Root’s unbeaten 75 keeps England alive at The Oval
Joe Root’s cool 75* under pressure keeps England’s second-Test hopes alive after a shaky start at The Oval.
Joe Root delivered the innings England needed on a gripping fourth day at The Oval, grinding out an unbeaten 75 to keep the hosts’ second-Test hopes alive against New Zealand. Root’s rescue act came with England staring down a daunting target of 463 after slipping to 40 for three. His partnership with Harry Brook, who contributed 58, steadied the ship, lifting the hosts to 182 for five and leaving them 281 runs short of victory with a full day’s play still in the bank.
