England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 5 Live Score Updates: England 4 Down | Cricket News

ENG vs NZ, 2nd Test Live: England need 299 runs to win and take a 2-0 lead.© AFP

ENG vs NZ, 2nd Test, Day 5 Live Updates: Chasing a target of 299, England are four wickets down against New Zealand on Day 5 of the ongoing second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. After losing Zak Crawley in the first session, England lost two more wickets after Lunch, including the wicket of Joe Root. Alex Lees and Jonny Bairstow will now look to steady England’s ship. Earlier, New Zealand were bowled out for 284 in their second innings, Resuming from their overnight score of 224 for seven, the Kiwis could only add 60 runs on Day with Daryl Mitchell unbeaten on 62. For England, Stuart Broad took three wickets while Matthew Potts and James Anderson took two wickets each. Earlier, England bowlers had made a strong fightback on Day 4 after Will Young and Devon Conway had hit fifties. Matthew Potts took two wickets while Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Jack Leach had taken a wicket each. Earlier, Ollie Pope and Joe Root’s marathon innings of 145 and 176, respectively, had propelled England to a strong total of 539. New Zealand had taken a narrow first-innings lead of 14, having posted 553 on the board in the first innings. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Here are the Live Updates of Day 5 of the England vs New Zealand 2nd Test from Trent Bridge, Nottingham

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