, and swings hard... but picks out Duckett at long-on! Oh dear. Henry and Phillips had put on 46 for the eighth wicket but this was not a percentage option with a man out there on the rope, and the stand is broken as the second new ball approaches 298/884.1 heaved straight out to deep square! Southee aims for Test six No.94, but Carse finds some good lift outside the eyeline, and he can't get hold of his stroke. Atkinson settles some ten yards in from the rope, and that's an ideal start to England's day 325/990.6 yorker! That's perfection. He took his time to target the tailender's stumps, but when he did it was dynamite. Plucking the off stump out of the ground with late swing, and that is a career-best four-for to see out the innings 348/10Extras42 (b 8, lb 12, nb 11, w 11)TOTAL348 all out (91 Overs, RR: 3.82, 431 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Devon Conway, 1.6 ov), 2-62 (Tom Latham, 13.6 ov), 3-130 (Rachin Ravindra, 31.3 ov), 4-199 (Daryl Mitchell, 52.4 ov), 5-227 (Kane Williamson, 60.2 ov), 6-246 (Tom Blundell, 65.6 ov), 7-252 (Nathan Smith, 69.3 ov), 8-298 (Matt Henry, 78.5 ov), 9-325 (Tim Southee, 84.1 ov), 10-348 (Will O’Rourke, 90.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CR Woakes 20 5 70 0 3.50 2 1 AAP Atkinson 18 2 61 2 3.38 0 7 BA Carse 19 1 64 4 3.36 3 2 BA Stokes 13 1 59 0 4.53 2 1 Shoaib Bashir 20 1 69 4 3.45 0 0 JG Bethell 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.5 smashed on the front pad, surely that's plumb? Ahsan Raza has a long think after a prolonged appeal... and up goes the finger, finally! Crawley walks down for a chat with Duckett, but decides against the review. Fullish length, nipping in off the seam to beat Crawley's booming straight drive and smack him on the knee roll. Hawk-Eye's projection had it clipped the top of leg stump 9/121.2 live by the sword, die by the sword! Duckett winds into another pull from round the wicket... His innings was getting a bit manic, even by his hard-living standards, but O'Rourke's extra bounce got the better of his intentions. A top-edge out to Conway at deep backward square, easily pouched. And England's innings is in real danger now 71/414.1 nicked off, debutant gets debutant! That is an absolute beauty... but Smith is pushing the front line again here, and there's a long wait... but it's a legal delivery after all! Bethell is defending with a straight bat and doesn't do much wrong here, but this good-length ball angles in from around the wicket then holds it line off the seam to take the thinnest of outside edges on its way through to Blundell. Top-class seam bowling from Nathan Smith! 43/214.3 chopped on, Smith has two in the final over before lunch! And it's the big fish, Joe Root, for a duck in his 150th Test! Wider on the crease, back of a length and angling back in. Root looks to dab it away late with an open face but is cramped for room, and his inside edge skews off his back pad and into the stumps! Keeps something behind the line again, and Smith runs off with two Test wickets to his name 45/385.1 tame end, but a catch from New Zealand! Henry hits his length outside off, Brook looked for a dab through that sparsely populated cordon, and Blundell makes no mistake, stooping low as the ball died on him! Huge appreciation from the Hagley crowd as Brook leaves a stage that he entered at a ropey 45 for 3! 381/652.2 there's the breakthrough, and Phillips atones in style! It's a stunner, one-handed, full length to his right, diving horizontal to the ground, an absolute screamer as Pope rocked back to cream a fierce cut through backward point! No way through there! Is that the moment that revives New Zealand's fortunes? 222/5100.2 holes out to long on! Stokes hadn't had much to do while Carse was cutting loose, but he tried to get a slice of the action this time as Henry hammered his length, taking the pace off with a cutter, and Southee didn't need to move! 485/986.1 and second slip is in action, Latham finally clinging onto one! He had a stinker in the field yesterday, but has held onto a low chance... or has he? Rod Tucker sends it upstairs to make sure. Good length, nipping away off the seam to take a thick outside edge. Skews away low to Latham, tumbling forwards... "it appears the fingers are underneath the ball" says Adrian Holdstock, but he wants another angle... he's satisfied that it's a clean catch, and