New Zealand vs England LIVE: Cricket score and updates from second Test
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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:
New Zealand vs England
52.6
Jack Leach to Neil Wagner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Broad.
New Zealand vs England
52.4
APPEAL! Jack Leach to Neil Wagner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad to short leg for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W.
New Zealand vs England
52.3
Jack Leach to Neil Wagner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Broad.
New Zealand vs England
52.2
Jack Leach to Matt Henry. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.
New Zealand vs England
52.1
Jack Leach to Matt Henry. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, run save by Duckett.
New Zealand vs England
51.6
Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Crawley.
New Zealand vs England
51.5
OUT! Caught. Stuart Broad to Tom Blundell. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Leach.
New Zealand vs England
51.4
Stuart Broad to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Robinson.
New Zealand vs England
51.3
Stuart Broad to Matt Henry. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Root.
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