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A “cheese and ham toastie and a cup of coffee” proved the rocket fuel that Jonny Bairstow needed to launch a sensational post-tea onslaught on the final day of the second LV= Insurance Test at Trent Bridge, and power England to a thrilling five-wicket victory that, he says, shows the “sky is the limit” for

Devon Conway is the latest from New Zealand to test positive for Covid-19, the board announced on Thursday. He undertook a PCR test in preparation of a team activity after arriving in London and has begun his five-day isolation after a positive result. The tourists are not seeking a replacement. Conway joins allrounder Michael Bracewell,

England’s men have reinforced their bowling stocks with Jamie Overton ahead of the third LV= Insurance Test against New Zealand Overton, 28, has been one of Surrey’s stand-out performers in their unbeaten start to the season, clocking the kind of speeds that would make him the quickest on show if he were to debut at

Ben Stokes has seen and done some incredible things during his international career, but England’s Test captain said that they had all been “blown away” by the experience of leading his side to victory on day five at Trent Bridge, as England completed a pursuit of 299 in a scarcely believable 50 overs, in so

Brendon McCullum urged England to “attack the danger” during their run chase in Nottingham, with the result being what Stuart Broad called “the most outrageous hour I’ve seen in Test cricket”. Broad was padded up and watching on from the dressing room at Trent Bridge as Jonny Bairstow blew the doors off England’s chase of

Michael Bracewell, the New Zealand allrounder, has tested positive for Covid, and is undergoing five days of isolation ahead of next week’s third LV= Insurance Test against England at Headingley. Bracewell undertook a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) after waking up with symptoms in Nottingham, on the morning after England’s thrilling five-wicket victory in the second

Sometimes seeing is believing. England have not so much talked about positive cricket over the last fortnight, as preached it. And sure, they played some enterprising stuff in victory last week at Lord’s, followed up by scoring 500-plus at a run rate of more than four per over in Nottingham. But to witness Jonny Bairstow

Kyle Jamieson, the New Zealand pace bowler, is set to return home with a stress-reaction in his lower back, meaning he will miss next week’s third and final Test at Headingley. MRI scans revealed the extent of his injury after Jamieson pulled up mid-over experiencing sharp pain in his lower back on the third evening

Lunch England 539 and 36 for 1 (Lees 30*, Pope 6*) need 263 runs to beat New Zealand 553 and 284 (Mitchell 62*, Young 56, Conway 52, Broad 3-70) Trent Boult made an early dent in England’s attempts to chase down a final-day target of 299, dismissing Zak Crawley for a duck to send them

“I’ve absolutely loved playing for Wellington over the last four years,” Neesham said. “I’m so proud to have been part of this team and am thankful to the group for welcoming me and seeing the vision we’ve wanted to create. “We’ve had some serious fun and experienced some serious success, and I know that the

A clatter of New Zealand wickets through the second half of the day may have left England looking the likely victors at Trent Bridge, but Michael Bracewell believes the tourists are well-placed to level the series. At the time, as New Zealand fell from 104 for 1 to 131 for 4 and then to 213

Innings break England 539 (Root 176, Foakes 56, Boult 5-106) trail New Zealand 553 by 14 runs Trent Boult‘s five-wicket haul kept New Zealand’s noses narrowly in front after Joe Root and Ben Foakes picked up from where they had left off on the third evening to help England close the gap considerably at the

Ollie Pope described his “relief” after recording his second Test hundred, and first on home soil, in the second Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, saying that he hoped his innings of 145 could be the start of a more consistent period of run-scoring for England after a difficult 18 months. He also paid

Lunch England 195 for 2 (Pope 84*, Lees 67, Root 35*) trail New Zealand 553 (Mitchell 190, Blundell 106) by 358 runs Alex Lees, the England opener, came into this second Test against New Zealand knowing full well he could do with making “a good score” but also believing that he could. So it would

