NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom —
Devon Conway scored 52 as New Zealand reached
114–2 at tea after England’s James Anderson claimed his 650th Test wicket on
the fourth day of the second Test.
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Anderson was
gifted his landmark wicket as New Zealand opener
Tom Latham left a straight
ball that clattered into his stumps.
The 39-year-old
fast bowler is just third man ever to reach the landmark after spin legends
Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan.
Anderson’s
milestone came just months after he admitted he was “praying” his international
career was not over following the decision to drop him for the West Indies
tour.
Restored to the
team by new captain
Ben Stokes, Anderson looks as good as ever and his
experience will be crucial if England are to win their first Test series since
January 2021.
England are
locked in an intriguing battle with New Zealand after being dismissed for 539
in Monday’s morning session at Trent Bridge.
Joe Root scored
a majestic 176 and Ben Foakes added a lively 56 to ensure New Zealand held only
a 14-run lead following their own mammoth first innings total of 553.
A draw remains
the most likely result after New Zealand moved 128 runs ahead of England, with
Will Young 49 not out and Henry Nicholls unbeaten on three.
England had
bludgeoned 383 runs on Sunday, starting day four on 473–5 after Root’s fastest
Test century and 145 from
Ollie Pope.
Root resumed on
163 and Foakes on 24, while New Zealand suffered a blow when Kyle Jamison was
ruled out of day four while the pace bowler awaited the results of scans on the
back injury he sustained on Sunday.
Foakes took the
attack to
Tim Southee in the first over of the day, smashing two boundaries as
the bewildered pace bowler was plundered for 12 runs.
That blistering
start was in keeping with new coach Brendon McCullum’s desire for England to
play aggressively at all times.
Outrageous Root
Root joined the party with an outrageous reverse scoop off Southee that
flew high over the slip cordon for his first Test six since February 2021 in
India.
Foakes crushed a
four to reach a blistering hundred partnership with Root and then blasted
another boundary to get his 50 in what felt like the blink of an eye.
Trent Boult finally
stemmed the bleeding as he dismissed Root, who chipped to Southee at cover
after chasing a wide delivery.
Slamming the bat
against his pads in frustration, Root departed to spark a collapse of five
wickets for 23 runs.
Stuart Broad
perished trying to wallop Michael Bracewell as his outside edge produced a
one-handed diving catch from Daryl Mitchell, a superb piece of fielding at odds
with a host of drops from both teams over the first three days.
Foakes was next to
go, easily run out by Nicholls and Bracewell after Matthew Potts turned back
having initially set off for a quick single.
Boult claimed his
fifth wicket by clean bowling Potts with a full, swinging delivery, before
Bracewell had Anderson stumped to end the innings.
England made a
flying start to New Zealand’s second innings when Tom Latham (4) bizarrely left
a straight ball from Anderson and watched his stumps go flying.
Anderson raised the
ball to the crowd to acknowledge the raucous cheers for the Lancashire
paceman’s milestone wicket.
Young survived a
series of edges off Broad immediately after lunch, but New Zealand gradually
rediscovered their first innings rhythm.
Conway crushed Jack
Leach’s spin to the boundary with contemptuous ease as the second wicket stand
moved past 50.
Leach was coming in
for heavy punishment, conceding five boundaries in nine balls.
Young took nine off
an over from the spinner before Conway broke out the reverse sweep for
successive fours.
Conway reached his
half-century with yet another reverse sweep off Leach.
But Leach had the
last laugh as Conway top-edged a sweep towards Bairstow, who ran in from the
square-leg boundary to take the catch.
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