England will hope Joe Root does a BJ Watling from Bay Oval and get to a double hundred when Day 4 of the New Zealand vs England 2nd Test match commences on December 2, 2019 (Monday). NZ vs ENG 2nd Test match is being played at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. England skipper Joe Root and Ollie Pope were at the crease when stumps was called on Day 3 of the 2nd England vs New Zealand Test match. Fans, unable to follow opening three days of the New Zealand vs England 2nd Test match, can find every information related to the regular live score updates with ball-by-ball commentary details as well as latest scorecard. England are currently placed at 269/5 and still trail New Zealand by 106 runs. Meanwhile, those searching for the live score updates with ball-by-ball commentary details as well as the latest scorecard of Day 4 New Zealand vs England 2nd Test match please scroll down. New Zealand Vs England, Live Cricket Score.
The visitors were reeling at 39/2 at the end of Day 2 with Rory Burns and Root at the crease and with New Zealand breathing fire from the other end. Burns, who was struggling to and looked in extreme discomfort throughout the final session of Day 2, batted New Zealand almost out of the game with a fine century. New Zealand had already dropped him twice in the final moments of Day 2 and Burns made them pay in full with a second Test hundred. Root too reached the landmark and looks set for another big daddy score. New Zealand vs England 2nd Test Latest Scorecard.
Earlier Tom Latham scored his 11th Test century, while BJ Watling continued his good form and Daryl Mitchell hit his maiden Test half-century as New Zealand declared at 375 runs. Watling, who scored his maiden double-century, continued his rich form and scored his 18th Test fifty and was also involved in a 120-run stand with Mitchell helping New Zealand breach then 300-run mark.
New Zealand Playing XI: Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Neil Wagner.
England Playing XI: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Joe Denly, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope (wk), Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad.
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