Cricket

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Duckett goes for 27 off just 18 balls, England are 55-2.

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England knock the runs off inside 13 overs, with debutant Bethell hitting the winning run that completed his maiden Test half century. England win by 8 wickets 😊.

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2nd Test has come around already, both teams are unchanged. NZ win the toss and have put England in on the ground where NZ won by a single run (thanks to a wide unbelievably not being called by a NZ umpire, very dodgy, just before Jimmy Anderson was out) the last time these two teams played here.

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Duckett goes for a duck, 12-1.

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Crawley gone now too, for 17. 21-2.

Lukerz

Got to be the worst opening pairing England have ever had

thornburyiron

Root gone now 26-3

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Bethell now 43-4. NZ could be batting before lunch.

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A decent second hour (much needed), 124-4 at lunch.

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Another ton for Harry Brook, off just 91 balls. England 212-4.

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Pope with a poor shot goes for 66, England 217-5.

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Stokes gone for just 2, 222-6, double Nelson strikes.

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Utter stupidity, Brook runs himself out in the last over before tea, out for 123, 259-7.

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Atkinson goes for 4, 263-8.

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Woakes nearly gets away with one, only their keeper appeals but they decide to review anyway, and Woakes had indeed edged it (on TV there was a definite noise in real time). Woakes goes for 18, 275-9

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Carse goes for 9, all out for just 280.

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Atkinson strikes, caught by Brook at 2nd slip, NZ 18-1.

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Carse gets Williamson with a jaffa, but it's a no-ball.

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Stokes strikes with the wicket of the other batsman, as Latham chops onto his own stumps. 53-2.

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A good catch by Carse gives Woakes a wicket, 64-3.

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Carse does manage to get Williamson, caught behind, for 37; he added 17 after he was given a life by the no-ball delivery. 74-4.

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Carse gets another as Mitchell is caught down the legside by Pope, 79-5.

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86-5 at the close, a very good comeback by England's bowlers.

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Carse strikes again early on day 2, a super delivery that clips the top of off stump, 95-6.

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2 in the over for Carse, lbw this time, 96-7.

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Atkinson gets a wicket now, the batsman trying to leave the ball but it clips the bat and bounces down onto the stumps. 125-8.

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And a wicket the next ball, caught in the gully by Duckett. Atkinson on a hat-trick.

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And he's got it, lbw, subject to a review

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3 reds, he's gone. A hat-trick for Atkinson, and NZ all out for 125, a lead for England of 155 on first innings.

thornburyiron

Crawley gone to Henry again 9-1