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 0.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and  lifts his bat and lets it go

Over 0.2 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and not sure whether to play or not, in the end the ball hits the bat face and rolls to the slip cordon

Over 0.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets into the forward defensive and he's beaten on the outside edge

Over 0.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and defends right under his eyes. He allowed the ball to arrive and played it late with soft hands

Over 0.5 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets cover the off stump line on the back foot and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.6 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and tentative in his poke and the outside edge runs through the slip cordon - between third slip and gully.

Over 2.1 Trent Boult bowls a slower one to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and makes a late decision to defend and does so right under his eyes, the ball trickles away towards gully

Over 2.2 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.3 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Rory Burns, no run, gets on top of the bounce and drops it dead near his feet

Over 2.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, prods forward and blocks watchfully.

Over 2.5 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Rory Burns, no run, gets caught in the crease, the ball whizzes past the inside edge and crashes into the inner thigh.

Over 2.6 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns,1 run, moves across in the crease and clipped backward of square leg and Henry keeps it to a single

Over 3.1 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, moves forward and knocks it to mid-off.

Over 3.2 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 3.3 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and defends towards cover.

Over 3.4 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and blocks it into the on-side and there's a bit of yes-no situation, no harm done though as the pair get back in.

Over 3.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets right behind the line to defend on the back foot.

Over 3.6 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, 2 leg byes, gets forward and misses the clip, the ball deflects off the pad down to the fine leg and that's two more.

Over 4.4 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns,1 run, goes on to the back foot and plays it late and eases it into the empty cover region

Over 6.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 6.2 Trent Boult bangs it short onto the pitch to Rory Burns, no run, stays deep inside the crease and sways away from the bouncer.

Over 6.3: No runs. Trent Boult to Rory Burns,

Over 6.4 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and allows the ball to arrive and defends right under his eyes

Over 6.5 Trent Boult bangs it short onto the pitch to Rory Burns, no run, stays deep inside the crease and sways away from the bouncer

Over 6.6 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 8.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, goes on to the back foot and defends it in front of cover

Over 8.2 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets in to the forward defence , the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 8.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and jams the clip towards square leg

Over 8.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, leans forward and blocks to cover

Over 8.5 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and looks to play across the line but misses and the ball struck on the back thigh.

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