Matt Henry took three top-order wickets to leave New Zealand on the brink of a series-clinching win as England's batsmen failed miserably in the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.
BIRMINGHAM: England opener Rory Burns drives during the second Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston on Thursday. AP
BIRMINGHAM: Trent Boult took two wickets in two balls on his return to New Zealand duty before England fought back to be 258-7 at stumps on the first day of the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Thursday.
The hosts were 85-3 and 175-6 but opener Rory Burns’ 81 and Dan Lawrence’s 67 not out ensured the Blackcaps did not dominate entirely.
England’s last two wickets had so far added 83 runs, with Olly Stone (20) and tailender Mark Wood, 16 not out off 58 balls at the close, delighting a crowd of some 17,000 following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
England openers Rory Burns (batting 32) and Dominic Sibley (batting 31) saw off the new-ball challenge and took their team to 67 without loss at lunch on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand here at Edgbaston on Thursday.New .
England bat against New Zealand in second Test as Anderson sets record
Issued on: Record-breaker - England great James Anderson Paul ELLIS POOL/AFP 3 min
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England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Thursday as James Anderson became the hosts most-capped player of all time.
Anderson, already Test cricket s leading all-time paceman with 616 wickets, was making his 162nd appearance, surpassing the England record he had shared with retired former captain Alastair Cook. I remember the worry of not being good enough for this level, but the more I ve worked at it and understood my game, the more I felt like I ve belonged here, the 38-year-old Anderson told the BBC before play.