England vs New Zealand 2nd Test at Birmingham, 10 Jun, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 303/10 (101)  &  122/10 (41.1)
New Zealand 388/10 (119.1)  &  41/2 (10.5)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Matt Henry
  • Tom Latham 23 * (32)
  • Ross Taylor 0 * (0)

Over 1.1 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Devon Conway, Boundary! Gets across the line and  clips it away neatly through the mid-wicket region. Good timing and placed it in the gap

Over 2.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham, Boundary! Gets forward and presents the full face of the bat and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 6.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Devon Conway, Boundary! Gets a big stride forward and driven beautifully through cover for four.

Over 8.2 Mark Wood bowls a pitched up delivery to Devon Conway, Boundary! Gets reaches out by plunging forward and caresses it superbly through extra cover. Brilliant timing

Over 8.3 Mark Wood bowls a pitched up delivery to Devon Conway, Boundary! Gets forward and plays a good-looking square drive. Placed it all along the carpet.

Over 12.4 Olly Stone bowls a pitched up delivery to Will Young, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and flicks it away with aplomb through deep square leg for four.

Over 14.3: Boundary!. Olly Stone to Devon Conway,

Over 15.6: Boundary!. JM Anderson to Devon Conway,

Over 19.6: Boundary!. JM Anderson to Devon Conway,

Over 21.4: Boundary!. JM Anderson to Devon Conway,

Over 22.4: Boundary!. Olly Stone to Will Young,

Over 22.6: Boundary!. Olly Stone to Will Young,

Over 24.3: Boundary!. Olly Stone to Will Young,

Over 36.3 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Devon Conway, Boundary! Gets low and smashes the sweep to the left of fine leg for four.

Over 36.5 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Devon Conway, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it hard past the man at mid-on and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 37.3 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Will Young, Boundary! Gets forward and goes hard on the cut and gets it bouncing over the leaping Zak Crawley at backward point. No-one in the deep

Over 38.1 Joe Root bowls it short of length to Devon Conway, Boundary! Jumps on his back foot and hammers the punch through covers for four.

Over 40.1 Mark Wood bowls it short of length to Devon Conway, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and pulled away to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 42.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, Boundary! Waits the ball to seam in and plays it really late, sending the edge past the slip cordon.

Over 53.2: Boundary!. Olly Stone to Ross Taylor,

Over 55.2 Olly Stone bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, Boundary! Gets forward and tries to slashes it hard, the ball takes the outside edge past the slip and raced away to the fence for four.

Over 55.3 Olly Stone bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and helps it down to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 60.4 Olly Stone bowls a pitched up delivery to Will Young, Boundary! Goes well across the stumps and helps it down to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 62.5 Olly Stone bowls it short of length to Ross Taylor, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and clips it down to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 62.6 Olly Stone bowls a good length delivery to Ross Taylor, Boundary! Gets forward and  falls over and he has to play around it, manages to get the bat across in time and tickle it to fine leg

Over 68.2: Boundary!. Joe Root to Ross Taylor,

Over 69.4: Boundary!. Olly Stone to Ross Taylor,

Over 72.4: Boundary!. Joe Root to Ross Taylor,

Over 76.2  Daniel Lawrence tossed up delivery to Will Young, Boundary! Goes down on his back knee and drives in front of the square on the off-side and gets a boundary.

Over 82.3: Boundary!. JM Anderson to Ross Taylor,

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