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thornburyiron said:

Crawley gone to Henry again 9-1

Henry's certainly got his number.

Dodger58

Crawley will be very lucky to be in the team in the Summer - they have little choice for the third test

buffybegood

Dodger58 said:

Crawley will be very lucky to be in the team in the Summer - they have little choice for the third test

He certainly needs a score in the third Test.

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82-1 at lunch, a lead of 237.

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Such a shame, Bethell goes for 96. 196-2, England lead by 351 runs.

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Likewise for Duckett, out for 92. 211-3, a lead of 366.

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215-3 at tea, a lead of 370.

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Brook goes for a mere 55, 306-4, a lead of 461. It's hard to believe it's only day 2.

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Pope goes for 10, 327-5, a lead of 482.

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378-5 at close of play, a lead of 533 already. Root is on 73, and Stoke 35 off just 26 balls.

BubblesNeverDies

What are the odds for a draw?

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A ton for Root, with Stokes still there on 49no, England 422-5, a lead of 577.

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And he's out for 106. Stokes declares at 427-6, setting NZ 583 to win.

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Early breakthrough for Woakes, 9-1.

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Woakes gets another, 25-2.

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A super caught and bowled by Carse, NZ are 33-3.

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Carse gets a second, 59-4.

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59-4 at a slightly early (due to a bit of rain) lunch.

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Atkinson breaks what had been a good partnership. 106-5.

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Bashir gets in on the act after NZ started swinging the bat, 141-6.

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199-6 at tea.

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A super juggling catch by Duckett off Bashir gets rid of Blundell for 115, NZ are 237-7.

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A good catch on the boundary by Bethell gives Stokes a wicket in his first over of the innings, 247-8.

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Stokes gets another, 254-9.

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259 all out as Stokes takes the final wicket, finishing with 3 wickets for 5 runs from just 14 balls. England win by 323 runs inside 3 days and have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

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England win the toss and will bowl first in the third and final Test against New Zealand this winter, having named an almost unchanged side, with Matthew Potts coming in for Chris Woakes. Play starts at 10pm UK time.

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New Zealand's morning, especially after being put in; 93-0.

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Finally an edge goes to hand as Brook takes a catch at second slip off Atkinson, NZ 105-1.

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Duckett puts down another tough chance at 3rd slip, both off Latham. Neither was easy, but this one was carried better than the first, which has already proved expensive.

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Latham goes this time, just edging one down the leg side, with Pope taking the catch off Potts. 142-2.