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Test Match Special

England pile more pressure on New Zealand

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Joe Root made an unbeaten 153 as England declared their first innings before lunch on the second day of the second test in Wellington. They made 435 for 8 and then reduced New Zealand to 138-7 by the close. Correspondent Jonathan Agnew, former England bowler Steve Finn and Chief Cricket writer Stephan Shemilt talk about England again totally dominating a rain reduced day at the Basin Reserve. They discuss how the home side are struggling to cope with Ben Stoke’s team. Joe Root explains how important it was for him to score a big innings again whilst in South Africa, captain Heather Knight talks to us after England were knocked out of the women’s t20 World Cup, losing to the hosts in the semi-final.

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0:00.0

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0:08.2

World cricket. Yes, so when but when we need to we can do boy. We deliver as England's greatest ever-boulder

0:15.9

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0:22.4

Welcome, Selen is a loosely cricket based on a sense of Lucy cricket-based with podcasts

0:26.4

From me, chief force him. Felix White. Him Jimmy Anderson

0:31.2

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0:36.0

From five-life sports this is the CMS podcast

0:40.2

Welcome to test match special podcast. I'm Jonathan Agnew

0:43.0

It's the second day of the second test and England again have dominated the play against New Zealand at the Basin preserve

0:49.5

I'll be joined by the former England bowlers Steve Finn and our chief cricket writer Stefan Schemelt who's out there in Wellington

0:56.3

Now we'll hear from Joe root and later on from the England captain Heather Knight at her team lost a thrilling World T20 semifinal

1:03.8

Against the host South Africa this is the CMS podcast

1:08.1

So what a day again for England in Wellington

1:10.5

They really are the strongest possible position 435 for 8 when Ben Stokes declared and New Zealand are

1:16.0

138 for 7 so 297 runs behind some rather random bizarre looking shots played in that New Zealand in England

1:25.2

In England, I'll talk all about that

1:26.2

I'll just run through the scorecard first of all though

1:27.8

There wasn't a double hundred for Harry Brook

1:29.5

He was caught in ball by Henry for 186 Ben Stokes played a few shots 27 off 28 balls

1:34.7

Ben folks stumped for naught still broad 14 Olly Robinson was out for 18 and

1:40.5

Jack each got to 6 at when Joe root got to his 150 that was when Ben Stokes declared on 435 for 8

1:48.2

So England added 120 for the five wickets on that second morning now then it's a rather random shots in here for New Zealand

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