brook s first remark will test wicket was england s breakthrough. jack leach s fit of the innings kept the hosts restricted. england set to 58 to win. now for wellington s last act. on day five, new zealand need nine more balls like this one. zak crawley bowled out for 24. in england will go at this finale on the front foot. it has been the same for the last year. for a series win in new zealand and seven test wins in new zealand and seven test wins in a row, they will go for history with their new philosophy. joe lynskey, bbc news. spinnerjack leach took the final three wickets of the day and was quick to praise captain ben stokes for their improved form late in the day. try and enjoy the graft, i guess, rather than worry about things that are not happening. and that was the message, i think.
on their podcast on bbc sounds. one of england s greatest test wins. let s have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today. england s women got their tour of the west indies off to a winning start. 90 runs from nat sciver helped propel england to 307 7 as they won the first odi by 142 runs. but all rounder alice capsey has been ruled out of the rest of the tour with a broken collarbone. coventry city have been issued with an eviction notice by the new owners of their stadium. former newcastle owner mike ashley s frasers group took over the stadium last month and say coventry have no continuing right to use the ground unless a new licence is agreed. fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against uruguay s fa and four players over their conduct at the end of their final world cup group game against ghana. uruguay won, but went out on goals scored. just a reminder that brazil and south korea are about to kick off in qatar. neymar is back in for brazil.
one of the most fun things to do in tennis is to have a crowd behind you and they normally lift you even more so, so it will be an equaliser, i think it will make it tougher for a lot of the people we are playing and i m looking forward to it. the women s rugby world cup final will clearly be a special occassion for all england and new zealand players who take to the field in auckland on saturday, but it will be particularly significant for claudia macdonald. in april, she was told that her rugby career could be over because of a neck injury she sustained last year. she has defied the odds by not only returning to the squad, but helping the red roses maintain their record run of 30 test wins in a row. having the initial call to that