NZ vs ENG Live Cricket Score

7.1 OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! An absolute beauty by Henry! England have been rocked early with both openers back in the hut. A wobble seam delivery from over the wicket, on a length, on off and middle, Zak Crawley gets a half stride ahead to defend it out with a straight bat. The ball nips back in off the deck and it beats Crawley on the inside edge. Goes through the gap between the bat and the pad to clatter into the stumps.  21/2

3.2 OUT! TAKEN! Matt Henry strikes early for New Zealand! Stays over the wicket and angles it across the left-hander, on a good length, around off, Ben Duckett hangs his bat out there to defend with no real conviction. The ball leaves him as it catches the outside edge and goes low towards second slip where Tom Latham dives low to his right and takes a neat catch. Henry has found his radar right from ball one and he gets his reward now.  12/1

12.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Bethell has been strangled down leg! Bowled just back of a length, on middle and leg, jags back further inward. Bethell looks to have a swipe at it towards fine leg but the ball gets a bit too close to him. It brushes the glove and goes low behind towards the keeper. Tom Blundell moves smartly towards his right and completes the catch with the dive in the end. Bethell looks distraught as he walks off.  43/4

10.1 OUT! CAUGHT! That is an absolute screamer at first slip from Daryl Mitchell. Nathan Smith gets Root for the second Test in a row. Bowled on a back of a length and outside off, seaming away off the wicket just that tad bit. Joe Root is drawn into the shot and takes a poke at it. The outside edge is found and Daryl Mitchell at first slip does seem to pick the ball a bit late. Leaps across to his right and sticks out his right hand. The ball sticks in his palm and stays in.  26/3

52.1 OUT! RUN OUT! It had to take something special to get Brook out today! Nathan Smith, from over the wicket, bowls a good length ball, around middle, nips in, Harry Brook nudges it beside the pitch on the leg side and runs a couple of steps further but Chris Woakes is adamant in his crease and sends back Brook.  Nathan Smith is quick enough to get the ball to his right on his follow-through and knocks the stumps down at the batting end with Brook well short of his crease. Brook walks off to a standing ovation. With that, it will be TEA on Day 1!  259/7

39.1 OUT! TAKEN! William O'Rourke has been troubling Pope since morning and he finally gets his man! O'Rourke bangs it into the deck, outside off, Ollie Pope tries to get on top of the bounce and looks to drag the pull from outside off. The extra bounce results in Pope getting a top edge that goes straight up around the short mid-wicket region. Rachin Ravindra at short leg runs to his left and there is a bit of miscommunication between him and the mid on fielder, Matt Henry but eventually Rachin takes it with his hands out in front. The 174-run stand is broken. Pope goes for 66 (78). England are now 217/5.  217/5

41.5 OUT! CAUGHT! One brings two for New Zealand! Coming in from around the wicket, William O'Rourke pitches it on a back of a length, just around that probing line on off, straightens enough, and squares Stokes as he gets his bat out in front to defend. The ball takes a healthy outside edge and Tom Latham in the second slip takes it easily. That was an absolute seed from William O'Rourke and Ben Stokes couldn't do much about it!  222/6

53.4 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Tom Blundell has been proven right. Pitched in short, outside off. Takes off after pitching as Chris Woakes tries to cash on the width given and tries to smack it over deep point but misses. Tom Blundell goes up in appeal as soon as he collects it. No one hears that nick except the keeper. Blundell convinces the captain to take the review. Tom Latham sends it upstairs. UltraEdge confirms a spike when the ball is right next to the bat and the New Zealand huddle is overjoyed.  275/9

52.4 OUT! TAKEN1 Nathan Smith has his third wicket of the day! Hits the deck hard and bowls it on a back of a length, over off, Gus Atkinson hangs back to defend it out with a straight bat. The ball kicks up a bit and seams away to square Gus up. It catches the shoulder of the bat and flies straight to gully where Glenn Phillips takes it over his head.  263/8

54.4 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Nathan Smith has got the final wicket of the innings. He bowls it on a short of length, around middle, Brydon Carse goes for a hook shot but it gets skied off the top edge. William O'Rourke runs to his left and settles under it at deep fine leg. He has to put the dive in the end out in front to take it with both hands. Smith ends with 4 wickets. England have been bowled out for 280.  280/10

14.2 OUT! BOWLED! Dragged on! Ben Stokes gets his counterpart. This one is bowled just back of a length, and outside off, nips in towards the batter. Tom Latham hops up and rises with the bounce, trying to get on top of it but in the end, the ball goes on to hit the inside edge and Latham drags it onto the stumps. He looks absolutely distraught and throws his head back as he trudges off. Latham goes for 17 (32). New Zealand are 53/2, trailing by 227 runs.  53/2

6 OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN AT SLIP! Gus Atkinson finally gets his man! He bowls slightly fuller, outside off, angling in from round the wicket, Devon Conway goes for the big booming drive but only manages to get a thick outside edge that flies to second slip where Harry Brook takes it nicely with both hands. First one down for New Zealand and it's the big wicket of Devon Conway.  18/1

