NZ v England: Stokes completes series win in Wellington
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Eleanor Oldroyd is alongside former England fast bowler Steven Finn & the BBC’s Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt for reaction to England victory over New Zealand in the second Test of the series in Wellington.
Harry Brook looks back on his “best” century for England which saved the side in the first innings.
England captain Ben Stokes hails his “exceptional” bowlers.
They also discuss England’s bowling attack and the influence of Jimmy Anderson in the dressing room, whether Jacob Bethell will keep his place for the third Test of the series, and Australia’s hammering of India in Adelaide. Plus, which Director of Cricket banned football as a warmup which annoyed Steven?
Live text commentary of England’s Test series against New Zealand is available on the BBC Sport website & app.
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| 0:46.5 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:49.5 | Hello, I'm Eleanor Oldroyd. |
| 0:51.8 | This is the Test Match Special podcast. |
| 0:57.2 | Your definitive look back on England's emphatic 323-run victory over New Zealand in Wellington. In just over two and a half days of cricket, England scored |
| 1:01.9 | 700 runs and took 20 wickets with stunning centuries for Harry Brook and Joe Root along the way |
| 1:08.5 | to seal the series victory. They their first in New Zealand since 2008. |
| 1:13.1 | A reminder, test match special will bring you the key reaction to every day of this series on BBC Sounds. |
| 1:18.7 | And as it happens, the BBC live text commentary will keep you up to date right through the night. |
| 1:23.1 | We'll hear from player of the match, Harry Brooke and the England captain Ben Stokes throughout this podcast. With me to go through it all is the BBC's chief cricket reporter Stefan Schemelt |
| 1:32.1 | who's been watching on in Wellington and also former England fast bowler Stephen Finn. Hi both. Stefan |
| 1:38.6 | before we get into it just give us a rundown of today's play. |
| 1:46.5 | You know, another test match over in double quick time. |
| 1:47.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:59.1 | And today it felt like when England would win rather than if starting in that really good position of 378 for 5 and building that massive lead that they had. |
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