England Faces Crushing Defeat to New Zealand in Second Test

WHO:

BBC - New Zealand cricket team

BBC - England cricket team

BBC - Joe Root, interim England captain

BBC - Matt Henry, New Zealand seamer

WHAT:

BBC - New Zealand won the second Test against England by 253 runs.

BBC - Matt Henry took 11 wickets in the match, with figures of 6-29 in the second innings and 5-80 in the first.

BBC - England scored 291 in their first innings and 209 in their second innings.

BBC - New Zealand scored 391 in their first innings and 362 in their second innings.

Daily Mail Sports - England's defeat was described as a "humiliating" loss.

WHERE:

BBC - The match took place at The Kia Oval in London.

BBC - The third Test is scheduled to take place at Trent Bridge.

WHEN:

BBC - The third Test is set to occur after the current date.

WHY:

BBC - England's defeat was exacerbated by the absence of captain Ben Stokes, who was involved in a controversy.

BBC - Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson were stood down for the Test pending an investigation into their conduct.

HOW:

BBC - England began the final day of the Test on 182-5, chasing a target of 463 runs.

New Zealand triumphed over England in the second Test at The Kia Oval, winning by a significant 253 runs. Matt Henry was a standout performer, taking eleven wickets in total, with remarkable figures of six for twenty-nine in the second innings and five for eighty in the first. England, missing captain Ben Stokes due to a conduct investigation, struggled to chase down a target of 463 runs, finishing with scores of 291 and 209 in their two innings, and will look to regroup before the third Test at Trent Bridge.