21.2 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kane Williamson departs! Finally, Brydon Carse gets his man! He serves this fuller, in that channel, a hint of movement off the deck, Kane Williamson looks to defend it right under his eyes with soft hands. The outside edge is found and it goes behind towards the keeper where Ollie Pope takes it by diving low to his right. A big wicket for England late in the day. First one for Brydon Carse in this innings. Kane goes for 37 (56). New Zealand are now 74/4, trailing by 206 runs.  74/4

17.5 OUT! Top catch by Brydon Carse! Chris Woakes strikes on his return to the attack! Bowls on a good length, around middle and it nips back in after pitching, Rachin Ravindra tries to block it with the full face of the bat but only manages to get an inside edge onto his thigh pad. The ball balloons in the air as Brydon Carse runs in from mid-wicket and puts in a full-length dive ahead. It is referred upstairs and the replays show that Carse has his fingers underneath the ball. It is out and Rachin Ravindra has to walk back.  64/3

23.2 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Daryl Mitchell falls to the shortball ploy from Carse! Carse bangs it in hard and down the leg, angles in from over the wicket, Daryl Mitchell tries to rise with the bounce and tickle it away but gets cramped for room. The ball brushes the glove and goes towards the keeper where Ollie Pope takes it nicely by diving to his left. New Zealand have lost half their side now. They trail by 201 runs.  79/5

30 OUT! LBW! A loud shout and the finger is raised! William O'Rourke decides to keep walking. Two in the over for Carse and this is an ideal start for England. Carse stays over the wicket and gets the ball to nip back in, on a good length, on off and middle, William O'Rourke does not move his feet at all and gets his hands out in front to defend it with a straight bat. Gets beaten on the inside edge and gets rapped on the crouched back leg. As plumb as it could get. New Zealand are now 96/7, trailing by 184 runs.  96/7

29.4 OUT! BOWLED! Third wicket for Brydon Carse! He serves it fuller and on top of off, angling in from over the wicket, Tom Blundell goes on the back foot and tries to cover the line of the ball with a straight bat from the crease. He thinks he has the line covered but the ball nips away off the wicket enough for the ball to beat Tom on the outside edge. The ball hits the top of the off stump and dislodges the left bail. Sixth wicket down for New Zealand as Tom Blundell departs.  95/6

34.3 OUT! BOWLED! Dragged on. Gus Atkinson with a reply after getting hit for that boundary previously in the over. Back of a length and on the middle stump, nips back in and it kicks up a bit. Nathan Smith stands tall and tries to leave it by taking his hands out of the way but does not manage to get the bat high enough. The ball gets dragged off the toe-end of the bat and clatters into the middle stump.  125/8

34.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Atkinson! A well-directed short ball from over the wicket by Atkinson, at chest height, Matt Henry hops but fails to get on top of the bounce. The ball gets too big on him and he tries to get out of the way but it is too late by then. He tries to take the bottom hand off the bat. The ball catches the outer part of the bat and balloons towards gully where Ben Duckett takes it by diving low in front. Hat-trick ball coming up.  125/9

34.5 OUT! LBW! GUS ATKINSON HAS A TEST HAT-TRICK! This one is bowled fuller and on the off stump, slightly nips in. Tim Southee is caught inside his crease as he tries to play at it with just his hands, gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball thuds onto the front pad. Atkinson does not even bother appealing and is off on a celebratory run. The English fielders go up and the umpire raises the dreaded finger. Tim Southee sends it upstairs, more in hope than anything else. The UltraEdge shows a flat line. The Ball Tracking comes up with three reds with the ball crashing into the middle and the leg stump. New Zealand have been bundled out for 125 runs, giving England a mammoth lead of 155 runs.  125/10

1.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Matt Henry gets Crawley for the fourth time in the series! Devon Conway with a sharp catch. Bowled fuller and on the off stump, nips in towards the batter. Zak Crawley leans on and flicks it uppishly to the left of mid-wicket where Devon Conway leans to that side and takes it with his fingers pointing upwards and tumbles to absorb the fall in the end.  9/1

41.2 OUT! BOWLED! Another one goes in the nineties! Tim Southee comes in from around the wicket, on a length, nips inward off the pitch. Ben Duckett looks to guide it behind square on the off side with an open bat face. The inward movement results in the ball catching the inside edge of the bat and Duckett chops it down onto the stumps. Duckett falls for 92 (112). England are now 211/3, leading by 366 runs.  211/3

38 OUT! CAUGHT! Jacob Bethell's entertaining inning comes to an end and misses out on what could have been his maiden Test century. Bowled full and just outside off, nips just that slight bit away off the wicket. Jacob Bethell is drawn into the drive, goes for it and takes a faint outside edge. The keeper, Tom Blundell does the rest behind the wicket. New Zealand are ecstatic. Bethell falls 4 runs short of a hundred. The 187-run stand is broken. England are 196/2, leading by 351 runs.  196/2

