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 36-1, need 299 to win
Let’s recap where we’re at as the players take a well-earned break after a hectic morning.
Every result was possible at the start of play, with the tourists 238 ahead with three wickets in hand at the start of the session.
Things almost got off to a perfect start for England when Matt Henry edged the second ball of the morning from Jack Leach to slip, but Joe Root let it slip through his fingers.
After half-an-hour of play Daryl Mitchell and Henry and carefully added 21 runs to their total to reach 245 for seven.
Stuart Broad entered the attack after eight overs and landed a much-needed blow with his fifth delivery. Replicating Ben Stokes' bouncer methods from the Pavilion End, but with the deep square fielder up, he tempted the previously evasive Henry into taking on the pull shot.
He made a mess of the stroke, nicking through to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes to leave the Black Caps eight down with a lead of 259.
England 36-1, need 299 to win
A good battle between Henry and Pope, this. Pope manages to get bat in front of a good ball arrowing towards his pads, then flicks one to the leg side for a single to bring Lees on strike, who sees out the over.
That’s lunch, and just as it was this morning, this match is finely #poised with all results still on the table.
England 35-1, need 299 to win
A good over from Boult, giving away only two to Lees this time. There should be time for one more over from Henry before lunch.
England 33-1, need 299 to win
Henry’s first ball of the over stays very low and brings a bottom edge from Pope, but luckily for Pope it doesn’t carry through to Blundell behind the stumps. Pope then gets off the mark in style with a high whip of the hands to the leg-side for four.
England 29-1, need 299 to win
Alex Lees looks utterly imperious here, and what’s most impressive is the variety of shots he’s displaying. This one is off the back foot, pushed down to deep backward point for four more. The rest of the over is a little more circumspect, but it’s a great start by Lees.
England 25-1, need 299 to win
The beleaguered Southee is taken out of the attack and replaced by Matt Henry. Henry gets the ball swinging a little and the Lees assault is slowed for a moment. Just a single off the over.
England 24-1, need 299 to win
Lees picks up a couple flicked through the leg-side, then times a beautiful drive to the long-off boundary. The advantage of having a left-hander opening is obvious here, nullifying Boult’s angle across the right-hander which did for Crawley, though it also helps that he looks fluent and supremely confident. A single off the penultimate ball brings Pope on strike, who lets it go. England have 24 runs and Lees has scored all of them.
England 17-1, need 299 to win
Southee to Lees once more, and the Durham left-hander cuts the third ball of the over behind square for another four to add to his early tally. Southee is not enjoying this duel so far. His final ball of the over targets the pads and Lees rolls it to the leg-slide for a single.
Wicket! Crawley 0, b Boult c Southee. England 12-1, need 299 to win
Brilliant bowling by Trent Boult, once again in this match, teasing across Zak Crawley’s line before drawing an edge from the shoulder of the bat to second slip.
England 12-0, need 299 to win
Alex Lees smashes the first two balls of the innings through cover and then point, both for boundaries! Wow, what a start. A few more runs too, and Tim Southee looks deflated already. No hanging about, England are going big or going home and either way it’s going to be a fun watch. Imagine what damage Ben Stokes is going to inflict on this cricket ball later, by the way.
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