England vs New Zealand 2nd Test at Birmingham, 10 Jun, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 303/10 (101)  &  122/10 (41.1)
New Zealand 388/10 (119.1)  &  41/2 (10.5)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Matt Henry
  • Tom Latham 23 * (32)
  • Ross Taylor 0 * (0)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and  lifts his bat and lets it go

Over 0.2 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and not sure whether to play or not, in the end the ball hits the bat face and rolls to the slip cordon

Over 0.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets into the forward defensive and he's beaten on the outside edge

Over 0.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and defends right under his eyes. He allowed the ball to arrive and played it late with soft hands

Over 0.5 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets cover the off stump line on the back foot and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.6 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and tentative in his poke and the outside edge runs through the slip cordon - between third slip and gully.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, goes on to the back foot and stabs it towards point and shouts "no" for the single

Over 1.2 Matt Henry bowls a pitched-up delivery to Dominic Sibley, 2 runs, gets across the line and flicks it through the vacant mid-wicket pocket and opens his account with a couple.

Over 1.2 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Dominic Sibley, no ball and no run, gets into the forward defensive, the ball shapes away to take the outside edge and rolls to the man at gully.

Over 1.3 Matt Henry bowls a back of length delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets inside the line and lifts his bat and lets it go

Over 1.4 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 1.5 Matt Henry bowls a back of length delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets back in the crease and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 1.6 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets forward and solidly behind the line to defend.

Over 1.7: No runs. Matt Henry to Dominic Sibley,

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Trent Boult bowls a slower one to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and makes a late decision to defend and does so right under his eyes, the ball trickles away towards gully

Over 2.2 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.3 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Rory Burns, no run, gets on top of the bounce and drops it dead near his feet

Over 2.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, prods forward and blocks watchfully.

Over 2.5 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Rory Burns, no run, gets caught in the crease, the ball whizzes past the inside edge and crashes into the inner thigh.

Over 2.6 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns,1 run, moves across in the crease and clipped backward of square leg and Henry keeps it to a single

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, moves forward and knocks it to mid-off.

Over 3.2 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 3.3 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and defends towards cover.

Over 3.4 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets forward and blocks it into the on-side and there's a bit of yes-no situation, no harm done though as the pair get back in.

Over 3.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, no run, gets right behind the line to defend on the back foot.

Over 3.6 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, 2 leg byes, gets forward and misses the clip, the ball deflects off the pad down to the fine leg and that's two more.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 4.2 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets stride forward and he could have creamed that through the covers

Over 4.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Dominic Sibley,1 run, moves across in the crease and flicks it past the bowler and picks up a single.

Over 4.4 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns,1 run, goes on to the back foot and plays it late and eases it into the empty cover region

Over 4.5 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets forward and  turns it carefully to short mid-wicket

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