Kiwis eye series win

June 13, 2021 03:19 am | Updated 03:19 am IST - Birmingham

Matt Henry took three top-order wickets to leave New Zealand on the brink of a series-clinching win as England's batsmen failed miserably in the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Saturday. England, on a good batting pitch, was 122 for nine in its second innings at stumps on the third day — just 37 runs ahead of New Zealand with one wicket standing and two days left to play. Even so, that still represented a recovery from an even more embarrassing 76 for seven.

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