05/12Result

2nd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 6-8 2024

England won by 323 runs

Player of the Match

11.45am: Gadzooks, what a start to the day! Five wickets ripped out in 45 minutes of play, Gus Atkinson knocking over the last three in as many balls, and England taking a firm grip on the game - and the series - with a 155-run lead at Basin Reserve. Atkinson and Brydon Carse walk off having shared eight wickets, and we're on to the second innings of this Test after just three-and-a-bit sessions

That, by the way, was the first Test hat-trick in history to be taken at this grand old ground

34.5

Atkinson to Southee, OUT, full, straight, pinned him! Atkinson celebrates the hat-trick! Southee has reviewed but I think this is curtains for the great Black Cap. England are already walking off having seen it once. Smashing into middle and leg, Rod Tucker raises his finger again. What a superb bluff... Gus Atkinson has only been playing Test cricket six months, but he already has a 12-for, a hundred (both at Lord's) and now a Test hat-trick!

TG Southee lbw b Atkinson 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Tim Southee is last man. Just one slip, several catchers out

34.4

Atkinson to Henry, OUT, throat ball, fended to gully! Henry does an Abe Simpson and has to walk straight off for a golden duck. Fierce delivery from Atkinson, especially for a tailender. He was turning away and shutting his eyes, ends up splicing a looping catch to Duckett, well taken low down

MJ Henry c Duckett b Atkinson 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

In walks Matt Henry at No. 10

34.3

Atkinson to Smith, OUT, Smith plays on trying to leave! Another cheap dismissal, having looked more than capable despite his low billing. Probing length from Atkinson and Smith made his call fractionally too late, the ball cannoning off the bottom edge as he started to raise it out of the line. Middle stump flattened

NG Smith b Atkinson 14 (20m 12b 2x4 1x6) SR: 116.66

34.2

Atkinson to Smith, no run, drags his length back a touch, steered down into the ground towards gully

34.1

Atkinson to Smith, FOUR, full and lashed! Not a half-volley by any stretch but Smith played it like it was a watermelon, stepping into a flowing cover drive for four

"Nice to see comments from those lucky enough to be able to watch the game, when some of us are commenting on just what we read on Cricinfo, said Andy sarcastically." You're doing my work for me, AndyM

END OF OVER:
34 | 8 Runs | NZ: 121/7

Glenn Phillips16 (16b)
Nathan Smith10 (9b)

Chris Woakes8-1-26-1
Gus Atkinson8-0-27-1

33.6

Woakes to Phillips, no run, length ball, again he's forward, pushed back along the carpet towards mid-on

33.5

Woakes to Phillips, no run, length ball on off, 125kph/78mph. Prodded into the covers

Atchu: "What about WI Smith!!!!!"

33.4

Woakes to Phillips, no run, uses his feet, walking out to meet the ball. Woakes goes shorter, defended to leg

33.3

Woakes to Phillips, FOUR, flashed through backward point! This is just slightly wide and Phillips makes him pay again, steering the ball behind square

33.2

Woakes to Phillips, FOUR, coshed through mid-off and away, touch full from Woakes and Phillips seizes on it with a crisp drive for four

33.1

Woakes to Phillips, no run, length ball angling in, 124kph to start with. Phillips defends to leg

First change today, Chris Woakes on for Carse. Two slips

"@Keith -- yeah, and Gatting should have been skipping out to get to the pitch of the Ball of the Century," gurgles ACS. "Jeez, give the bowler the win, eh?"

END OF OVER:
33 | 5 Runs | NZ: 113/7

Nathan Smith10 (9b)
Glenn Phillips8 (10b)

Gus Atkinson8-0-27-1
Brydon Carse10-2-46-4

32.6

Atkinson to Smith, no run, good length and nipping back, but Smith watches it well and shoulders arms securely

32.5

Atkinson to Smith, no run, length ball, 133kph on fourth stump, Smith shows it the maker's name

Match Coverage

All Match News

Switch Hit: Brook no argument
England sealed a Test series in New Zealand for the firs time since 2007-08, with Harry Brook's hundred again pivotal. Alan Gardner was joined by Vithushan Ehantharajah, Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to break down the win in Wellington
Who has inflicted the most golden ducks in Test cricket?
Stuart Broad wants to know. Also: how many bowlers have the treble of a hundred, a ten-wicket haul, and a hat-trick in Tests?
England rough up New Zealand in final throes to stamp authority
On paper this series was between two evenly-matched teams. Two Tests in, Stokes and Co have ensured it's been anything but
Stokes lauds England's 'more dominant cricket' for series win in NZ
NZ captain Latham concedes his side was unable to cope with pressure
Stats - England's first series win in NZ since 2008, New Zealand's worst home defeat
All the stats highlights from the Wellington Test in which Root, Brook and Atkinson broke records

Videos

play01:10

Stokes and Latham explain how England dominated the second Test
01:10
Stokes loved Bethell's response to falling just short of a Test ton
01:39
Smith hails 'world class' Brook after century in Wellington
01:01

New Zealand INNINGS		R	B
TWM Latham	caught	24	35
DP Conway	bowled	0	5
KS Williamson	caught wk	4	16
R Ravindra	caught wk	6	16
DJ Mitchell	caught wk	32	70
TA Blundell	caught	115	102
GD Phillips	bowled	16	11
NG Smith	caught wk	42	51
MJ Henry	caught	4	7
TG Southee	caught	8	13
W O'Rourke	not out	1	4
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 2, nb 4)
TOTAL	259 (all out; 54.2 ovs)

England BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
CR Woakes	10.0	4	20	2	2.00
AAP Atkinson	12.0	0	68	1	5.66	(2nb)
BA Carse	11.0	0	53	2	4.81	(2nb)
Shoaib Bashir	19.0	2	110	2	5.78
BA Stokes	2.2	0	5	3	2.14

New Zealand 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	9	DP Conway	TWM Latham
2nd	16	KS Williamson	TWM Latham
3rd	8	TWM Latham	R Ravindra
4th	26	DJ Mitchell	R Ravindra
5th	47	DJ Mitchell	TA Blundell
6th	35	TA Blundell	GD Phillips
7th	96	TA Blundell	NG Smith
8th	10	MJ Henry	NG Smith
9th	7	TG Southee	NG Smith
10th	5	TG Southee	W O'Rourke

END OF OVER:34 | 8 Runs | NZ: 121/7

END OF OVER:33 | 5 Runs | NZ: 113/7

Switch Hit: Brook no argument

Who has inflicted the most golden ducks in Test cricket?

England rough up New Zealand in final throes to stamp authority

Stokes lauds England's 'more dominant cricket' for series win in NZ

Stats - England's first series win in NZ since 2008, New Zealand's worst home defeat

Stokes and Latham explain how England dominated the second Test

Stokes loved Bethell's response to falling just short of a Test ton

Smith hails 'world class' Brook after century in Wellington

END OF OVER:
34 | 8 Runs | NZ: 121/7

END OF OVER:
33 | 5 Runs | NZ: 113/7