Second Test, day two: New Zealand 391; England 222-6 Debutant Jordan Cox left to shepherd hosts’ tail For all that the job wore him down over a five-year period, Joe Root was only ever going to say yes when England found themselves needing a sensible stand-in captain in the wake of Ben Stokes and...

Source: [Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/18/new-zealand-claim-upper-hand-after-phillips-century-and-late-wickets-jolt-england)

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