England's Eoin Morgan pulls a ball over the boundary during the 2nd ODI. Photo GettyEngland’s batsmen did a solid job at Mount Maunganui tonight to ensure the five-game ODI series will be locked up 1-1 going to game three in Wellington on Saturday. Morgan clattered three successive boundaries off Trent Boult’s sixth over, hooked fast bowler Lockie Ferguson hard for six, then was dropped in the same over, one handed above his head by wicketkeeper Tom Latham. Morgan, on 40, pulled hard at Tim Southee and Henry Nicholls spilled a difficult catch diving to his left. Santner and Ferguson provided a decent wag in the tail, and how it was needed from a parlous 108 for six.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 28, 2018 07:52 UTC