Match Details
Toss
Easterns , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
16,17,18,19 October 2025 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Match Referee
Points
Easterns 24.92, Border 7.1
After four days of mounting dread, there seems no earthly way for our protagonists to avoid a grisly end
England go into day five needing 281 runs to beat New Zealand with five wickets in hand
Thrilling stand with Brook enlivens fourth-day crowd, but early and late wickets leave England on brink
Rookie's second Test in four years arrives in similarly chaotic circumstances to his first, but at least he got some runs
The visitors lead by 352 with seven wickets still standing in their bid to level the series