England Behind New Zealand Despite Joe Root, Rory Burns Centuries6Photo© firstpost.com

England Behind New Zealand Despite Joe Root, Rory Burns Centuries

, 22 news, 0 views

With only five wickets remaining and 16 overs washed out by rain in the final session, England's vision of building a healthy lead was rapidly fading.

The tempo swung away from England when Burns was run out and New Zealand followed up with the quick wickets of Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley.

"The run out got us going," said Tim Southee who accounted for Stokes, adding that New Zealand never gave up hope despite the 63 overs it took to break the Root-Burns partnership.