England take first-innings lead in second New Zealand test

WELLINGTON: Joe Root and Ollie Pope batted England into a first-innings lead as they reached 379-5 at lunch on the fourth day of the second test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Monday.

Root was on 178, having brought up his 17th test century on Sunday, while Pope had made 46 as the pair took their side's overnight score of 269-5 through to a four-run lead over the hosts' first innings of 375.It was Root's second partnership in excess of 100 runs in the innings after he combined with Rory Burns in a 177-run third wicket stand that resurrected England from 24-2.

The tourists, however, will likely have to accelerate their scoring rate after the break if they want to try and force a result and level the two-match series. New Zealand won the first test at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui by an innings and 65-runs but heavy rain is forecast for Hamilton on the fifth day on Tuesday and, while there has been some uneven bounce, the pitch is still proving easy to bat on.

Root was under pressure entering the match, having suffered a lean run of form since he became captain almost three years ago.The 28-year-old had also not achieved three figures in a test since he scored 122 against West Indies in St Lucia in February - a stretch of 15 innings - and was averaging 27.10 this year prior to the Seddon Park match.

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