ENG vs NZ 2nd Test, HIGHLIGHTS: England win by 5 wickets

Toggle between the tabs above to switch between quick scorecard, full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes scripted a fine win for the home side. While Bairstow scored a quick-fire hundred, Stokes remained unbeaten at 75 off 70 as England chased down a target of 299 in the final session by 5 wickets. With this win, England take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Day 4 report: The second Test between England and New Zealand was wide open at the end of day four after the Black Caps’ aggressive attempts to create a winning position backfired at times in their second innings at Trent Bridge on Monday. New Zealand reached stumps on 224-7, with a lead of 238, after several batters gave away their wickets in a soft manner — including two sloppy run-outs. The English lost their last five wickets for 23 runs to be dismissed for 539 before lunch and trail by 14 runs after the first innings. Joe Root’s brilliant innings ended on 176, the former captain one of Trent Boult’s five victims. Yet, they now have an improbable shot at the series-clinching victory in Nottingham, having won the first Test at Lord’s to start the three-match series. New Zealand made 553 batting first but, remarkably, might not win. There have been only three successful run chases above 200 at Trent Bridge, the highest in 2004 when England’s 284-6 defeated New Zealand. The onus was on New Zealand to win the test, explaining its attacking mindset in the second innings that was exemplified by Michael Bracewell’s exhilarating 25 off 17 balls. Will Young (56) and Devon Conway (52) made half-centuries and both will regret how they departed. Young was run out after a mix-up with Daryl Mitchell going for a single, and Conway top-edged a sweep to Jonny Bairstow coming in from square leg, when his reverse-sweeping off spinner Jack Leach had previously been so successful. Tim Southee was the other batter run out after Mitchell turned and started to run blindly for a second, only to stop and leave Southee stranded. The innings started with Tom Latham leaving a delivery from round the wicket from Jimmy Anderson that swung in and splattered the stumps, gifting the veteran paceman the 650th wicket of his test career. Mitchell was 32 not out and Matt Henry unbeaten on 8 at stumps. Earlier, England added 66 runs to its overnight total of 473-5 as Boult, New Zealand’s left-arm fast bowler, claimed his 10th five-wicket haul in test matches. Root started aggressively, hitting a six from a reverse-scoop shot typically seen in white-ball cricket, before hammering Boult to Southee at short extra cover for 176. Root added 13 runs to his overnight score. Mitchell took a diving one-handed catch at slip to remove Stuart Broad (9) off the spin bowling of Bracewell. Ben Foakes was run out for 56 after a mix-up with new batter Matthew Potts, who turned back after initially calling for a quick single. Boult (5-106) completed his five-for by bowling Potts through the gate — half of his five-wicket hauls have come against England — and Anderson (9) was the last man out, stumped off Bracewell. Playing his first test, Bracewell had figures of 3-62. In a bid to fill Trent Bridge for what could be a thrilling final day, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is giving tickets out for free. With inputs from AP  Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.