:Tom Blundell scored a defiant half-century and frustrated England for an entire session as New Zealand reached 238 for eight at the dinner break on day two of the first pink ball test on Friday.Blundell was 80 not out with captain Tim Southee on three, and England's first innings lead trimmed to 87 runs.
:Tom Blundell scored a defiant half-century and frustrated England for an entire session as New Zealand reached 238 for eight at the dinner break on day two of the first pink ball test on Friday.
The hosts resumed on 138 for five after tea, with Conway and Blundell having dragged them back into the game after two wickets fell in the first session. It was a poor stroke, but new batsman Michael Bracewell managed an even worse one when he charged Jack Leach and hit straight to Stokes at mid-on, three balls after the England skipper had sent a ball crashing into his helmet.
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