New Zealand vs England, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of New Zealand, 2019 Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton Date & Time: Nov 29-Dec 03, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Santner 1-88(35 ov)
159.6
Santner to Sam Curran, 1 run, worked in front of mid-wicket with a closed bat face
159.5
Santner to Sam Curran, no run, shortish around off, Sam Curran attempts a back foot punch, mistimes it back to Santner
159.4
Santner to Jofra Archer, 1 run, slightly wide outside off, spinning away from the batsman, Jofra Archer plays a checked-drive through covers for one
159.3
Santner to Jofra Archer, no run, darted on middle and leg, Jofra Archer nudges it back to the spinner
159.2
Santner to Jofra Archer, no run, shortish delivery around off, Jofra Archer defends it off his back foot
159.1
Santner to Sam Curran, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Sam Curran slashes it through point off his back foot
157.6
Santner to Woakes, no run, works this one towards mid-wicket
157.5
Santner to Woakes, no run, tossed up delivery around off, driven to covers
157.4
Santner to Sam Curran, 1 run, plays this one into the off side off his back foot
157.3
Santner to Root, out Caught by Henry Nicholls!! Another one bites the dust and it's the big fish this time around. Root walks back to a standing ovation having scored a fantastic double centuries. This is also the most number of balls he has faced in a single Test innings. Comes down the wicket and goes inside out against a tossed up delivery, but the timing wasn't good enough as he holes out to deep cover. Comfortable catch for Nicholls and that's that for the English skipper. Commendable effort as he was out in the middle for nearly 11 hours. Root c Henry Nicholls b Santner 226(441) [4s-22 6s-1]
157.2
Santner to Root, no run, very slow through to the air, Root attempts a reverse sweep, ends up getting an under-edge to the keeper
157.1
Santner to Sam Curran, 1 run, flat and short outside off, Sam Curran rocks back and slices it through backward point to open his account on the first ball he faces
155.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, pushed through around middle and leg, Ollie Pope drives it down to long-on for one - 450 up for England. *Clap clap* !!
155.5
Santner to Root, 1 run, picks the short ball early, rocks back and drags it to deep mid-wicket with a pull shot
155.4
Santner to Root, 2 runs, maneuvered into the gap at mid-wicket with a closed bat face, two more to the total, runnning of the highest quality yet again
155.3
Santner to Root, no run, goes for the reverse sweep, but the bowler keeps it slow, and that doesn't allow the ball to come on, off the gloves it drops on the pitch
155.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, very slower through the air, Ollie Pope treks back and slices it in front of point
155.1
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, dipping into the batsman around off, Ollie Pope drives it back to Santner
153.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, darted on middle and leg, Ollie Pope plays it with a closed bat face towards mid-wicket
153.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, very full delivery by Santner, aimed at the sticks, Ollie Pope does well to connect his reverse sweep, can't beat the man at backward point though
153.4
Santner to Root, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Root plays a full blooded drive to long-off
153.3
Santner to Root, no run, low full toss around off, Root shimmies down the wicket and guides it back to the bowler, took the bottom hand off while playing this shot
153.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, short ball down the leg side, Ollie Pope glances it down to fine leg for a single
153.1
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, quicker one outside off, Ollie Pope tries to slice it away, gets beaten due to the bounce
151.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, slower and around off, Pope defends it into the off-side
151.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, fraction short and around off, Pope cracks the cut straight to backward point
151.4
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, was that a stumping chance? Drifts down leg and Pope fails to connect with the glance, Watling does not gather it cleanly and Pope overbalanced to leave the crease for a second. But he was quick to get back in
151.3
Santner to Root, 1 run, tossed up around off, Root pushes it on the up to a deepish mid-off fielder
151.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, sliding on with the angle, Pope tucks it in front of square on the on-side
151.1
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run
143.6
Santner to Root, 1 run, flighted outside off, Root drives it to sweeper cover
143.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, floated up outside off, Pope drives it to a deepish cover-point fielder
143.4
Santner to Root, 1 run, once more Root opens the bat face at the last second and places it between two fielders on the off-side
