England vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Day 2 Live Score and Updates from the Oval

19:01 IST:

4/28: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, OUT! CHOPPED! Field placement works and Josh Tongue gets his first goal of the game. As mentioned earlier, England kept a huge gap between gully and middle and deliberately wanted Nicholls to push the ball off the back foot through that gap. And in the process, either trim or drag it. The latter happened. Henry Nicholls looked to guide it for a point at short range, outside off, but he was too close to the ball. It was also not a shot played with conviction. It was non-committal, making it more of a nudge than a self-confident slur. As a result, the legs didn’t move much and the ball went from the inside edge to the stumps. Nicholls looks down at the ground in disappointment before stumbling away. Another batsman failed to convert his start. From 58/1, NEW ZEALAND ARE NOW 79/3 as England struck very quickly after lunch. Stamina. The camera pans to the tongue landing on the ball – was something out of line? Oohhh… we need more views on this if we have more angles. But as it stands now, the ball is considered legal.