Monday, December 2, 2019

Post Match Thread: 2nd Test - New Zealand v England

2nd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Nov 29 - Dec 3 2019

Match Drawn

Man of the match: Joe Root

Man of the series: Neil Wagner

New Zealand win the series 1-0

NZ 375/10 (129.1 Overs) 1st Innings

Batting

Tom Latham 105(172)

Daryl Mitchell 73(159)

Bowling

Stuart Broad 4/73

Chris Woakes 3/83

ENG 476/10 (162.5 Overs) 1st Innings

Batting

Joe Root(c) 226(441)

Rory Burns 101(209)

Bowling

Neil Wagner 5/124

Tim Southee 2/90

NZ 241/2 (75 Overs) 2nd Innings

Batting

Ross Taylor 105(186)*

Kane Williamson(c) 104(234)*

Bowling

Chris Woakes 1/12

Sam Curran 1/56

Post Match Interviews:

Joe Root, Man of the Match | England captain: Felt pretty good from the start of the innings, was a tricky period at the start. I just tried to get the rhythm back in my batting, few technical things. Thankfully we got into a position where we could force a result. It was a really good pitch as a batter, really proud the way we played throughout the innings. Good comeback from the last match that we played last week. It was a shame about the rain today, about losing sessions earlier. We could have potentially played a bit differently. But that's part and parcel of the game. As I said we as a side want to learn quickly and make sure we become a much harder side to beat. We want to score really big totals and put sides under pressure. We have learnt a lot, it's been very good in many ways. We need to make sure we carry the lessons we learn here ahead. We are very fortunate to have the support that we do, extremely grateful.

Kane Williamson | New Zealand captain: It was a great fight over the last couple of weeks, we know how strong as a unit they are. The first match for us was a fantastic win and to come back here and play like this was again a good effort. To lose both tosses but show that fight was pleasing to see. We lost a bit of time due to weather, but from our perspective it was great to see. Guys wanted the ball and collectively it was a good effort. We have a tough challenge coming up. It was a great contribution by Daryl in his first match. It was a tough surface for the seamers. Australia are a very good team, so it's always tough going there. We have to adapt to the challenges that we are presented with.

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