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• New Zealand v England: second Test, final day – live!

  02-12-2019 21:29
  
  Updates from Hamilton, 10.30am (9.30pm GMT) startRoot praises Pope’s maturity after sixth-wicket standEmail Tanya or tweet @tjaldred with your thoughts 7.49pm GMT So, here we are, two mince pies into December, with just one day left of the first tour of the new regime. Downpours are due, probably by lunch, so any hopes of England levelling the series, or New Zealand pulling another rabbit out of the hat, seem remote. It’s all about the little presents left unobtrusively at the foot o
  
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• England's Joe Root praises Ollie Pope's maturity after second Test stand

  02-12-2019 11:41
  
  Pair put on 193 runs in seventh-wicket partnershipRoot: ‘He showed maturity, read the situation well’Ollie Pope was praised for his maturity after Surrey’s 21-year-old prodigy, playing in the second Test as a wicketkeeper, struck his maiden half-century amid a bumper alliance with Joe Root.The right-hander made 75 from 202 balls, his first significant contribution in an England shirt since being thrust into the Test spotlight against India last year, in a No 4 position that was
  
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• Nathan Lyon takes five-fer as Australia thrash Pakistan by innings and 48 runs

  02-12-2019 10:40
  
  2-0 series win comes after David Warner’s triple centuryAustralia 589-3 declared; Pakistan 302 and 239Nathan Lyon grabbed five wickets to spin Australia to an emphatic innings and 48-run victory in the second test against Pakistan as the hosts swept the series 2-0.Called to follow on after reaching 302 in response to Australia’s 589-3 declared, Pakistan’s batsmen battled hard at the Adelaide Oval but were bowled out for 239 in their second innings shortly after the dinner break
  
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• Australia beat Pakistan by innings and 48 runs in second Test – as it happened

  02-12-2019 10:04
  
  Australia secured easy victory and a 2-0 series win after Nathan Lyon starred on the fourth day 9.04am GMT Another innings victory for Australia. Another Test win at home over Pakistan (Australia have now recorded 14 on the bounce since 1995, when they last lost to Pakistan on these shores) and another home series win over this opponent (Pakistan have never won a Test series in Australia). And it was as comprehensive as it sounds. Dave Warner, whose mind boggling 335 not out in Adelaide took his
  
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• Joe Root's epic double century sets up potential intrigue on final day of second Test

  02-12-2019 06:50
  
  New Zealand 375 & 96-2 (34 overs); England 476Hosts trail by five runs with eight wickets remainingIn becoming the first visiting captain to score a double century in New Zealand, Joe Root felt his mandate swell in a way that the political leaders back home can only dream about. The only question left was whether his England side could force a win on the final day and draw the series.Root’s epic 226 at the tree-lined Seddon Park came over 10-and-a-half hours wedded to the crease as, wi
  
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• Joe Root hits epic double century but rain may foil England in second Test

  02-12-2019 06:50
  
  New Zealand 375 & 96-2 (34 overs); England 476Heavy rain forecast for final day in HamiltonIn becoming the first visiting captain to score a double century in New Zealand, Joe Root felt his mandate swell in a way that the political leaders back home can only dream about. The hope now for England is his form carries through this heavy Test winter on the road.Root’s epic 226 at the tree-lined Seddon Park came over 10-and-a-half hours and 441 balls spent rooted to the crease. With Ollie P
  
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• Like the greats before him, David Warner's triple century was a giant feat in a dull game | Geoff Lemon

  02-12-2019 00:51
  
  By their very nature, huge individual scores tend to come in one-sided matches or tedious draws on flat pitchesWhen David Warner made his unbeaten 335 in Adelaide, a fair few people felt inclined to present some caveats. The pitch was flat, the bowlers were no good, the ball didn’t swing, Mercury was in retrograde. Those opinions would hardly have been muffled when the Pakistan tail-ender Yasir Shah made his first Test ton in reply, having never previously passed 50.In a deeply surprising
  
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