England vs New Zealand Match Stats

A touch short and around off, Root plays nice and late, from the back foot but it goes straight to the fielder at gully.

FOUR! Fantastic straight drive, this time from the blade of Root. Fullish and around off, Joe strides forward and strokes it elegantly down the ground for a boundary. Moves into the 90s.

Picks out gully. Short in length and around off, Root leans back and tries to guide it down to third man but the gully fielder intervenes with a dive to make the stop.

Beaten this time! A bit short again, outside off and staying down, Root once more attempts to lean back and cut but gets beaten.

Delivers it on a length and outside off, from wide of the crease, Root gets behind and defends it to mid on.

Root is eyeing that gap between slips and gully but so far has failed to pierce it. On a length and outside off, Joe runs it down late but once again the gully fielder makes the stop.

Fuller in length and outside off, Foakes is on the front foot and defends it solidly. 29 more to win.

FOUR! Pulled and pulled well! Short in length and around middle, Ben Foakes immediately goes on the back foot to ride the bounce and pulls it with authority through square leg for a boundary. Foakes has looked very positive this morning, taking the pressure off Root.

Uses the angle of the bowler and works a length ball to mid-wicket.

Angling in from around off, a length ball, Foakes tucks it through backward square leg and takes one.

EDGY FOUR! Luck is with England. Root moves to 96. Short and outside off, Root rocks back to cut but it nips back down the hill, takes the inside edge, beats the stumps and keeper. It scoots down to fine leg for a boundary.

Full and on middle, flicked behind square leg for a run. 19 more for a win, Root three away from a century and New Zealand are 5 overs away from the new ball.

Lands it on a length and outside off, Root gets across and tucks it through mid-wicket for one. The century stand comes up!

On a length and outside off, going straight on, Foakes has nothing to do.

Serves it on a length and outside off, Ben commits himself forward and defends it carefully towards gully.

Around off, on a length, Foakes gets back to work it on the leg side but it takes a soft leading edge and rolls to covers.

Delivers it outside off, Foakes plays it down from the back foot to gully.

Short and on off, Foakes pulls it through square leg for a couple. 16 needed more.

Serves it on a good length and outside off, Root stays on the back foot and taps it down to gully.

Serves it around off, angling in, Root forces it from the back foot to covers.

HUNDRED FOR ROOT! What a knock under pressure from the former England skipper! This will be one of those satisfying knocks as a batter! Always special when it comes while batting last in a Test match and in a winning cause. 26th Test hundred for Joe and he also completes 10000 Test runs. The Lord's goes Roooooooooooo... What a player!!! Fuller in length and around middle, Root clips it to deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run. Off goes the helmet and here comes the applause. This is his first Test ton in the fourth innings. 14 needed more.

Fuller and on off, defended back.

Full and around off, angling in, Joe gets forward and pushes it to mid on.

Movement in the air and off the pitch too as it lands on a fuller length, around middle, Root inside-edges his attempted flick shot down to fine leg. A single taken.

Boult returns to bowl again. Delivers it on a length around leg, it's worked behind square leg for a single.

Back of a length, on off and angling away, Foakes gets across the stumps and glances it to deep square leg for another run.

Pitches it up and around middle, Root drives it down to mid off.

Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it to covers.

Fuller and on middle, it's driven back towards the bowler.

A low full toss outside off, Root reaches out and strokes it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Finds the gap at last! A touch short in length and outside off, Root stays on the back foot and delicately guides it through the gap between gully and wide slip for a boundary.

FOUR! Root is in a hurry, two more needed! This one is full and outside off, Root presses forward and creams his drive through mid off.

Almost drags it on! Southee gets a length ball to bend back in down the slope, Root sticks back to cut but it takes the bottom edge and goes on the bounce to the keeper.

Width there, short and outside off, Root strokes it through the line but the point fielder makes a diving stop.

FOUR! Here is the winning shot! Joe Root has done it. New era, new England, a new captain and they start with a thumping win over New Zealand. Back of a length, around off, Root goes back and smacks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Root jumps in delight and the English balcony is on its feet. ENGLAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!