AUCKLAND:
Two crucial wickets to part-time spinner Kane Williamson put New
Zealand firmly in charge of the final Test on Monday as England, facing a
world record target of 481, slumped to 90 fo
By the close of play they were batting for survival with any hope of an unlikely victory long gone, and even a draw looking improbable.
For England to win, they would have to post the most successful fourth-innings chase in Test history. The current record is held by the West Indies, who scored 418 for seven to beat Australia at Antigua in 2003.
But that never looked likely as Tim Southee claimed Nick Compton for two in the second over and Jonathan Trott followed for 37, caught behind off Neil Wagner, to have England at 60 for two.
By the close of play they were batting for survival with any hope of an unlikely victory long gone, and even a draw looking improbable.
For England to win, they would have to post the most successful fourth-innings chase in Test history. The current record is held by the West Indies, who scored 418 for seven to beat Australia at Antigua in 2003.
But that never looked likely as Tim Southee claimed Nick Compton for two in the second over and Jonathan Trott followed for 37, caught behind off Neil Wagner, to have England at 60 for two.


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