Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 1 September 2023
The highlights reel of this innings will mostly consist of shots like this.
Summary
Debutant Atkinson claims four wickets as NZ bowled out for 103 to lose by 95 runs
England post imposing 198-4
Bairstow smacks sublime 86 off 60 balls & Brook hits superb 67 off 36
England take 2-0 lead in four-match series
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Tymal Mills
England pace bowler on BBC TwoThat batting depth means that these two can go at it knowing they've got plenty of batting to come.
Eng 140-2published at 15 overs
Bairstow 83, Brook 36
Tim Southee turns to strike bowler Adam Milne for a bit of control - and he gets it.
A rare boundary-less over.
How's stat?!published at 19:06 British Summer Time 1 September 2023
Andy Zaltzman
Cricket statistician on BBC TwoPartnership now 89 off 44. It was a slow start, but they went from 50 to 100 quicker than they've gone in the last 30 games. And in terms of 50 to 130 - which is a bit of niche stat - it took them just 5.2 overs, which is the quickest England have ever done it.
Postpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 1 September 2023
Just a taste of what we've been treated to so far...
Eng 132-2published at 14 overs
There's still six more overs of this to go!
And Jos Buttler hasn't even batted yet.
Outrageous.
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Jonny Bairstow has gone for it since reaching his fifty.
He reached it from 40 balls, and now has 79 from 49.
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Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC TwoBrook is just oozing charisma! It's just dripping off his bat right now.
Eng 129-2published at 13.3 overs
Reverse sweep, one-bounce four. Harry Brook is ridiculous.
I can't type fast enough to keep up with all of this.
Eng 124-2published at 13.1 overs
Dealing in sixes!
Postpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 1 September 2023
Tymal Mills
England pace bowler on BBC TwoHarry Brook was at the other end watching Jonny Bairstow slap Tim Southee around and thought "I'll have a piece of that!"
Eng 118-2published at 13 overs
HUGE!
Harry Brook is fed up of watching Bairstow do it all.
Down on one knee and slog sweeps Southee like a spinner over mid-wicket!
23 runs from that over and England are in full control.
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Jonny Bairstow is seeing it pretty well...
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Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC TwoThis is video game cricket! Straight slap for six!
Eng 111-2published at 12.3 overs
Who'd be a bowler?!
Southee's short balls are hit into the stands, and his fuller ones sail back over his head!
Bairstow races to 70 from 45 balls.
Eng 105-2published at 12.2 overs
Four down the ground this time.
What have you got, Tim Southee?
Eng 101-2published at 12.1 overs
England reach their 100 in style, as Jonny Bairstow crunches a Tim Southee slower ball into the party stand.
Problems for the visitors here...
Postpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 1 September 2023
James Anderson
England bowler on BBC TwoThey're putting pressure on New Zealand now. Santner bowled a wide because he was trying to negate Brook coming down the wicket to him.
Eng 95-2published at 12 overs
An outrageous reverse sweep from Harry Brook, reaching for the ball from outside off stump, but it's just retrieved from the mid-wicket boundary.
Santner then concedes a wide next ball, a result of what Brook's ridiculousness can do.
Postpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 1 September 2023
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC TwoHe's just playing with the bowler! He goes from one side to the other and that's Jonny Bairstow's fifty.