Poms, Caps. 3 Test series.

[Donny]

Poms: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joseph Root, Jonathan Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Jamie Overton, Matthew Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach

Caps: Tom Latham, William Young, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult.

Good to see Wagner getting a run.

[Donny]

NZ 4/89.

[Donny]

5/187. Leach 2/38.

Mitchell 58*, Blundell 31*.

[Donny]

Stumps.

5/225. These 2 to the rescue - again. 102 run partnership.

Mitchell 78*, Blundell 45*.

[Donny]

6/252. Blundell 55, Mitchell 83*.

[Donny]

7/265. Mitchell 87*.

[Donny]

8/325 at lunch.

Mitchell 109, Southee 33*, Leach 3/100.

[Donny]

All out 329. Leach 5/100.

Poms 2/25. Boult 2/9.

[Donny]

3/17. All three castled by Trent Boult.

[Donny]

Root out for 5, to Southee. 4/21.

[Donny]

6/55. Wagner double wicket maiden over.

[Donny]

6/114. Bairstow 44*, Overton 28*.

[Pies4shaw]

Stumps. 6/264, England trailing by 65. Bairstow is 130* from 126 balls and Overton is 89*. The partnership is presently 209.

[Donny]

Bairstow: Not only a Test century but at run-a-ball - again !! 130* from 126 balls.

Second Test: 150 from 92 balls.

Quite incredible. I'm wondering how these 2, back-to- back, Test innings compare with others.

This Test: Bear in mind, England was 4/21 and 6/55. Top 6 gone and Bairstow/Overton rack up a double century p'ship.

He's not 'just a basher' either. His previous century against NZ was 101 from 170 balls, in 2018.

[Pies4shaw]

His career average against New Zealand is 46.07. For comparison, Williamson's career average against England is 36.59.