143.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, some urgency in the running. Tossed up on off, Pope pushes it firmly to mid-off and sets off, made it easily in the end as the throw went to Root's end
143.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, very slow at 79.8kph, it was so slow that Pope blocked it off the back foot
143.1
Santner to Root, 1 run, flighted around off, Root kneels and almost under edges the sweep backward of square
141.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, maiden Test fifty for Pope. The smile on his face says it all. He raises his bat and soaks in applause as Root walks up to congratulate the youngster. Floated up outside off and Pope drives it square, Raval at point makes a diving half stop which allows the single to be taken
141.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, tossed up around off, Pope goes in to out with his drive and picks out extra cover
141.4
Santner to Root, 1 run, flighted outside off, Root eases the forward push to sweeper cover
141.3
Santner to Root, no run, tries a cheeky reverse paddle, but the length is too full and almost lobs it to Taylor at short third
141.2
Santner to Root, no run, slower and turns a bit, Root opens the bat face and steers it with the spin to short third
141.1
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, stays deep in the crease and cracks the shortish ball square on the off-side, just a single
139.6
Santner to Root, no run, quicker delivery at 89.3kph, Root camps back and knocks it to point
139.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, flighted outside off, open-faced drive to the left of extra cover
139.4
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, bit more air given and Pope obliges with a drive, picks out Latham at short cover
139.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, drifting in with the angle, Pope turns it in front of mid-wicket
139.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, flatter and outside off, Pope hangs back and cracks it to backward point
139.1
Santner to Root, 1 run, tossed up around off, Root pats it with an open bat face between point and cover, easy single
137.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, 82.2kph, that's the last ball of the session and Pope has driven it to covers. A wicket-less session - it's time for lunch
137.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, drives the loopy ball to covers
137.4
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, 85.4kph, short in length around off, Ollie Pope goes back in his crease to knocks it back to Santner
137.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, makes room, driving the fullish delivery to cover
137.2
Santner to Root, 1 run, 90.3kph, quicker delivery by Santner, this one kept a touch low and Root was quick to bring his bat down, flicking it to fine leg
137.1
Santner to Root, no run, loopy ball by Santner, driven to covers
135.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, 85.3kph, drifting on the batsman's pads, Ollie Pope clips it to square leg
135.5
Santner to Root, 1 run, 86kph, drives the loopy delivery into the gap at covers
135.4
Santner to Root, no run, slower delivery, keeps straight down the leg side, Root can't connect his glance
135.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, 84.6kph, dipping into the batsman on a fullish length, Ollie Pope drives it to the right of extra cover for one
135.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, 85.3kph, makes room, driving this to the man at cover
135.1
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, 85.9kph, darted on middle and leg, Ollie Pope blocks it off his back foot
133.6
Santner to Root, no run, treks back in his crease, slicing it to short third man
133.5
Santner to Root, no run, pats the tossed up delivery towards cover-point
133.4
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, gets surprised due to the spin, fending it away through short third man off an outside edge
133.3
Santner to Root, 1 run, works the tossed up delivery through square leg
133.2
Santner to Root, no run, back in his crease to scythe the flatter ball to point
133.1
Santner to Root, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Root pushes it to covers
131.6
Santner to Root, FOUR, swept away! A loopy delivery around off, dipping into the batsman and Root nails his sweep in front of mid-wicket, lot of power behind this shot and the batsman gets a boundary
131.5
Santner to Root, 2 runs, down on his knee to play the slog-sweep, it's a false stroke as it comes off the top-edge, but it falls in no man's land at deep mid-wicket, easy two
131.4
Santner to Root, no run, eased back to the bowler
131.3
Santner to Root, no run, loopy delivery outside off, driven to covers by Root
131.2
Santner to Root, FOUR, easily done! A flatter delivery outside off, Root plays it late, almost from the keeper's gloves and steers it past the man at short third man, timed well and that shall be four runs
131.1
Santner to Root, no run, floated outside off, driven to the left of covers