Southee has his second 382/794.6 swirls in the breeze as Atkinson takes it on once more... but Phillips clings onto this one! He's two from four now, and this is a good tumbling catch at long leg, with Conway just behind him at deep backward square. Back of a length, not a genuine bumper this time, and more of an agricultural hack from Atkinson. Loops up via the top edge, and his shot-a-ball innings comes to an end 445/8102.6 has a slog, high out to midwicket! Tim Southee slides across to gather, over his shoulder, and England are all out for 499! Four for Henry who has toiled hard 499/10Extras28 (b 2, lb 14, nb 6, w 6)TOTAL499 all out (103 Overs, RR: 4.84, 489 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Zak Crawley, 3.5 ov), 2-43 (Jacob Bethell, 14.1 ov), 3-45 (Joe Root, 14.3 ov), 4-71 (Ben Duckett, 21.2 ov), 5-222 (Ollie Pope, 52.2 ov), 6-381 (Harry Brook, 85.1 ov), 7-382 (Chris Woakes, 86.1 ov), 8-445 (Gus Atkinson, 94.6 ov), 9-485 (Ben Stokes, 100.2 ov), 10-499 (Shoaib Bashir, 102.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 20 4 85 2 4.25 0 0 MJ Henry 23 5 84 4 3.65 0 1 NG Smith 26 0 141 3 5.42 0 5 W O'Rourke 25 2 138 1 5.52 2 0 GD Phillips 9 0 35 0 3.88 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 there's the edge, scooped up at second slip! Latham pressed forward on the off-stump line, but that straightened off the seam, flicked the bat and flew low to Brook whose bucket hands did the rest, inches from the turf! England are on the board! 3/18.5 miscued to wide mid-on! Conway can't believe it. They've sent this upstairs to check that it's clean, but it looks like an excellent take from Gus Atkinson at first glance, diving low to his left. Banged into the pitch, Conway shaped to pull and got a decent piece of it, but Atkinson flung himself to the ground and got his hands under it... and Adrian Holdstock is satisfied that it's a fair catch. England have got both openers out, and New Zealand are in the mire! 23/235.4 smashed on the back pad, Woakes gets Williamson! Rod Tucker had little hesitation, but Williamson reviews after a long think. This looked stone-dead on first viewing, hitting the back pad just above the knee-roll in front of off stump. Ultra-Edge confirms no inside edge, the ball just shaping back a fraction... umpire's call on impact, and smashing into middle-and-off! What a huge moment in this Test match... The Wizard has cast a spell! 133/419.1 holed out to deep square leg! That's such a sucker punch! Ravindra knew it was coming, another short ball, luring the swipe across the line, into the wind... Bethell tracks back in the deep and gets his body underneath the offering for a solid take. Huge moment! It wasn't especially short but there was energy on that ball from Carse, hitting the pitch with attitude 64/374.1 picks out long-off, England finally break the stand! Slammed into the pitch, shimmies down and looks to clear the man on the rope, but straight into Woakes' buckets. Long, needless delay as they check for a front-foot no-ball, only for the tech to confirm it was nowhere near being one. Mitchell falls for an excellent 84, Carse finishes with six-for, and England need 104 to win! 254/1035.5 nicks off, first ball! Given out on-field, but Blundell has immediately reviewed. All happening. Length ball, angling in then shaping away off the seam. Blundell's bat comes down at an angle as he shapes to defend, but UltraEdge shows a clear spike on its way through to Pope behind the stumps! This match has come alive, and Woakes is on a hat-trick! 133/545.2 pinned in front, Carse roars in celebration! Phillips walks down for a chat with Mitchell after asking for a review. Wide on the crease, hard length, nipping back off the seam to hit the top of the back pad. No bat on it, beating the inside edge as he shaped to defend off the back foot. Height is the big question mark... here comes Hawk-Eye. Impact in-line, and just trimming the bail above middle-and-leg! Rod Tucker's on-field decision is upheld by the barest of margins, and Phillips throws his head back before trudging off 153/656.2 keeps low, jags back, thuds the pads! This looks very adjacent indeed, but Smith reviews... it's not impossible it did too much and is missing leg. Fuller length from Carse, and the first to misbehave to any extent this morning. No bat involved, and hitting the top of leg! Carse has his