After another enterprising declaration from captain Ben Stokes, who pulled the plug on his side’s first innings at 435 for eight, the tourists reduced the Black Caps to 96 for six at tea in Wellington. With the pitch beginning to take turn, Leach took the lead and picked off Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls and Daryl Mitchell. Ben Foakes was stumped (Andrew Cornaga/AP)Stokes was next up, contributing the kind of frantic cameo that has become his stock in trade as captain. After Ben Foakes over-balanced to be stumped for a duck, Root reached his 14th score of 150 or more before Stokes brought forward the change of innings. England captain Ben Stokes signals for an umpire review (Andrew Cornaga/AP)Williamson was next to go, wafting lazily at Anderson to a ball that should have been left.

Source: Express February 25, 2023 03:20 UTC