2nd Test ENG vs NZ / English bowlers wreak havoc, New Zealand's hope rests on Darrell Mitchell

England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match: England has tightened the grip on the match on the fourth day of the Nottingham Test match. By the end of the fourth day's play of the match, New Zealand scored 224 for seven in the second innings and the team's lead is still 238 runs, while only three wickets are left in their account. New Zealand's hopes rest on Darrell Mitchell, who played a memorable innings of 190 runs in the first innings. Mitchell returned not out after scoring 32 runs in the second innings, while Matt Henry was supporting him from the other end. For England, Matty Potts took two wickets while James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Jack Leach took one wicket each.

England won the first test match and took a 1-0 lead in the series, while in the second test also, the hosts are currently looking heavy. The match is being played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. New Zealand had scored 553 runs in the first innings. Tom Blundle scored 106 runs. For England then James Anderson took three wickets while Stuart Broad, captain Ben Stokes and Jack Leach took two wickets each.

In reply, England scored 539 runs in the first innings. Ollie Pope scored 145 while Joe Root scored 176 runs. Trent Boult took five wickets for New Zealand. New Zealand got a slight lead on the basis of the first innings, but the team looked to be in trouble due to the continuous fall of wickets in the second innings. Will Young and Devon Conway played an innings of 56 and 52 runs in the order, but apart from these two, no batsman could stay on the wicket for a long time. Right now all the four results are looking possible in the match.