Summary

  • Third Test, day two, Hamilton

  • New Zealand close on 136-3 - leading by 340

  • Young hits 60 and Williamson adds 50*

  • England 143: Root 32; Henry 4-48, Santner 3-7, O'Rourke 3-33

  • Tourists lose 8-66, including last five wickets for just nine runs

  • New Zealand make 347 in first innings - Santner 76, Latham 63; Potts 4-90

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Tom Mallows

  1. Goodbye

    That's us done with day two.

    Take a read of Stephan Shemilt's report from Hamilton as New Zealand took control of this third and final Test.

    We'll be back with you tomorrow for a potentially rainy day three, but we've got plenty of cricket to keep you busy in the meantime.

    You can listen to commentary from Brisbane where Australia are facing India, while we'll have live coverage from Bloemfontein from 08:00 GMT as England's women start their one-off Test against South Africa.

    Barely worth going to bed, right?

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    It's the ideal series victory for England. Two good wins then a shocker to remind themselves they can't polish off tails and still have an embarrassing collapse in them. Much work to do I feel before India and Australia.

    Martin, Derby

  3. We started the day with New Zealand batting, we finish the day with New Zealand batting.

    England's innings made for an unappetising sandwich filling, lasting just 35.4 overs with the tourists losing their final five wickets for nine runs.

    New Zealand close with a lead of 340, they'll be happy to bat on tomorrow.

  4. Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    Ben Stokes has bowled 200+ balls in this game.

    Last time he bowled 200+ balls in a Test match was back in June 2022, against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

  5. NZ 136-3

    Lead by 340

    And we're done for the day.

    Ravindra ducks out of the way of a Stokes bouncer and sees the final ball of session drift down the leg side.

    New Zealand's day?

    Just about, just about...

  6. Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    Most 50+ scores in Tests - among active players:

    • Joe Root - 100
    • Steve Smith - 74
    • Kane Williamson - 70
    • David Warner - 63
    • Virat Kohli - 61
  7. 50 runs

    50 for Kane Williamson

    NZ 136-3

    And there, inevitably, is the half century for Kane Williamson.

    His pull helps Stokes' delivery on its way to the fine leg fielder, the single bringing up the landmark.

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    Matt Barron: Nothing quite like checking how England have done after waking up early and seeing that they've had another shocker with the bat. Back to sleep I go.

  9. NZ 133-3

    A first maiden for Bashir as Ravindra plays it safe and studiously defends his six deliveries.

    We should have one more over today.

  10. NZ 133-3

    Ravindra gets off the strike immediately, turning Stokes away behind square on the leg side.

    Williamson then times another drive through long-off for four - he's scored a few boundaries down there today.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    O’Rourke c Pope b Stokes 0 (NZ 128-3)

    The nightwatch won't last the session.

    Stokes angles a delivery into O'Rourke and the New Zealand seamer edges an easy catch behind to Ollie Pope.

    In comes Rachin Ravindra, in pretty rotten form - despite New Zealand's strong position he won't relish these final few overs.

  12. NZ 128-2

    Williamson takes all of Bashir's over, driving the third ball through the covers for four.

    He can't retain the strike from the final delivery, so O'Rourke will face Stokes again.

  13. NZ 124-2

    O'Rourke sees out the remainder of the over - a wicket maiden for Stokes.

    A length chart on the TV shows that the wicket ball was the shortest delivery Young faced in this innings.

  14. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Hamilton

    Will O'Rourke batting twice was not on my Sunday bingo card.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Young c Bethell b Stokes 60 (NZ 124-2)

    There'll be no Test century for Will Young on this occasion.

    The New Zealand opener pulls Stokes straight to Jacob Bethell at mid-wicket, with the England fielder simply having to collapse to his right to take the catch.

    And with twenty minutes to go in the evening session, in comes Will O'Rourke to see out the day.

  16. NZ 124-1

    Bashir tightens it up after conceding 13 from his last over - just two come from this one, as Williamson drives his first ball through the covers.

  17. Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    Will Young has scored 10 half-centuries in his Test career but is yet to notch his first century, with a career average of 32 across 36 innings. Since the start of the India vs New Zealand series on 16 October 2024, Young has shown improved form, scoring three half-centuries in eight innings, averaging 57.5, with a high score of 71.

  18. NZ 122-1

    Williamson squirts a shot away through backward point - Matty Potts runs round on the boundary but he's a close second to the ball in the race to the ropes, sliding over them Superman-style.

    Bowler Stokes shakes his head in frustration.

  19. NZ 115-1

    An expensive over from Bashir, who sees Young reverse his third ball away for four.

    The ball reaches the ropes for a second time when the England spinner's delivery slips down the leg side, evading the gloves of Ollie Pope on the way through.

    And then for a third time as a half-tracker sits up nicely for Young to lash to the square boundary.

  20. 50 runs

    50 for Will Young

    NZ 102-1

    Fifty up for Will Young.

    He strikes the second ball from Stokes - who's returned with a change of ends - into the covers for two.

    The New Zealand opener, who came into the side for this Test thanks to Devon Conway's paternity leave, reaches his half century for the 10th time in Tests - he's never kicked on to a century.

    He was player of the series for the 3-0 win in India when he subbed in for Williamson, but his top score in those three Tests was 71.