Glenn Phillips' maiden Test century lifts New Zealand to 391 as England's ragged morning lets the Black Caps back in at The Oval
Glenn Phillips scored his first Test hundred, last man out for 100, as New Zealand posted 391 all out on day two of the second Test against England at The Oval.
Phillips reaches the milestone
Glenn Phillips resumed on 49 not out and brought up his fifty off the second delivery of the day with a top edge over the wicketkeeper. He passed his previous highest Test score of 87 and reached three figures off 133 balls with 18 boundaries. Phillips was last man out for an even 100, holing out to Matthew Fisher after a single off Jofra Archer had taken him to the landmark.
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England's wayward morning
England's hopes of quickly wrapping up the tail were undermined by overdoing the short balls and holding back Archer until late in the session. The hosts leaked 74 runs in the first hour, with 27 coming in the three overs before the new ball was taken. Ben Duckett dropped Kyle Jamieson on 15 at deep midwicket, and Emilio Gay's misfield turned a single into a boundary.
Jamieson's counter-attack
Jamieson, New Zealand's tallest ever cricketer at 2.07 metres, cashed in on the short-pitched bowling. He struck six boundaries, including two cover drives, in a 48-ball 41, his highest Test score in six years. The eighth-wicket stand with Phillips added 87 from 96 balls before part-time spinner Jacob Bethell bowled Jamieson to claim his third wicket of the innings.
- New Zealand resume on 291-7, Phillips 49 not out
- Phillips reaches fifty off the second ball of the day
- Jamieson dropped on 15 by Duckett at deep midwicket
- New Zealand score 74 in the first hour, passing 350
- Bethell bowls Jamieson for 41, ending 87-run stand
- Archer brought into the attack, Phillips on 97
- Phillips reaches maiden Test century with a single off Archer
- Phillips holes out to Fisher for 100; New Zealand 391 all out
Archer's belated impact
Jofra Archer, who had bowled eight overs of venom on Wednesday evening, did not appear until the 19th over of the morning. He dismissed Matt Henry with his fourth delivery of the day and later gave Phillips a congratulatory tap on the back after the century. England reached 15 without loss in three overs before lunch.
A Test in unusual circumstances
England are fielding three debutants, including fast bowler Sonny Baker, and are led by stand-in captain Joe Root after Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were dropped for breaking a team curfew following the first Test. New Zealand, 1-0 down in the three-match series, must win to stay alive.
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