Updated On: 26 February, 2023 11:19 AM IST | Wellington | AP
Captain Tim Southee produced a daring rearguard innings to help New Zealand reduce the deficit before England enforced the follow-on Sunday on the third morning of the second test

England`s Joe Root (C) celebrates catching New Zealand`s Tom Latham with LBW during day three of the second cricket Test match.Pic/AFP
Captain Tim Southee produced a daring rearguard innings to help New Zealand reduce the deficit before England enforced the follow-on Sunday on the third morning of the second test.
New Zealand began the day at 138-7, still 297 runs behind England`s first innings of 435-8 declared and needing 98 to avoid the follow-on. It added 71 runs, thanks mainly to Southee, but held on only for an hour before it`s first innings ended at 209, giving England a lead of 226.