Yet there were totemic performances everywhere you looked around the England dressing-room – not only Root’s century on the ...

Alongside Chris Woakes the pair have steamrollered the Black Caps, with Carse’s 16 wickets in the series at 12.81 and Atkinson’s eight at 27.12 the key to why Ben Stokes’ men have won the opening two ...

New Zealand 155-6 at stumps on day three of first Test against England, leading by just four; Chris Woakes takes two wickets ...

Chris Woakes carved New Zealand open with a vital double strike as England placed a stranglehold on the first Test in ...

Brook top-scored with 171 as the tourists ran up 499 on day three at Hagley Oval, but Woakes delivered the killer blow.

England moved tantalisingly close to victory on day three of the first Test against New Zealand, thanks to the bowling ...

A combination of joy and relief poured out of Chris Woakes as he celebrated two wickets in two balls that cracked open the New Zealand innings and tempered talk of this being his last Test away ...

England bowler Chris Woakes, second left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (Andrew Cornaga/Photosport/AP) Chris Woakes carved New Zealand open ...

A combination of joy and relief poured out of Chris Woakes as he celebrated two wickets in two balls that cracked open the ...