129.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, loop on this delivery, dipping in, width on offer and it's been square driven for one
129.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, tossed up delivery, spinning away from the batsman, eased in front of cover
129.4
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, makes room, driving this one to the man at covers
129.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, shortish delivery around off, Ollie Pope rocks back and punches it to mid-off
129.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, darted on off, Ollie Pope push-drives it to covers
129.1
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, tossed up delivery in the channel outside off, Ollie Pope leaves it alone
127.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, drives the tossed up delivery into the gap at covers - 350 up for England
127.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, tad shortish outside off, cut to point off his back foot
127.4
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, driven to covers off his front foot
127.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, worked towards square leg by Ollie Pope
127.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, short and wide outside off, Ollie Pope square cuts it, can't beat the fielder though
127.1
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, pushed through outside off, Ollie Pope pushes it to cover-point
125.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, touch widish, left alone by Ollie Pope
125.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, crisp drive by Ollie Pope, straight to the fielder at covers
125.4
Santner to Root, 1 run, swept through square leg by Root
125.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, darted at the batsman's pads, Ollie Pope works it through square leg
125.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, floated on off, Ollie Pope eases it to covers
125.1
Santner to Root, 1 run, on the pads and it's been clipped down to fine leg
123.6
Santner to Root, 1 run, fetches this one from outside off, sweeping it away to deep mid-wicket
123.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, touch short around middle and leg, Ollie Pope nudges it to the right of mid-wicket
123.4
Santner to Root, 1 run, flatter around off, Root knocks it into the gap at covers off his back foot
123.3
Santner to Root, FOUR, nicely done! Santner goes full with this floated delivery, Root is quick to go down on his knee as he paddles it down to the fine leg fence with nonchalance. Well executed shot by the skipper
123.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, darted at the batsman's pads and it's been clipped through square leg by Ollie Pope
123.1
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Ollie Pope push-drives it to covers
121.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, knocked back to the bowler by Ollie Pope
121.5
Santner to Root, 1 run, 150 up for Root and up go the players in the dressing room, applauding his effort. The crowd join in too, giving him a standing ovation. Has been a solid knock by the English skipper and has helped them erase off the trail. Was a shortish delivery by Santner and the batsman was quick to rock back and nudge it through the gap at mid-wicket. Gets to the milestone and raises his bat, does Rooooooot
121.4
Santner to Ollie Pope, 1 run, flat and short around off, Ollie Pope glances it down to fine leg for one
121.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, very full around off, Ollie Pope squeezes his drive to the man at covers
121.2
Santner to Root, 1 run, 84.6kph, flighted delivery around off, Root drives it into the gap at covers, on to 149*
121.1
Santner to Root, no run, 85.5kph, floated around middle and leg, driven to mid-on
112.6
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, touch quicker and on off-stump, Pope prods forward and negates it
112.5
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, floats it up teasingly, Pope steps out and pushes it to the right of Santner
112.4
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, drifting in on a fullish length, defended down the wicket
112.3
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, flighted outside off, Pope outside halves the forward block to backward point
112.2
Santner to Ollie Pope, no run, tossed up outside off, Pope is on the back foot as he stabs it into the off-side
112.1
Santner to Root, 1 run, starts with a nice and slow one on the stumps, turned away towards square leg
79.6
Santner to Root, no run, smothered back down the pitch
79.5
Santner to Root, no run, defended to short cover
79.4
Santner to Root, no run, teasing flight outside off from Santner, Root leaves
79.3
Santner to Root, no run, length ball that straightens on off, Root blocks off the back foot
79.2
Santner to Stokes, 1 run, misfield brings about some hesitation. Excellent effort from Latham first up to dive across at cover. Stokes had punched it firmly off the back foot. But Latham's fumble rebounded far enough for them to go through with the run
68.6
