Anderson had joined number 10 Jack Leach with seven required, after Leach had added 36 for the ninth wicket with Ben Foakes. It ends a run of six straight victories and denies them a seventh straight win, a feat last achieved by England in 2004. England repeatedly state their commitment to making Test cricket entertaining, but this cannot have been in the script. When captain Stokes enforced the follow-on on the third morning, New Zealand were 226 behind and England dominant. England were in tatters, New Zealand rampant and the Basin Reserve buzzing.
Continue reading...