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England left with mountain to climb against New Zealand despite Root’s heroics: second men’s Test, day four – as it happened

Joe Root finished unbeaten on 75 but the visitors are heading to a sizeable victory at the Oval

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand in control of second Test as Nicholls century grinds down weary England

Henry Nicholls scored an unbeaten 119 as New Zealand closed on 252 for three, a lead of 352, against England on day three of the second Test

The Guardian - UK

England v New Zealand: second men’s Test, day three – as it happened

Henry Nicholls led the way with his 11th Test century as a ruthless New Zealand batted England out of the second Test

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England still have leaders in the dressing room – Emilio Gay

Joe Root is leading an inexperienced XI including three debutants in the second Test against New Zealand.

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Phillips hits maiden Test ton as NZ pressurise England

New Zealand have enjoyed a strong second day in the second Test at the Oval, with Glenn Phillips scoring a maiden ton in their 391 before England sank to 6-222.

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New Zealand claim upper hand after Phillips century and late wickets jolt England

The Black Caps’ disciplined attack made late inroads into their hosts’ batting to leave England 222 for 6 at the close on day two in reply to New Zealand’s 391

The Guardian - UK

Ragged England left to rue mistakes as New Zealand gain upper hand at Oval

The hosts were 222 for six in reply to New Zealand’s 391 all out.

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The horror hour that set the tone for England’s worrying day against New Zealand

England (222/6) trail New Zealand (391) by 169 runs: A bad dropped catch, wayward bowling and squandered starts with the bat allowed New Zealand to assert their ascendancy at the Kia Oval

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Sonny Baker’s second day was a lesson that Test cricket can turn on you quick

The debutant and stand-in captain Joe Root had a sloppy morning in England’s bid to bowl New Zealand out quickly in the second Test match

The Guardian - UK

England v New Zealand: second men’s Test, day two – as it happened

Glenn Phillips scores his maiden Test century as New Zealand took control at the Oval

The Guardian - UK

England edge first day of NZ Test with debutant shining

New Zealand battled to 7-291 at stumps on the first day of the second Test with debutant Sonny Baker impressing for hosts England at the Oval.

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Jacob Bethell strikes twice as new-look England keep New Zealand in check

England fielded three debutants as New Zealand reached 291 for seven at the end of day one, with Jacob Bethell taking two wickets in the final hour

The Guardian - UK

How Joe Root filled Ben Stokes’ funky shoes to help new-look England keep New Zealand in check

New Zealand 284-7 (75): England’s stand-in skipper managed a new-look bowling attack well on an entertaining opening day at the Kia Oval

The Independent UK

Captain Root 2.0: more fun but a different kind of burden in leadership reboot

He is back in the groove as leader, but the callow nature of this team has forced a fresh approach as Ben Stokes’s stand-in

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New-look England make steady start against New Zealand under Joe Root’s guidance

Root was leading his country for the 65th time but first in more than four years.

The Independent UK

Thursday’s sport: What’s on and where can I watch?

The second round of group-stage matches gets under way at the World Cup, while it is Gold Cup day at Royal Ascot.

The Independent UK

England take two wickets as Joe Root steps back into captain role

With Ben Stokes absent, Root saw his side make a decent start to the second Test against New Zealand.

The Guardian - UK

All change for the Oval as England hope for normality after extraordinary week

It is rare to make five changes after winning by more than a hundred runs, but this has not been a normal week between Tests for England

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Joe Root speaks out on stepping in to replace Ben Stokes as England captain

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The week of ‘chaos’ that has changed England’s series against New Zealand

“There’s been a bit of chaos,” England coach Brendon McCullum said with a forced smile and a tone of grim understatement after a week that all involved would wish to forget. As in politics, seven days can be a long time in cricket but one can scarcely remember a situation…

The Guardian - UK

Stand-in captain Joe Root admits England have let themselves down with behaviour

Stand-in captain Joe Root insisted England are ‘incredibly professional’ despite curfew breach and did not rule out a longer stint

The Independent UK

Joe Root not ruling out extended run as England captain amid doubts over Ben Stokes’ future

Joe Root will captain England this week after Ben Stokes was dropped from the Test squad

The Guardian - UK

Inspirational Stokes is a great captain – he isn’t perfect and isn’t expected to be

England Test captain has a lot of credit in the bank and if he comes back hopefully everyone has the compassion to move past his curfew breach

The Guardian - UK

England hand debuts to Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox in second New Zealand Test

England will give debuts to Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker as they reshuffle their side for Wednesday’s second Test against New Zealand at the Oval

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England to debut two in Oval Test, or maybe three

England will give Test debuts to Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker against New Zealand at The Oval, with James Rew in contention to be a third newcomer.

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