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New Zealand vs England LIVE: Cricket score and updates from second Test

Follow all the action from Cello Basin Reserve

Sports Staff
Sunday 26 February 2023 09:28 GMT
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New Zealand head to Wellington hoping to square the series against an England side on a roll.

Since the installation of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as captain and coach at the start of last summer, England have won ten of their eleven games, with an uber-positive approach continuing to pay considerable dividends.

A short tour concludes with the second Test, with New Zealand hoping to hit back after a disappointing showing in the series opener. A bold opening day declaration set up a comprehensive 267-run win for the tourists in Mount Maunganui.

Stokes’ side are likely to face a sterner test in Wellington, but England continue to ride a wave of positivity that has brought a run of ten wins in eleven Tests. The two sides will swap pink balls for red with the only threat to conventional scheduling across five days a slightly worrying weather forecast.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:

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New Zealand vs England

43.2

Jack Leach to Tom Latham. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Crawley.

26 February 2023 02:22
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43.1

Jack Leach to Tom Latham. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Foakes. Leach back into the attack.

26 February 2023 02:21
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42.6

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Duckett.

26 February 2023 02:20
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42.5

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

26 February 2023 02:19
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42.3

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Duckett.

26 February 2023 02:18
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26 February 2023 02:18
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42.2

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway. Length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

26 February 2023 02:17
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42.1

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

26 February 2023 02:17
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41.6

Joe Root to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

26 February 2023 02:16
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41.5

FOUR! Joe Root to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

26 February 2023 02:15

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