England vs New Zealand LIVE: Cricket result and reaction from second Test after Jonny Bairstow hundred inspires win
Follow the latest reaction after England beat New Zealand in the second Test at Trent Bridge
Jonny Bairstow blasted a match-winning 136 from 92 balls to lead England to a remarkable five-wicket, second Test victory over New Zealand on Tuesday.
New Zealand were bowled out for 284 before lunch, setting England a target of 299 to win - the highest ever to claim a Test victory at Trent Bridge. England were 139 for four at tea, having lost star man Joe Root for three, with the game in the balance.
But then Bairstow and skipper Ben Stokes ripped the New Zealand attack apart in devastating fashion, hammering 102 in the first nine overs after the interval. In total, their partnership was worth 179 runs in 20.1 overs.
Bairstow flew to his century in 77 balls - the second fastest test century by an England player, one ball slower than Gilbert Jessop's record against Australia at The Oval in 1902. Stokes, battling a knee injury, was unbeaten on 75 as he hit the winning runs.
Follow all the latest reaction from the match in the live blog below:
England 132-4, need 299 to win
Matt Henry returns for dart just before tea. He took the wicket of Ollie Pope earlier in the day and will have his sights set on the right-handed Jonny Bairstow.
Bairstow works the ball away for a single before Henry strikes Stokes on the pads.
There’s an appeal from the New Zealanders but the umpire says ‘not out’.
Tom Latham goes upstairs for a look but the ball pitched outside leg stump and the visitors lose a review.
England 131-4, need 299 to win
A change in the bowling almost brings a wicket for New Zealand! Trent Boult returns and come round the wicket to Jonny Bairstow. The ball just holds off the pitch and Bairstow hangs his bat well outside the off stump. He gets a thick outside edge that flies wide of slip and goes to the boundary.
Bairstow then lifts a drive wide of the fielder at cover and collects two more.
A dab into square leg brings Ben Stokes back on strike and he pulls Boult away for another single. Bairstow finishes the over off with a square drive for one.
Another fine over for England.
England 122-4, need 299 to win
One of Bracewell’s key attributes is his ability to get overspin on the ball. That means there’s more bounce and it makes cross batted shots square of the wicket difficult to play.
Stokes warily sees off the first four balls of the over picking up just a single.
Bairstow guides one down to third man for another run before Bracewell drops his final delivery short and Stokes rocks onto the back foot and plunders it over to the deep mid-wicket boundary for four!
England 116-4, need 299 to win
Southee continues and Bairstow cuts him away to the deep point boundary for four more runs. The New Zealand pacer strays too straight and Bairstow flicks him into the leg-side for a couple.
The runs continue to flow for England.
England 110-4, need 299 to win
Ben Stokes is on the charge! Jonny Bairstow takes a single off the first ball of Michael Bracewell’s next over to get Stokes back on strike.
Twice Stokes drops to one knee and whips a reverse sweep to the boundary to pick up another two fours off the spinner. A good over for England with nine coming from it.
The England captain is up to 15 now.
England 101-4, need 299 to win
Six! Ben Stokes shuffles down the crease and charges at Tim Southee before launching the New Zealander back over his head for a maximum. He brings up England’s hundred with that shot as well.
Southee responds with a decent delivery. Angled in from around the wicket and just holding it’s line before sneaking past Stokes’ outside edge. There are a few sighs from the slip cordon as that one comes through. It was very close.
England 95-4, need 299 to win
Ben Stokes is off the mark. Jonny Bairstow picks up a single with a guided cut through point off the spinner before Stokes knocks one gently down the ground to collect his first run.
Two taken off the over for England. The captain is taking his time to get into his innings.
England 93-4, need 299 to win
The England captain, Ben Stokes, arrives at the crease to a rapturous applause as the Trent Bridge crowd expect big things. Stokes sees out the rest of Southee’s over without too much trouble.
What will be going through his mind now? England still need over 200 to win and only have three recognised batters left - including the two at the crease.
Wicket! Lees b Southee c Blundell 44, England 93-4, need 299 to win
England are four down now! Alex Lees was looking good but he feathers an edge off Tim Southee through to Tom Blundell. Southee came around the wicket to the left-hander and Lees just followed the ball and caught the edge.
England 90-3, need 299 to win
Six! After a few dot balls sizing up Bracewell, Lees decides he’s seen enough and smashes all the way to the long-on boundary. A sweet strike.
And with that I will stand down and hand over to my colleague Michael Jones to see us through to the finish, whatever that may be.
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