82.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Edged and taken! Bowled full and outside off, nips away off the wicket. Joe Root is drawn into the shot and goes for the drive away from his body. The outside edge is found and it goes low to the right of Tom Blundell who dives and sticks out his right glove. The ball does seem to slip out of his grasp and it is referred upstairs. The replays show that Blundell just about manages to hold onto the catch even after making hard contact with the ground. Root falls for 106 and with his departure, the declaration comes from England. They end with a lead of 582 runs.  427/6

62.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Harry Brook holes out! Glenn Phillips comes in from over the wicket, bowls it full and slower through the air, turning into the batter. Harry Brook premeditates stepping out and tries to whack it over the long off boundary. He gets more height than distance on it and it goes only as far as long off where William O'Rourke settles under it and does the rest. Brook goes for 55 (61). England are now 306/4, leading by 461 runs.  306/4

69.1 OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Ollie Pope departs cheaply. Matt Henry serves this on a back of a length, outside off, from over the wicket. Ollie Pope hangs back and pokes at the delivery away from his body. Gets an outside edge that goes low towards third slip where Daryl Mitchell dives to his right and takes a safe catch.  327/5

9.2 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A spectacular grab and Brydon Carse strikes in his first over! Carse hurls it full, on middle and leg, Latham tries to close the bat face and work it away on the leg side. The ball stops in the surface and it results in a leading edge that balloons to the right of the bowler. The ball almost gets past Carse in his follow-through. He sticks out his right hand while on the slide and manages to hold on.  33/3

2.1 OUT! BOWLED! The woes continue for New Zealand. Coming in from around the wicket, Woakes bowls it full and just outside off stump, nips in. Devon Conway is trapped inside his crease and he is unsure which way the ball will go. He tries to play at it by getting his hands out in front. The ball comes back in, goes past the inside and just clips the off bail on its way.  9/1

7 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! And now Williamson goes! Bowled on a length, from wide of the crease on the over-the-wicket angle, with a scrambled seam, nips away off the pitch. Kane Williamson is already standing on the off stump and gets himself into a position that he has to play at it. The ball takes a faint outside edge and the keeper Ollie Pope completes a regulation catch in the end. New Zealand are 25/2.  25/2

14 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The session gets even worse for New Zealand! Carse steams in from around the wicket and hits the deck hard, over off, Rachin Ravindra hangs back and looks to hop to get on top of the bounce. Plays a loose shot well away from his body. He plays it with a straight bat and he was better off playing with a horizontal bat. The outside edge is found and the keeper Ollie Pope snaffles it with ease. Rachin throws his head back and looks at the heavens in disappointment.  59/4

31.2 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Gus Atkinson breaks through! Bowled on a length, just outside off, in and around that probing channel. Daryl Mitchell is drawn into the forward defence and is opened up just enough as the ball nips away just that slight bit. It takes a faint outside edge and it nestles into Ollie Pope's gloves. The 47-run stand is broken. Mitchell falls for 32 (70). New Zealand have now lost half their side.  106/5

48.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent anticipation from Ben Duckett! It had to take something special to get rid of Blundell. Tossed up on off and middle, Blundell gets inside the line and attempts a lap shot. The ball comes off the face of the bat and lobs behind. Ollie Pope, anticipating the shot, moves swiftly to his left but only manages to get a slight touch with his gloves, slowing the ball down. Ben Duckett, stationed at first slip, has already started moving to his left upon seeing Blundell's setup for the paddle. He stretches out, palms the ball up on his first attempt, and remains sharp enough to grab it on the second. Blundell departs for a well-made 115 (102). He walks off to a standing ovation and he deserves every bit of it.  237/7

35 OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Shoaib Bashir lets out a roar as he has the last laugh! Bashir keeps it flat and short, this skids off the deck, on off, Glenn Phillips uses the depth of the crease to keep it out. The ball stays low and scoots under the vertical bat to clatter into the stumps. End of an entertaining but short stay for Phillips. First wicket of the game for Bashir. New Zealand are now 141/6.  141/6

52.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Nathan Smith has been strangled down leg. End of Smith's vigil. Second wicket in as many overs for Stokes. Pitched in short, from wide of the crease, angled in towards the batter. Nathan Smith is cramped up for room as he swivels and looks to pull it away. The ball brushes the gloves and the keeper Ollie Pope dives to his left to take a safe and low catch.  254/9

50.4 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! The captain comes on and only takes a few balls to make an impact. A well-judged catch from Jacob Bethell. Bowled on a back of a length and on the middle stump. Matt Henry backs away and goes for the pull. It gets skied towards deep square leg where Jacob Bethell does extremely well to settle underneath it as the ball is swirling in the air. Bethell has to put the dive at the end to his left to complete the catch. England are 2 wickets away from wrapping this up.  247/8

54.2 OUT! CAUGHT! And that is that for New Zealand! Dug in short and angled towards the body. Tim Southee makes room and tries to hook it away but it gets skied towards deep mid-wicket where Chris Woakes is well in off the ropes. Takes a few steps backwards and completes the catch over his head. Stokes finishes with 3 wickets. England win by 323 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.  259/10