Leeds: England overcame the rain and New Zealand at Headingley on Tuesday, winning the second Test by 247 runs on the last day and the series 2-0.
After a second break for rain, the English picked up the last two wickets to dismiss the Kiwis for 220 in mid afternoon.
Spinner Graeme Swann took two of the last four wickets on the final day to take 6-90 and achieve a match haul of 10-132, the third 10-for of his career and first in England. He came to Headingley without having taken a Test wicket at the ground.
England had New Zealand on their knees throughout the match which was shortened to four days of play after the first day was washed out. Even so, the hosts could have delivered the coup de grace on Sunday but didn't enforce the follow on....
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08:20 PM, May 28, 2013
England resumed day three at 337 for 7, with Matt Prior (38) and Graeme Swann (21) at the crease. CLICK HERE for Live Updates from Day 3 of the Headingley Test. Day 2 round-up: Joe Root made the second Test worth waiting an extra day for as he notched his maiden Test century on his Headingley home turf in leading England to 337 for 7 against New Zealand on Day...
03:09 PM, May 26, 2013
Leeds: Joe Root made the second Test worth waiting an extra day for as he notched his maiden Test century on his Headingley home turf in leading England to 337 for 7 against New Zealand on day two Saturday. In scoring 104, Root exceeded the Yorkshire Cricket Club's marketing of the match as Root's Test, the 22-year-old's first at his home ground. It was the same scenario for fellow Yorkshire...
11:39 PM, May 25, 2013
A maiden Test century by Joe Root and a fine half-century from Bairstow helped England post 337 for 7 at stumps on Day 2. CLICK HERE for Live Updates from Day 2 of the Headingley Test after rain washed out the opening day's play. Playing XIs: England: Alastair Cook (capt), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (wk), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, James...
02:52 PM, May 25, 2013
Stumps: The first day's play of the second Test between England and New Zealand was abandoned due to rain. TOSS DELAYED: It's raining in Leeds, and even if it stops right now, we are in for an at least 90-minute delay. But the rain doesn't look like relenting at the moment, keeping the ground under covers. Ground News: The conditions are freezing as we approach the toss time. Heavy wind...
02:34 PM, May 24, 2013
Leeds: Spinner and former skipper Daniel Vettori ruled himself out of the second Test at Headingley, ensuring New Zealand will take on England with an all-pace attack from Friday. Vettori's decision to put the team first rather than play a 112th Test and become the sole New Zealand record-holder for caps, means fast bowler Doug Bracewell will complement a seam attack with Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner. "It's...
08:35 AM, May 24, 2013
Leeds: New Zealand's Neil Wagner said on Wednesday he wanted to make England batsmen "hate him" and "get in their face" as the Black Caps look to square the Test series with victory at Headingley. England won the first Test of this two-match campaign with a commanding 170-run success, achieved with more than a day to spare, at Lord's last week after skittling New Zealand out for a mere 68...
01:08 PM, May 23, 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
Chasing 253 in 39 overs to win in the fourth innings of the second Test, England settled for a draw as they reached 130 for 4 at the stumps. ...
07:14 PM, Aug 06, 2012
The former South African fast bowling great praised the England batsman who made 149 not out on Day 3 of the Headingley Test. ...
03:29 AM, Aug 05, 2012
England went into the second Test at Headingley without their premier spinner, attempting to retain No. 1 ranking. ...
03:09 PM, Aug 02, 2012
If the visitors win the match at Headingley, they will dethrone the Three Lions as the top-ranked Test nation. ...
09:46 AM, Aug 01, 2012
Smith returned to Cape Town last week to see his wife Morgan give birth to a daughter, Cadence. ...
11:28 PM, Jul 30, 2012
The final ODI between England and West Indies at Headingley is washed out due to torrential rain. ...
05:15 PM, Jun 22, 2012
