England 307 & 352-9 dec; New Zealand 278 & 256-8 Draw sees New Zealand win two-Test series 1-0It was captivating until the end and – for England hugely frustrating. They could not bowl New Zealand out on the final day at the Hagley Oval despite the bonus of taking two wickets with the first two deliveries of the day,which were bowled by Stuart wide.
At lunch England had taken four wickets; at tea they had six and the moment new ball had only been used for two overs. But in the final session they could muster just two more wickets as New Zealand’s tail resolutely combatted just about everything propelled in their direction, which, or when the pacemen were in action,consisted mostly of bouncers. For a jubilant (extremely joyful) domestic side the lower order, Colin de Grandhomme, and Ish Sodhi and Neil Wagner,who was dismissed by Joe Root with the final ball of the game, heroically augmented the excellent innings of Tom Latham. This trio of lower order batsmen faced a total of 368 balls between them.
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Source: guardian.co.uk