Leeds: Graeme Swann bowled England to the brink of victory against New Zealand in the second and final Test at Headingley. The off-spinner took four for 61 in 21.4 unchanged overs, extending his match haul to eight wickets, before bad light ended the fourth day with New Zealand 6 for 154.
That left the Black Caps still needing a further 310 runs to reach their victory target of 468. The most any side has ever made in the fourth innings to win a Test is West Indies' 7 for 418 against Australia in Antigua in 2002/03. And the corresponding record for New Zealand is the 4 for 325 they posted against Pakistan in Christchurch in 1993/94.
It seemed only the rain on Tuesday's final day could now deny England victory and a 2-0 series win. In that case they might rue both captain Alastair Cook's decision not to enforce the follow-on on Sunday and indeed bat on after lunch on Monday in a match where the whole of Friday's first day was washed out without a ball bowled.
For New Zealand, only former captain Ross Taylor, with a stylish 70, offered much in the way of significant resistance Monday before he was yorked by Swann to leave New Zealand 6 for 154....
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08:19 AM, May 28, 2013
London: Buoyed by Stuart Broad's match-winning burst at Lord's, England will look to seal a series win over New Zealand in the second and final Test starting at Headingley on Friday before turning their attention to Australia in July. Broad's seven-wicket haul in the second innings of the first Test bowled England to a 170-run victory as New Zealand were skittled for just 68 having matched the hosts for three...
10:04 AM, May 23, 2013
Leeds: Joe Root said on Wednesday that England would look to carry on from where they left off against New Zealand at Lord's during the second and final Test at his Headingley home ground. England skittled out New Zealand for just 68 at Lord's on Sunday to secure a 170-run win that left them 1-0 up in a two-match series heading into the second Test, which starts on Friday. "The...
09:31 PM, May 22, 2013
Leeds: New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling was ruled out Wednesday of the second and final Test against England at Headingley starting Friday. Watling injured his knee during New Zealand's 170-run first Test defeat at Lord's last week. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, who deputised behind the stumps at Lord's, will keep at Headingley with Martin Guptill coming into the team to bat at number six, a Black Caps statement issued...
08:31 PM, May 22, 2013
The England captain was pleased with the way his side responded to being outplayed by New Zealand in the first Test. ...
11:23 AM, Mar 18, 2013
England had New Zealand on the ropes when rain intervened, having dismissed the host for 254 in reply to their own first innings of 465. ...
10:54 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Warner said he felt safe in the city despite heightened security measures after last week's twin bombings that left 15 dead and more than 100 injured. ...
09:07 PM, Feb 28, 2013
The visiting Australian players and officials had expressed concerns but BCCI assured them all safety measures would be in place. ...
01:52 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Kallis was one of five wickets to fall to Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal on the second day of the match. ...
08:35 AM, Feb 16, 2013
South Africa went to stumps on 139 for 5 in response to Pakistan's 338 all out, with the offie claiming all five Proteas wickets at Cape Town. ...
09:50 PM, Feb 15, 2013
The visitors closed the day on 253 for 5 after being reduced to 33 for 4 at one time by South Africa at Cape Town. ...
09:50 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Rory Kleinveldt has been named as Philander's replacement at Port Elizabeth. ...
05:34 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Fast bowler Jackson Bird has been named to make his Australia debut in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Boxing Day. ...
10:14 AM, Dec 24, 2012
Michael Clarke batted in the nets on Monday and voiced confidence that he would play the Boxing Day Test. ...
09:14 AM, Dec 24, 2012
Australia will not risk playing Clarke in next week's second Test against Sri Lanka if he is not fully fit. ...
04:05 PM, Dec 23, 2012
The Lankan spinner said that because Australian batsmen have faced so little quality spin bowling recently he is in a good position to take wickets. ...
01:00 PM, Dec 22, 2012
