England vs New Zealand 2nd Test at Birmingham, 10 Jun, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 303/10 (101)  &  122/10 (41.1)
New Zealand 388/10 (119.1)  &  41/2 (10.5)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Matt Henry
  • Tom Latham 23 * (32)
  • Ross Taylor 0 * (0)

Over 0.1 JM Anderson bowls it short of length to Tom Latham, no run, goes on to the back foot and lifts his bat and lets it go

Over 0.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets inside the line and happy to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 0.4 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets forward and leaves it alone watchfully through to the keeper.

Over 0.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets forward and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets covers his stumps and lets it through to the keeper once again.

Over 2.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets  inside the line and allowed it to beat the outside edge

Over 2.2 JM Anderson bowls a back of length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and tucks it to square leg

Over 2.3 JM Anderson bowls a back of length delivery to Tom Latham, 4 leg byesgets forward and misses the glance and the ball brushes the thigh pad on the way to the fine leg fence

Over 2.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham,1 run, gets forward and drops it with soft hands into the off-side and crosses over

Over 2.5 JM Anderson bowls a back of length delivery to Will Young, no run, gets back in the crease and  lifts his bat and lets it go

Over 2.6 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Will Young,3 runs, gets forward and drives it through the vacant cover region, the timing is not good enough to fetch him a boundary

Over 4.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 4.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets inside the line and happy to let it pass through to the keeper.

Over 4.3 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham,1 run, gets forward and  turns it in front of mid-wicket and calls for a quick single, races through before the throw arrived to the bowler's end

Over 4.4 JM Anderson bowls a back of length delivery to Will Young, no run, gets cover the off stump line on the back foot and lifts his bat and lets it go

Over 4.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, no run, gets forward and defends late and right under his eyes

Over 4.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, no run, drawn into the poke and he did well to just pull back at the right time

Over 6.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run,  sits back and knocks it to mid-on

Over 6.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets forward and closes the bat face a tad early, the soft leading edge rolls in front of mid-on

Over 6.3 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham, Boundary! Gets forward and allows the ball to swing and presents a straight bat on the drive, high elbow and nice clean followthrough

Over 6.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets inside the line and  lifts his bat and lets it go

Over 6.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no run, gets forward and  plays it well in the end, softens the impact and fends it off the glove into the vacant short leg region

Over 6.6 JM Anderson bowls it short of length to Tom Latham, no run, gets on top of the bounce, and taps it to point

Over 8.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham,1 run, hops and drops it on the off-side for a quick single.

Over 8.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, no run, gets forward and plays it late and flicks it off the inside half to mid-wicket's right

Over 8.3 JM Anderson bowls a back of length delivery to Will Young, no run, backs away in the crease and cuts late and ends up chopping it to towards gully

Over 8.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, no run, yanks his bottom hand off the blade as he fends it off the splice into the leg-side

Over 8.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, no run, comes on to the front foot and push back to the left of the bowler

Over 8.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Will Young, no run, gets forward and throws his hands at a wide one and slashes it off the outside edge, flies on the bounce to third slip

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