Broad’s six-for destroys New Zealand

England enforce follow-on with rain likely to spoil 2nd Test.

WELLINGTON: Peter Fulton and Kane Williamson guided New Zealand through to 77 for one in their second-innings at the close of play on the third day of the second Test at the Basin Reserve though England were firmly in control of the match.

Fulton was on 41 while Williamson was 16 not out as the hosts were still 134 runs from making England bat again with weather likely to ruin the tourists’ charge towards victory.

England captain Alastair Cook had enforced the follow-on after bowling New Zealand out for 254 shortly before tea, with the hosts 12 runs short

of the required target to put the tourists back in to bat and well adrift of England’s 465.

Stuart Broad had rattled through New Zealand’s lower order with figures of six for 51 and Bruce Martin was left stranded on 21 not out before Cook enforced the follow on.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 17^th, 2013.