Santner to Root, no run, pretty full outside off as Santner loops it up, Root mistimes the drive and squeezes it to cover
68.5
Santner to Root, no run, Root ends up jogging to the off-side in defence. He initially wanted to paddle it fine, but realized the delivery - flighted up outside off - wasn't ideal to do it against. Skids across and settles for a defensive shot
68.4
Santner to Root, no run, floated up around off, defended to short cover
68.3
Santner to Root, FOUR, hard sweep from Root, nails this through square leg. It was flighted up just outside off by Santner and Root saw the opportunity to free his arms without the leg-before risk
68.2
Santner to Root, no run, drifting in on middle, Root defends
68.1
Santner to Root, no run, flighted on a length outside off, left alone
66.6
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, back in his crease to knock the flatter delivery into the off side
66.5
Santner to Root, 1 run, swept through square leg by Root, fetches it from well outside off
66.4
Santner to Root, no run, knocks this one into the off side
66.3
Santner to Root, leg byes, FOUR, that's a peach of a delivery by Santner. Sharp turn on that and Root gets beaten on his back foot defence. The bowler was up in an appeal for an lbw, as it brushed the batsman's pads before it made it to the third man fence. Impact was well outside off, hence the keeper and the man at slip weren't interested
66.2
Santner to Root, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Root eases it to cover
66.1
Santner to Root, no run, floated outside off, left alone
64.6
Santner to Rory Burns, 1 run, back in his crease to slice the flatter delivery through covers
64.5
Santner to Root, 1 run, driven to cover-point by Root
64.4
Santner to Rory Burns, 1 run, works the flatter delivery through square leg for one
64.3
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, flatter around off, Rory Burns knocks it back to the bowler
64.2
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, defended into the leg side off his front foot
64.1
Santner to Root, 1 run, drives the tossed up delivery through covers
62.6
Santner to Root, no run, back in his crease to punch the flatter ball off his back foot
62.5
Santner to Root, no run, drives the tossed up delivery crisply, but it's stopped with a dive at covers
62.4
Santner to Root, FOUR, valiant effort by Mitchell at deep point, but it's in vain. Was a tossed up delivery outside off and Root played a decent square drive, timing it well and finding the fence although the fielder put in a dive near the boundary
62.3
Santner to Root, no run, nudges the quicker delivery towards mid-wicket
62.2
Santner to Root, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Root eases it back to Santner
62.1
Santner to Root, leg byes, 2 runs, down the leg side, Root tries to glance it away, it comes off the pads though, rolls down to fine leg, and they take two leg byes
60.6
Santner to Root, 1 run, swept away to backward square leg to end the over
60.5
Santner to Root, no run, fired on the pads, Root plays it with a closed bat face towards short leg
60.4
Santner to Root, no run, floated on off, Root knocks it back to Santner
60.3
Santner to Root, no run, full and flighted outside off, Root drives it crisply to covers
60.2
Santner to Root, no run, loopy delivery outside off, full in length, Root leaves it
60.1
Santner to Root, no run, darted around the off-stump line, tad shorter and it's been blocked off his back foot by Root
58.6
Santner to Rory Burns, 1 run, square drives the tossed up delivery to deep point
58.5
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, knocks this one back to the bowler
58.4
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, flighted one around off, Rory Burns defends it off his front foot
58.3
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, slower through the air, gripping into the surface, nurdled into the leg side
58.2
Santner to Root, 1 run, tickled down to fine leg off his back foot
58.1
Santner to Root, no run, nudged towards short leg off his front foot
56.6
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, sharp spin on this one, Rory Burns works it with a closed bat face towards square leg
56.5
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, flighted one around off, Rory Burns defends it from within the crease
56.4
Santner to Root, 1 run, darted outside off, Root scythes it towards short third man for one
56.3
Santner to Rory Burns, 1 run, and even then Rory Burns gets a single there, shuffles in his crease and works it towards square leg for one
56.2
Santner to Root, 1 run, slightly short ball by Santner, Root goes back in the crease and works it through square leg
56.1
Santner to Root, no run, tossed up on off, Root guides it back to Santner
54.6
Santner to Root, no run, 85kph, drives the tossed up delivery, but the man at covers does well to stop it with a dive to his right
54.5
Santner to Root, no run, drives this tossed up delivery back to Santner
54.4
Santner to Root, no run, directed at the stumps from round the wicket, touch fuller and it's been negotiated with a front foot block
54.3
