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 0.3 Matt Henry bowls a back of length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets cover the off stump line on the back foot and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.4 Matt Henry bowls a back of length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets inside the line and another easy leave.

Over 0.5 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to Zak Crawley,1 run, moves across in the crease and clips it down to the long leg and gets off the mark with a single.

Over 1.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Zak Crawley, 3 runs, leans and drives through extra cover. Didn't over-hit and collects a triple as mid-off stops it from hitting the fence

Over 2.1 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, solid in his defence after walking across.

Over 2.2 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets forward and bunts it to mid-on.

Over 2.3 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley,1 run, goes on to the back foot and tap this out-shaping ball around off in front of cover.

Over 3.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 3.2 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets forward and pushes at it with limited feet movement. Beaten on the outside edge. 

Over 3.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, moves across in the crease and flicks it straight to the man at mid-wicket.

Over 3.4 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Zak Crawley, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and plays a sublime straight drive off the front foot. No need to run for those.

Over 3.5 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets forward and brings  his bat down at the right time and blocks.

Over 3.6 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 4.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Dominic Sibley, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! Sibley plays for the angle and the ball trims the outside edge. Straight into third slip's hands where Mitchell crouches to pouch it.

Over 5.1 Tom Blundell bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets forward and plays with soft hands. The outside edge rolls towards the cordon.

Over 5.2 Tom Blundell bowls a back of length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets back in the crease and plays late and pokes it towards gully

Over 5.3 Tom Blundell bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, no run, gets forward and dabbed to gully with the angle.

Over 5.4 Tom Blundell bowls a pitched up delivery to Zak Crawley,1 run, gets forward and drives firmly off the front foot and mid-off half-stops with a dive to his right.

Over 6.1: No runs. Matt Henry to Zak Crawley,

Over 6.2: No runs. Matt Henry to Zak Crawley,

Over 6.3: Four runs. Matt Henry to Zak Crawley,

Over 6.4: No runs. Matt Henry to Zak Crawley,

Over 6.5: No runs. Matt Henry to Zak Crawley,

Over 6.6: Boundary!. Matt Henry to Zak Crawley,

Over 7.5: No runs. Trent Boult to Zak Crawley,

Over 7.6: No runs. Trent Boult to Zak Crawley,

Over 9.1: Three runs. Trent Boult to Zak Crawley,

Over 10.1 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Zak Crawley, out Lbw!! The length was the key, good length ball decks in sharply, beats the inside edge and crashes into the back leg.