England vs. New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 2: Highlights, Scorecard, Report

Alastair Cook made history, but England’s progress was pegged back late on Day 2 of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley.

Replying to the Black Caps’ first innings total of 350, the hosts reached 253-5 at stumps as Cook made 75 and opener partner Adam Lyth 107.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Lyth	run out (Boult)		107	294	212	15	0
Cook	lbw	b Craig	75	228	187	12	0
Ballance		b Boult	29	87	67	6	0
Bell	not out		12	61	33	1	1
Root	c Ronchi	b Southee	1	4	5	0	0
Stokes	c Craig	b Boult	6	20	17	0	0
Buttler	not out		6	8	7	0	0
Extras		0nb 3w 13b 1lb	14
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Boult		23	4	63	2
Southee		23	4	57	1
Henry		18	4	76	0
Craig		22	10	38	1
Williamson		2	1	5	0

In the process, captain Cook passed Graham Gooch’s total of 8,900 runs to become England’s highest Test run scorer of all time.

For Lyth, the day was just as memorable, scoring his maiden Test century on his home ground in just his second Test match.

However, New Zealand took three wickets with the second new ball to give them hope of earning a first-innings lead.

After a frenetic start to the morning in which the Kiwis’ tail added 53 runs in 7.1 overs, with Stuart Broad taking both wickets to fall to finish with 5-109, England’s openers went about their business.

They reached 54 without loss at lunch, and after the adjournment, Cook drove Tim Southee past backward point to move to 33 and usurp Gooch’s figure.

The pair brought up their half-centuries in the afternoon session with Lyth’s 50 coming off 112 balls and Cook’s from 118 as the score progressed to 163-0 at tea.

The stand was just 16 short of becoming the highest opening partnership in Test cricket at Headingley when Cook was trapped lbw by Mark Craig, attempting to sweep, after NZ successfully reviewed the initial not out decision.

Lyth spent 45 minutes in the nervous nineties before reaching three figures by sweeping Craig to the boundary. However, his innings ended when he was called for a quick single by partner Gary Ballance and was beaten to his ground by Trent Boult’s throw.

Boult struck with the second ball with the new cherry as he clean bowled Ballance for 29, and five balls later, Tim Southee induced Joe Root’s outside edge and Luke Ronchi took the catch behind the stumps.

Boult still had time to remove Lord's hero Ben Stokes (6) in the penultimate over, caught at second slip, and although Ian Bell (12) and Jos Buttler (6) saw the hosts through to stumps, England still trail by 97 runs.

England hold a 1-0 lead in the two-match series after winning the opening Test at Lord’s on Monday.