New Zealand beat England following one of all-time great finishes

England mislaid to New Zealand by 1 tally successful 1 of the all-time large finishes to the 2nd Test successful Wellington.

Anderson had joined fig 10 Jack Leach with 7 required, aft Leach had added 36 for the ninth wicket with Ben Foakes.

After Anderson fended disconnected a vicious bouncer from Wagner, helium sensationally clubbed the adjacent shot for four.

Leach saw disconnected an implicit from Tim Southee, leaving the signifier acceptable for Anderson, but Wagner's 4th wicket drew a deafening roar from the Basin Reserve crowd.

Needing 258 to triumph the lucifer and series, England calamitously slipped to 80-5, past aft a basal of 121 betwixt Joe Root and Ben Stokes, experienced different illness of 3-14.

Foakes, Leach and Anderson astir got them implicit the line, but yet England mislaid a Test aft enforcing the follow-on for the archetypal time, the 4th specified decision successful Test history.

It ends a tally of six consecutive victories and denies them a seventh consecutive win, a feat past achieved by England successful 2004.

For New Zealand, their archetypal triumph aft following-on earns a 1-1 gully successful the bid and protects an unbeaten location tally that stretches backmost to 2017.

England's adjacent Test is against Ireland astatine Lord's connected 1 June earlier their bid to regain the Ashes begins connected 16 June.

An astir wholly abstracted England squad begins a white-ball bid successful Bangladesh connected Wednesday.

England's entertainers beaten astatine last

This was a breathtaking decision to a memorable Test, played retired to a rapturous assemblage fixed escaped introduction to the Basin Reserve.

England repeatedly authorities their committedness to making Test cricket entertaining, but this cannot person been successful the script.

When skipper Stokes enforced the follow-on connected the 3rd morning, New Zealand were 226 down and England dominant.

What followed was a magnificent Kiwi comeback, with Kane Williamson making a classy century. The Blacks Caps' full of 483 was the fourth-highest ever made by a squad follow-on against England.

Beginning the 5th time connected 48-1, England were favourites connected a transportation that remained bully for batting until a chaotic illness of 4 wickets for 27, the nadir of which was Harry Brook being tally retired without facing a ball.

Root's counter-attack and Stokes' stoicism - helium took 116 balls implicit his 33 - looked to person regained control, earlier the pendulum swung again.

Foakes hooked conscionable implicit Michael Bracewell astatine heavy mid-wicket erstwhile helium had 12 and New Zealand's short-ball program became progressively ragged.

The people ticked down, anticipation roseate and, erstwhile Foakes yet made an error, the show of 40-year-old Anderson walking to the crease was axenic theatre.

It looked similar helium would deed the winning runs for the archetypal clip successful his distinguished Test career, but alternatively England suffered lone the 2nd one-run decision successful Test history.

This nonaccomplishment volition not derail England's preparations for the summertime Ashes. Their benignant is established and they are transformed from the squad that was connected a tally of 1 triumph successful 17 Tests this clip past year.

Indeed, the biggest interest coming retired of this Test is the authorities of Stokes' fitness, with the all-rounder often hobbling and bowling lone 2 overs successful the match.

Leach and Anderson denied

When the prolific Brook was tally out, miles abbreviated of his crushed aft Root pushed towards the slips and took off, Root held his caput successful his hands.

It came aft nightwatchman Ollie Robinson miscued a propulsion of Tim Southee, Ben Duckett edged a chopped disconnected Henry for 33 and the unsettled Ollie Pope did the aforesaid disconnected Neil Wagner for 14.

England were successful tatters, New Zealand rampant and the Basin Reserve buzzing.

But Root started to marque amends for his portion successful the Brook run-out by launching a blistering assault, targeting the off-spin of Bracewell for peculiar punishment.

What made the enactment each the much compelling was Stokes' grim determination portion batting connected 1 leg.

Transformed from the antheral retired slogging successful the archetypal innings, Stokes took lone 1 tally from his archetypal 19 balls, past chiefly scored with edges done oregon implicit the slips.

Root's half-century came astatine a run-a-ball. In the archetypal 50 runs helium added with Stokes, the captain's publication was conscionable five.

Wagner's trademark short-ball program seemed to beryllium New Zealand's past hope. It worked.

Stokes' disfigured swipe ended successful a apical borderline to quadrate leg, portion Root miscued a propulsion to miss retired connected his 2nd period of the match.

Stuart Broad guided a Henry bouncer to 3rd antheral and England were floored.

But Foakes is unflappable and Leach has signifier for match-winning partnerships.

Though Foakes' determination to regularly crook down runs seemed questionable, helium ensured Leach lone erstwhile faced much than 2 balls successful the implicit portion gradually chipping distant astatine the target.

Foakes had the lucifer successful his grasp lone to spell for 1 hook excessively many, leaving Anderson to constitute 1 much section successful his storied career.

Instead, the superb Wagner had the last say.