England played bold and aggressive cricket under their new leadership pair of captains to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series last week Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum,
But England lost six wickets within 12 overs, mostly due to good bowling by the Test world champions, not the mounted batting.
Bairstow and Overton, however, counter-attacked in fine style, although Yorkshire were recalled on 27 when the pacer was called back. Neil Wagner Return catch from checked drive left.
It was a rare error from Bairstow, whose blistering 136-run five-wicket haul at Trent Bridge and the cornerstone of England’s successful run-chase in a series-winning victory.
Overton selected in place of injured, ahead of twin brother Craig James AndersonThe attacker performed a wide range of shots.
His 68-ball half-century included seven fours and a six, as the 28-year-old pulled off Wagner for six and four balls in a row.
Brilliant Bairstow
Bairstow reached his 10th century in 86 career Tests after reaching fifth in 51 balls, hitting Boult for his 15th four in 95 balls.
The 32-year-old son of the late England wicketkeeper David Bairstow, in celebration, raced to the stand where his mother, Janet, was watching before stopping before the boundary and accepting the crowd’s applause.
Earlier, left-handed batsman alex lees A brilliant Boult was bowled by a leg-cutter on the fifth ball of England’s reply, before the left hand cleared Ollie Pope and Zak Crowley,
Southee had then England’s star batsman Joe Root Been trailed for five runs to trail England 21-4.
Although Stokes counterattacked by giving Southee six runs, he could try to make a similar shot to Wagner at mid-off.
Three balls later, for the injured Kyle Jamieson, Wagner took the second wicket in his first over of the series. ben fox were lbw to zero to leave England 55-6.
New Zealand had resumed at 225-5, with Mitchell turning 78 overnight into a 109-run stand.
In the process he broke New Zealand’s 73-year-old record for most runs during a series against England, with Mitchell now compiling 482 this campaign – 20 more than Martin Donnelly managed in 1949.
Mitchell puts on with 120 Tom BlundellWho did lbw to. had scored 55 runs before being Matthew Potts,
But Michelle completed her latest century in fairytale fashion by lofting jack leach Long over for six.
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Trying to repeat the stroke, however, his 228-ball knock came to an end when a missed drive from the spinner was well caught by Stokes, who was running back from mid-off.
Leach, whose Test career has been marred by illness, injury and inconsistent selection, finished with an impressive 5-100 in 38.3 overs.
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