Santner to Rory Burns, 1 run, 84kph, fetches the floater from outside off, sweeping it down to fine leg for one
54.2
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, darts this one around off, Rory Burns treks back in order to defend it
54.1
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, pushed through by Santner, around the off-stump, and it's been eased back to the spinner by Rory Burns
52.6
Santner to Root, no run, padded away by Root, leads to a slight appeal but this hasn't come back enough with the arm to threaten off stump
52.5
Santner to Root, no run, length ball that straightens a touch from Santner, Root has it covered
52.4
Santner to Root, no run, full ball around off, Root presses forward in defence
52.3
Santner to Root, no run
52.2
Santner to Root, no run, gets forward to defend this length ball to cover
52.1
Santner to Root, no run, flat length ball with a hint of turn outside off, Root clips off the back foot to midwicket
50.6
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, floated up quite full just outside off, Burns pushes back to Santner
50.5
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, defended with the turn into the on-side
50.4
Santner to Root, 1 run, flat on off, Root works it round the corner
50.3
Santner to Root, no run, works it off middle to short leg
50.2
Santner to Root, no run, length ball that straightens a touch, Root defends down the pitch
50.1
Santner to Root, no run, turned to short leg
48.6
Santner to Rory Burns, FOUR, loose delivery that Burns capitalizes on. Drifting down leg, he shuffles across and helps the sweep quite fine
48.5
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, good length ball pushed through at 92kph, Burns defends down the pitch
48.4
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, nudged off the back foot to short leg
48.3
Santner to Root, 1 run, knocks this softly in front of mid-off for a quick single
48.2
Santner to Root, no run, defended to short cover
48.1
Santner to Root, no run, flat around off, steered to backward point
46.6
Santner to Root, no run, Santner got him throwing his hands at a wide, loopy delivery. Bit ungainly from Root who mistimes the flat-batted drive to cover
46.5
Santner to Root, no run, played with the turn towards backward point
46.4
Santner to Root, no run, defended to cover
46.3
Santner to Root, no run, comfortably played off the back foot
46.2
Santner to Root, no run, gets forward and plays it back down the pitch
46.1
Santner to Root, no run, flighted up around off, smothered on the front foot
44.6
Santner to Root, 2 runs, flatter this time around the same pace, skids in on leg stump. Root clips it off the back foot behind square, back for two
44.5
Santner to Root, no run, 88kph, tossed up just outside off, Root pushes to short cover
44.4
Santner to Root, no run, drifting in nicely on leg stump, Root defends to short leg. Good flight and loop there from Santner
44.3
Santner to Root, no run, spins a touch from middle stump, no problems for Root in defence though
44.2
Santner to Root, no run, nicely forward to defend this to cover
44.1
Santner to Rory Burns, 1 run, clipped off the back foot through square leg, brings up the 100 of the partnership
42.6
Santner to Root, no run, right forward to smother this into the off-side
42.5
Santner to Root, no run, his bat face opened up a touch on the drive, slicing this to backward point
42.4
Santner to Root, no run, nicely forward in defence. Not much happening off the pitch in the way of turn
42.3
Santner to Root, no run, defended into the on-side
42.2
Santner to Root, no run, loopy full toss around off, Root fails to pierce the off-side field, finds extra cover
42.1
Santner to Root, no run, flighted length ball on off, defended forward
40.6
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, defended to short midwicket
40.5
Santner to Root, 1 run, comes in with the arm from Santner who's excited as Root works across his pads, but he's able to nudge it round the corner for one
40.4
Santner to Root, no run, eases onto the front foot to defend
40.3
Santner to Root, no run, covers the turn off the back foot
40.2
Santner to Root, no run, guided to backward point with the turn
40.1
Santner to Rory Burns, 1 run, turns in on off stump, Burns sweeps to long leg
38.6
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, played comfortably from the crease
38.5
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, turns sharply from well outside off and hits Burns on the pad as he shuffles across. Took a thick inside edge on the way. Some encouragement there from the footmarks, although it's pretty wide to aim at
38.4
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, turned to midwicket
38.3
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, flat length ball turning in from outside off, blocked
38.2
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, played back down the pitch to Santner
38.1
Santner to Rory Burns, no run, slow and slightly short, turning in on off, Burns tucks it off the back foot to midwicket. Might have deflected off short leg
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