fourth, England have their seventh, and Smith's composed stay is done! 190/756.6 full and straight, tailing in again, plumb! Carse has two in the over and his maiden five-for! Pinned on the crease, nowhere to go as a full fast delivery cracked him on the shin. England are on the move now! 192/861.2 picks out Root at deep midwicket! Lives by it, dies by it. Atkinson angles this across him from around the wicket, bangs it in halfway down but it doesn't quite get up for the full-blooded pull, and his hoick is well held by Root in the deep, tumbling to his left 209/9Extras18 (lb 1, nb 11, w 6)TOTAL254 all out (74.1 Overs, RR: 3.42, 372 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Tom Latham, 2.3 ov), 2-23 (Devon Conway, 8.5 ov), 3-64 (Rachin Ravindra, 19.1 ov), 4-133 (Kane Williamson, 35.4 ov), 5-133 (Tom Blundell, 35.5 ov), 6-153 (Glenn Phillips, 45.2 ov), 7-190 (Nathan Smith, 56.2 ov), 8-192 (Matt Henry, 56.6 ov), 9-209 (Tim Southee, 61.2 ov), 10-254 (Daryl Mitchell, 74.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CR Woakes 19 2 59 3 3.10 1 2 AAP Atkinson 17.3 3 57 1 3.25 1 6 BA Carse 19.1 4 42 6 2.19 3 2 Shoaib Bashir 12 0 65 0 5.41 0 0 BA Stokes 6.3 0 30 0 4.61 1 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 driven in the air, Crawley's gone! Through his stroke too soon, Crawley was reaching for the drive but didn't get to the pitch, and Henry's take was a complete mirror-image of Atkinson's off Conway in the second innings, reaching to his right at knee height and clinging on well! 1/17.1 banged in, uppercut... straight to deep third! Duckett throws his head back. Short and sharp, Duckett looks to flash it away for half a dozen, but picks out Henry on the rope 55/2Extras3 (nb 2, w 1)TOTAL104/2 (12.4 Overs, RR: 8.21, 53 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Zak Crawley, 1.5 ov), 2-55 (Ben Duckett, 7.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 3 0 27 0 9.00 0 0 MJ Henry 3 1 12 1 4.00 0 1 NG Smith 3.4 0 38 0 10.36 1 1 W O'Rourke 3 0 27 1 9.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
28,29,30 November, 1 December 2024 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England 9, New Zealand -3
Close of Play
- Thu, 28 Nov - day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 319/8 (GD Phillips 41*, TG Southee 10*, 83 ov)
- Fri, 29 Nov - day 2 - England 1st innings 319/5 (HC Brook 132*, BA Stokes 37*, 74 ov)
- Sat, 30 Nov - day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 155/6 (DJ Mitchell 31*, NG Smith 1*, 49 ov)
- Sun, 1 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 104/2 (12.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Over 56.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - NG Smith (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 59.3 overs (367 balls), Extras 15
- Drinks: New Zealand - 207/8 in 60.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 45, TG Southee 12)
- DJ Mitchell: 50 off 132 balls (7 x 4)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 71.6 overs (443 balls), Extras 17
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 254/10 in 74.1 overs (W O'Rourke 5)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 254/10 in 74.1 overs (W O'Rourke 5)
- England 2nd innings
- England: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (BM Duckett 27, JG Bethell 22, Ex 1)
- Over 9.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - JG Bethell (Struck down)
- Drinks: England - 95/2 in 12.0 overs (JG Bethell 41, JE Root 23)
- England: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (75 balls), Extras 3
- JG Bethell: 50 off 37 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- England and New Zealand have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate and have been penalised three World Test Championship competition points
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 135 balls (HC Brook 57, BA Stokes 41, Ex 4)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- England: 350 runs in 80.6 overs (492 balls), Extras 21
- HC Brook: 150 off 186 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
- BA Stokes: 50 off 105 balls (5 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 193 balls (HC Brook 90, BA Stokes 56, Ex 8)
- Drinks: England - 382/6 in 86.0 overs (BA Stokes 56, CR Woakes 1)
- England: 400 runs in 89.3 overs (543 balls), Extras 21
