- England post 353 before taking four wickets
- Black Caps trail by 209 runs at stumps on day two
The second evening of Mount Mauganui’s maiden Test match was another bathed in spring sunshine and for the supporters who lay back on the grass banks and drank in an absorbing battle for control, it was bliss.
Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s captain, was putting on a clinic in frictionless batting and though England’s first innings total of 353 looked competitive – certainly more so than the 295 for eight it had been after morning collapse – the local hero was neatly chipping away at the deficit.
Written by Ali Martin at Bay Oval
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/22/new-zealand-england-first-test-day-two-report under the title “England gain upper hand in first Test against New Zealand”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
