
Black Caps’ collapse gives England hope
New Zealand collapsed to 224-7 on the fourth day of the second Test as England gave themselves a chance to chase a dramatic series victory.
New Zealand collapsed to 224-7 on the fourth day of the second Test as England gave themselves a chance to chase a dramatic series victory.
Joe Root swaggered to a majestic 163* and Ollie Pope hit his highest Test score of 145 as rampant England reached 473-5 against New Zealand on the third day of the second Test.
Daryl Mitchell hit a sublime 190 as New Zealand amassed 553 before England started to fight back on a free-scoring second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
Daryl Mitchell led the charge as New Zealand powered to 318-4 against England on the first day of the second Test on Friday.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was ruled out of the second Test against England in Nottingham on Friday after testing positive for Covid-19.
England will aim to carry on from where they left off at Lord’s when they face New Zealand in the second Test at Trent Bridge starting on Friday.
England star Joe Root’s match-winning century in the first Test against New Zealand has seen him climb back to second in the ICC batting rankings.
Joe Root’s bat did some strange things during the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s.
All-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has been ruled out of the remainder of New Zealand’s Test series against England with a heel injury.
Joe Root said his time as England captain had ended in an “unhealthy relationship” after marking his return to the ranks with a match-winning hundred against New Zealand at Lord’s.
England captain Ben Stokes heaped praise on predecessor Joe Root after his unbeaten century helped set up a five-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday.
Former England captain Joe Root scored an unbeaten century to give successor Ben Stokes a winning start to his reign with a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s.
England captain Ben Stokes and predecessor Joe Root led a thrilling rally on Saturday to set up a dramatic finish to the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s.
Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell were both eyeing coveted hundreds at Lord’s after batting New Zealand into a commanding position on the second day of the first Test against England.
ICC chairman Greg Barclay has questioned whether the Test format will form part of the future “landscape” of female cricket.