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (BA Stokes 13, AAP Atkinson 37, Ex 1)
- England: 450 runs in 95.2 overs (578 balls), Extras 22
- Over 95.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - BA Carse (Struck down)
- Lunch: England - 459/8 in 97.0 overs (BA Stokes 78, BA Carse 5)
- Innings Break: England - 499/10 in 103.0 overs (BA Carse 33)
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (92 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: New Zealand - 62/2 in 18.0 overs (KS Williamson 26, R Ravindra 23)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 28.5 overs (177 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (KS Williamson 22, DJ Mitchell 24, Ex 4)
- KS Williamson: 50 off 74 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 131/3 in 34.0 overs (KS Williamson 61, DJ Mitchell 28)
- Over 35.4: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - KS Williamson (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 35.5: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - TA Blundell (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 44.2 overs (272 balls), Extras 9
- Over 45.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - GD Phillips (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 155/6 in 49.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 31, NG Smith 1)
- GD Phillips: 50 off 77 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 348/10 in 91.0 overs (GD Phillips 58)
- England 1st innings
- Lunch: England - 45/3 in 14.3 overs (BM Duckett 32)
- England: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (95 balls), Extras 3
- England: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (167 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: England - 106/4 in 28.0 overs (HC Brook 30, OJ Pope 17)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (HC Brook 26, OJ Pope 25, Ex 0)
- England: 150 runs in 36.4 overs (223 balls), Extras 3
- HC Brook: 50 off 65 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- OJ Pope: 50 off 59 balls (7 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls (HC Brook 41, OJ Pope 57, Ex 2)
- Tea: England - 174/4 in 41.0 overs (HC Brook 54, OJ Pope 59)
- England: 200 runs in 47.6 overs (292 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 183 balls (HC Brook 64, OJ Pope 76, Ex 10)
- Drinks: England - 243/5 in 58.0 overs (HC Brook 88, BA Stokes 9)
- England: 250 runs in 58.6 overs (359 balls), Extras 13
- HC Brook: 100 off 123 balls (9 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (HC Brook 36, BA Stokes 12, Ex 4)
- England: 300 runs in 69.1 overs (420 balls), Extras 17
- End Of Day: England - 319/5 in 74.0 overs (HC Brook 132, BA Stokes 37)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (75 balls), Extras 5
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (75 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (TWM Latham 43, KS Williamson 7, Ex 3)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 58/1 in 13.0 overs (TWM Latham 44, KS Williamson 7)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (135 balls), Extras 8
- Lunch: New Zealand - 104/2 in 24.0 overs (KS Williamson 26, R Ravindra 21)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (KS Williamson 18, R Ravindra 29, Ex 3)
- KS Williamson: 50 off 90 balls (7 x 4)
- Over 34.1: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - KS Williamson (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 37.2 overs (230 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: New Zealand - 153/3 in 38.0 overs (KS Williamson 54, DJ Mitchell 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (KS Williamson 30, DJ Mitchell 13, Ex 8)
- Tea: New Zealand - 193/3 in 51.0 overs (KS Williamson 77, DJ Mitchell 16)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 53.1 overs (327 balls), Extras 21
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 67.4 overs (415 balls), Extras 27
- Drinks: New Zealand - 251/6 in 68.0 overs (GD Phillips 9, NG Smith 3)
- Over 70.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - GD Phillips (Upheld)
- Over 76.4: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - GD Phillips (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 79.3 overs (487 balls), Extras 29
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 319/8 in 83.0 overs (GD Phillips 41, TG Southee 10)
Match Coverage
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