Henry strikes to boost Kiwis

Birmingham, June 12: Matt Henry removed both England openers before tea on the third day to leave New Zealand in command of the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.

England had slumped to 18-2 in off just six overs in their second innings at theinterval, still 67 runs behind New Zealand’s first innings 388.

Henry, one of an exceptional six New Zealand changes to the side that drew the first Test at Lord’s, had superb interval figures of 2-7 in three overs.

He struck with just the second ball of England’s innings when he had inform opener Rory Burns well caught in the slips by stand-in skipper Tom Latham for a duck.

New Zealand’s closecatching, far superior to that of England this series, also accounted for Dom Sibley, who fell to Henry for 10 after being well-taken in the cordon by Daryl Mitchell.

England have not lost a home Test series in seven years. Earlier, Stuart Broad took an impressive 4-48 in 23.1 overs but New Zealand still led by 85 runs on first innings.

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Brief scores (Day 3, at Tea): England 303 & 18/2 (Crawley 10 batting; Henry 2/7) vs New Zealand 388 (Conway 80, Young 82, Taylor 80; Broad 4/48).

— AP New Zealand’s Matt Henry (third from right) celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Dom Sibley of England on the third day of their second Test on Saturday.