New Zealand vs England Match Stats

Full and on off, driven to mid off by Root.

Angling in, on a good length, on middle, Root stabs it down on the leg side.

Full and on the pads, Root wrists it through backward square leg for a run.

That was hit extremely hard! Henry bangs it on a back of a length, on off, Stokes stands tall and slaps it back towards the bowler. Henry tries to get his hands together in the follow-through but the ball bursts through his hands and goes behind for a single.

FOUR! Short and punished! Henry bangs it in short, over off, Root arches back and nails the pull to the left of deep square leg for a boundary.

On a good length, around off, Root punches it square but picks out the man at point.

Pitched in short, outside off. Ben Stokes takes a wild swing at it and it goes over the batter. WIDED!

On a length, just outside, nips away. Ben Stokes makes room and tries to slap it over deep point but misses. 

Full and on middle, goes straight on. Ben Stokes swipes across the line but misses his shot by a long margin. 

Pitched in short, outside off, nips away. Ben Stokes opens up and guides it towards backward point for a single. 

Oh, a nasty blow! Goes short this time does William O'Rourke, angled towards the batter. Joe Root tries to pull it towards the leg side but the ball deflects off the arm and hits him on the helmet's grill.

On a length, and on middle stump. Joe Root flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. 

Full and outside off, goes straight on. Ben Stokes makes room and bunts it towards deep point for a single. 

Starts from around the wicket, on a good length, around off, Ben Stokes goes deep inside of the crease and cuts it wide of cover for a single. 

FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Back of a length from over the wicket, around middle, Joe Root walks down the track and pulls it hard to the cow corner fence for a boundary.

Short of length, above the shoulder, Joe Root keeps it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slanting into the pads, on a length, Stokes clears his front leg and clips it through square leg for a run.

FOUR! CLUBBED! Matt Henry serves it fuller, outside off, keeps the pace down, Joe Root reads it and lofts it over the leaping cover fielder for a boundary. Second of the over. He is in his 90s now. 

Ends with a fuller ball, outside off, Joe Root steers it to deep point for a single. 

On a length, just outside off, nips in. Joe Root tries to prod at it, but instead beats the inside edge and wears it on the pads. 

Back of a length, outside off, goes straight on. Joe Root positions himself for a cut, instead takes the inside edge and chops it back onto the ground and it goes towards the keeper on the bounce. 

FOUR! A gift and Joe Root is all over it. Pitched in short, on middle, nips in. Joe Root shuffles across and flicks it off the pads towards the fine leg boundary and picks up another boundary. Moves to 95.

Full and outside off, nips away. Joe Root presses forward and drives it off the outside half of the bat towards backward point for a single. 

Back of a length, on off, takes off from that length. Takes Ben Stokes by surprise but he manages well to adjust and taps it towards point for a single. 

Beaten! Full and outside off, nips away. Joe Root goes forward to fend at it and it goes past the outside edge. 

Starts with a widish ball, on length, Ben Stokes walks down the track and somehow manages to get a wood on that to deep cover for a single. 

Goes shorter this time, around off, Joe Root has already come out of the crease and tucks it down from the front foot to deep square leg for a single. 

Fuller, from round the wicket, outside off, Ben Stokes drills it along the ground to deep cover for a single. He is frustrated with himself as he is not been able to time his strokes well.

Fuller, angling into the pads, from over the wicket, Joe Root flicks it wide of mid on for a single. 

Back of a length, just outside off, Ben Stokes cuts it straight to point. 

Ends with a full toss, around middle, Ben Stokes flicks it in the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

FOUR! HUNDRED FOR ROOT! Absolute classy stuff from one of the greats of the game. Root brings up his 36th Test century in trademark fashion. This is angled in, on a length, at the stumps. Joe Root lines himself up to play the reverse ramp and tries to get underneath it. The ball hits a bit high on the bat but Root still manages to get it over the keeper to bring up the ton. Root takes the helmet off and soaks in the applause from the crowd and his teammates.

NO BALL! FOUR! Goes fuller this time and on middle stump. Joe Root stays inside his crease and lofts it over mid off and it races towards the boundary cushions. A no-ball is called as William O'Rourke has overstepped!

Tailing back in, on off, on a length, Joe Root eases the drive to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! Edged and taken! Bowled full and outside off, nips away off the wicket. Joe Root is drawn into the shot and goes for the drive away from his body. The outside edge is found and it goes low to the right of Tom Blundell who dives and sticks out his right glove. The ball does seem to slip out of his grasp and it is referred upstairs. The replays show that Blundell just about manages to hold onto the catch even after making hard contact with the ground. Root falls for 106 and with his departure, the declaration comes from England. They end with a lead of 582 runs.