England finished the formalities on the 5th day levelling the series 1-1. Resuming at 242 for 6, New Zealand's chance of winning or playing out the 90 overs was almost impossible. As expected, England started by picking the wicket of skipper Vettori for a duck. He was caught by Cook off Sidebottom.
Mills accompanied McCullum and addd 24 for the 8th wicket. When Mills on 13, he was trapped in front of the wicket off Sidebottom. Gillespie was caught behind of Anderson for 9. The last batsman to get out was McCullum on 85. He played sensible cricket, but no one was there to give him company in the middle.
Sidebottom picked 5 wickets while Anderson and Broad picked two each. Ambrose was declared as player of the match.
Final Score:
Toss: New Zealand
Result: England won by 126 runs
Man of the Match: Ambrose (England)
England 1st Innings 342 in 107 overs (Cook 44, Vaughan 32, Pietersen 31, Collingwood 65, Ambrose 102, Mills 2 for 86, Gillespie 4 for 79, Oram 3 for 46)
New Zealand 1st Innings 198 in 57.5 overs (Fleming 34, Taylor 53, McCullum 25, Vettori 50 not out, Anderson 5 for 36, Collingwood 3 for 23)
England 2nd Innings 2943 in 97.4 overs (Cook 60, Strauss 44, Bell 41, Collingwood 59, Martin 2 for 77, Mills 2 for 59, Oram 3 for 44, Gillespie 2 for 63)
New Zealand 2nd Innings 438 to win - 311 in 100.3 overs (Bell 29, Fleming 31, Sinclair 39, Taylor 55, Oram 30, McCullum 85, Sidebottom 5 for 105, Anderson 2 for 57, Broad 2 for 62)
Final Score:
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