Conway, Young put visitors in charge
BIRMINGHAM: Devon Conway and Will Young scored half-centuries as New Zealand finished the second day on 229/3, 74 runs behind England’s first innings score in the second and final Test against at Edgbaston on Friday. Left-handed batsman Conway, fresh from his brilliant double hundred on debut at Lord’s in the opening Test, smashed 12 boundaries for his 80 and alongside Young added 122 runs for the second wicket.
Young showed incredible patience for his 82 off 204 balls before he became Dan Lawrence’s maiden Test wicket in the final over of the day. The tourists finished the day with
Ross Taylor unbeaten on 46 at the other end. New Zealand’s stand-in skipper Tom Latham was trapped leg before with just 15 runs on the board before Conway and Will Young went on to frustrate the English bowling attack.
De Kock helps South Africa build lead over WI
GROS-ISLET: Quinton de Kock led a resolute effort as South Africa lost just one wicket in advancing to 205/5, a lead of 108 runs, at lunch on the second day of the first Test against the Windies here on Friday. Having struggled in his previous four Tests with the burden of captaincy, De Kock seemed more at ease without that responsibility in reaching 44* at the interval.