Wagner short-circuits England's victory bid

After a collapse early in the morning of the final day that saw England lose four wickets for just 27 runs, Joe Root and Ben Stokes added a 120-run stand that saw them move into a position of strength. The duo had seen off 213 balls over their partnership and a plethora of ploys from New Zealand that had yielded no result.

When Neil Wagner, who had been hit at four runs per over in his first 6 overs, was finally brought back into the attack in the 57th over of the innings, New Zealand had switched to their plan B. The short-pitched ploy from Wagner had not worked for him so far in the series, he had gone at 6.19 RPO over and averaged over 44 in the previous three innings of the series.

But on a