On the end of Day 2 Root moves to 163 not out and Ollie Pope gets his best Score in Test Cricket 145.
Alex Lees goes after scoring his Maiden Test Fifty (67 Runs) then Joe Root and Ollie Pope made a 187 Runs Partnership for 3rd Wicket.
Captain Ben Stokes Played an Explosive and Entertaining knock of 46 in just 33 balls.He made a Partnership of 61 Runs in just 56 balls but he goes out to Bracewell after tries to hit another six.
England Finished the day on 473-5, now they are trailing by just 80 runs from New Zealand Total of 553.
Root Scored Another Century
Root Shines with another Test Century, He scored his 10th Test Hundred since 2021 and 2nd of this Series.
He scored his Fastest Test Career Hundred in 116 balls. Root has given the life twice on 27 and 52.
Now Root has Equals with Steve Smith and Virat Kohli of Most Hundreds in Test Cricket by Active Players. He has now 27 Test Hundreds to his name. He is just unstoppable since start of the last year.
