Bairstow and Overton rescue England

23 Jun 2002, Test Match Series England vs New Zealand Day 2 of 5

New Zealand  329 ao off 117.3ov Mitchell 109 off 228, 9 fours, 3 sixes, Blundell 55 off 122, 7 fours, Southee 33 off 29, 5 fours, 1 six, Broad 3-62, Leach 5-100, Potts 1-34, Overton 1-85.

England  264-6 off 49ov, Bairstow 130  no off 126, 21 fours, J Overton 89 no off 106, 12 fours, 2 sixes, Boult 3-73, Southee 1-78, Wagner 2-53

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat, England trailed New Zealand by 65 runs with 4 wickets remaining.

Brilliant Jonny Bairstow’s 130 not out after his 77-ball century in Nottingham steered England from a struggling at 55-6 to 264-6 in reply to New Zealand’s 329.

Bairstow 130 not out and debutant Jamie Overton mounted a thrilling recovery with an unbroken stand of 209. Earlier Trent Boult bowled Alex Lees, Ollie Pope, and Zak Crawley in a stunning opening spell, and Joe Root managed to nick Tim Southee behind for five. Stokes who wanted to counter-attack could only drive to mid-off for 18 and leave England in the doldrums. Daryl Mitchell earlier recorded his third century in as many Tests for New Zealand,