Summary

  • Second Test, day five, The Oval

  • New Zealand seal emphatic 253-run win to level three-match series at 1-1

  • Magnificent Henry takes all five wickets required by tourists on final day to wrap up victory

  • Eng 209: Root 77, Brook 58; Henry 6-29

  • Watch highlights on BBC Two and iPlayer from 19:15 BST

  • Deciding Test at Trent Bridge starts on Thursday, 25 June

Have your say on England men this summer

Henry removes Root and Archer in the same over early on day five

Live Reporting

by Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Jordan Cox just looks like a natural player.

  2. 6 runs

    Eng 208-9

    Jordan Cox sizes up Kyle Jamieson and whips his arms through the second ball of the over, skying it into the deep. Somewhat underwhelmingly, it plugs in the turf and he has to settle for two.

    No bother off the next ball, however, which is dispatched into the second row of the stand behind long-on for six.

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    There has been a lot of discussion this week on the disruption that the Stokes incident has caused and England’s inexperience. Perhaps a bit more credit needs to be given to NZ. They are an underrated team (again)

    Charlie, London

  4. Eng 200-9

    Targe 463

    New Zealand start the over with three slips and a gully. Halfway through they trade a slip for a short leg.

    Sonny Baker plays three solid forward defences, navigates a short one, and leaves the final two alone.

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    Personally, I’d like to see a bit more of Cox. His technique looks simple and repeatable.

    Charles, Dorset

  6. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I've been impressed with what I've seen from Jordan Cox. He just looks comfortable at the crease.

  7. Eng 200-9

    Target 463

    Rachin Ravindra is making himself very popular, hopping back and forth across the advertising boards to sign autographs in between balls.

    Jordan Cox plays a few smart drives but can't help but pick out fielders.

    New Zealand bring the field in for the final ball and Cox plays up and over the slips for four. 200 up for England. Sonny Baker is on strike to Matt Henry.

  8. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    If you were Sonny Baker, you wouldn't be giving this away, you'd be trying to bat for as long as you can.

  9. Eng 196-9

    Target 463

    Sonny Baker safely navigates two deliveries from Matt Henry.

    England are creeping up towards 200.

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    As a Kiwi living in the UK for 26 years, this is the perfect father's day present.

    Ben, Surrey

  11. Eng 195-9

    Jordan Cox calmly defends back to the bowler. No hat-trick for Matt Henry.

  12. Eng 195-9

    Target 463

    Jordan Cox takes a single off the penultimate ball of the over and Sonny Baker just about sees off the final delivery, the ball whizzing past his outside edge.

    Cox will be facing a hat-trick ball from Matt Henry, who's looking for his fifth wicket of the morning.

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    Jordan Cox 279* incoming?

    Arjun, Kent

  14. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Jordan Cox has got to try and fight it out, face as many balls as he can.

  15. Eng 194-9

    Jordan Cox dabs two through the covers and is rewarded with a hearty cheer from the crowd.

  16. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a long tail from the moment England picked that side.

  17. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Matt Henry has been superb in the game. New Zealand are so close to wrapping this game up.

  18. wicket

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    Tongue c Mitchell b Henry 0 (Eng 192-9)

    Edged and gone! Straight into the hands of Daryl Mitchell in the slips.

    Josh Tongue departs for a first-ball duck. Matt Henry roars as he completes his second five-for of the match.

    Back-to-back double-wicket maidens for Henry.

  19. wicket

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    Fisher b Henry 0 (Eng 192-8)

    Matt Fisher scored a half-century in the first innings but he's not going to repeat that in the second.

    He's out for an eight-ball duck, chopping onto his stumps with a big old splat.

    Matt Henry has three wickets in the opening 25 minutes of day five.

  20. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    What a start from New Zealand, stuff they'd dreamed about, getting Joe Root in the first 15 minutes. They have stopped any belief that England would get out of this game.