With apologies to Rudyard Kipling, if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same, then your name is Daryl Mitchell. That is the only reasonable conclusion to come to about Mitchell’s reaction to a day on which he made his highest first-class score and dropped two catches at

Lunch New Zealand 412 for 5 (Mitchell 128*, Blundell 106, Bracewell 5*) vs England Centuries to Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell had New Zealand positively cruising at lunch on the second day of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge. Mitchell scored his second century in a row during a fluent knock which included

Losing one close game does not mean New Zealand are a poor side. Losing a fourth Test out of seven since becoming world Test champions, though? Two losses in one home summer, after just one loss in the previous five? A bit of a rough patch probably covers that, though two days out from the

When Daryl Mitchell struck Jack Leach into the crowd in front of the pavilion during the evening session at Trent Bridge, it didn’t just cost the England spinner six runs. Mitchell’s blow landed with a splash in a spectator’s pint, and might well have contributed to the day going flat for the home side. The

Lunch New Zealand 108 for 2 (Nicholls 14*, Conway 10*) vs England Ben Stokes and James Anderson punctured a promising start by New Zealand on the first morning of the second Test at Trent Bridge after Will Young and Tom Latham looked to be forging a solid opening stand. Young struck nine fours but fell

Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter BJ Watling has been appointed Wellington Firebirds’ white-ball head coach, ahead of the upcoming domestic season. This will be the 36-year-old’s first role as head coach of a senior side, having been in charge of the Northern Districts A side after playing his last Test against India in the WTC final

Kane Williamson will miss the second LV= Insurance Test against England, starting at Trent Bridge on Friday, after testing positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the match. Williamson, New Zealand’s captain, took a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) after experiencing minor symptoms on Thursday, and will now begin five days of isolation. Tom Latham will

Ben Stokes, England’s captain, expects the feelgood factor from last week’s victory in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s to carry over to Trent Bridge this week, as he reminded his players to keep having “as much fun as you possibly can” in an England shirt. Stokes himself made an important half-century in

His latest knock may have been lauded by captain Ben Stokes as his best in an England shirt but, just eight innings into his Test career, England opener Alex Lees is experienced enough to know he needs to turn a series of starts into a substantial contribution. Speaking ahead of the second Test against New

Offspinner Eden Carson and wicketkeeper-batter Izzy Gaze have earned their maiden call-ups to the New Zealand squad for the T20 competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Left-arm spinner Fran Jonas, who has played five ODIs, and middle-order batter Georgia Plimmer, who was the replacement player for Lauren Down at the 50-over World Cup earlier this

Jacob Duffy, the New Zealand seamer, has signed for Kent on a short-term deal that will see him play two County Championship matches. Duffy, 27, was part of New Zealand’s enlarged squad for their ongoing Test series against England but was trimmed from the initial 20-man group ahead of the first Test at Lord’s, having

Colin de Grandhomme has been ruled out of the second and third Tests between England and New Zealand through injury. de Grandhomme pulled up short in his run-up with a ball left in his fourth over on the third day of the first Test at Lord’s and immediately left the field. Subsequent scans revealed a

England 141 (Crawley 43, Southee 4-55) and 279 for 5 (Root 115*, Stokes 54, Jamieson 4-79) beat New Zealand 132 (de Grandhomme 42*, Potts 4-13, Anderson 4-66) and 285 (Mitchell 108, Blundell 96) After three madcap days to begin England’s new era of Test cricket under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, there was an air

Matt Parkinson has been retained in England’s 14-man squad for the second Test against New Zealand, starting at Trent Bridge on Friday, with Jack Leach a doubt after suffering a concussion in the first session of the first Test at Lord’s. Parkinson took 1 for 47 from his 15.3 overs in New Zealand’s second innings

The emotion was plain for Joe Root as he soaked up the acclaim from an enraptured Lord’s crowd. A phenomenally composed 115 not out, his 26th Test hundred but his first in the fourth innings, had guided England to a gripping five-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test of the English summer, and