• New Zealand 427-8 wickets; England 58 all out and 132-3
• Root out for 51 at close of day fourTwo Test captains fell within the space of five minutes in Cape Town and Auckland. It must have been an agonising experience for the demoted Steve Smith to ask Tim Paine where he should field against South Africa when play resumed there. It was nearly as painful for Joe Root in the final over of the day at Eden Park.
Root had battled to 51 in England’s pursuit of the unlikeliest of draws when Trent Boult returned for a final fling. He was fast and on target. In that final over the ball leapt surprisingly and hit Root tough on the right index finger; he was in severe pain and medical assistance was sought. A canny option might have been to retire afflict but this did not occur to Root (or perhaps he thought it was not in the spirit of the game to enact so).
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Source: guardian.co.uk