Overview
- On Sunday at The Oval, Matt Henry took 11 wickets (5-80 and 6-29) to finish England off inside 50 minutes and hand New Zealand a 253‑run victory that levels the three‑Test series 1-1.
- Henry removed Joe Root and Harry Brook in both innings and was named Player of the Match for the best match figures by a New Zealander against England (11-109).
- England collapsed from 182-5 overnight to 209 all out in the final session, with Henry taking five quick wickets for three runs to end the chase of 463.
- The hosts were hampered by five forced changes at The Oval, three Test debutants and a troubled build-up that saw Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson stood down then withdrawn from county duty ahead of the decider, signalling likely returns for Nottingham.
- Henry’s feat is the first 10‑wicket match at The Oval since Shane Warne in 2005 and the first by a pace bowler there since 1994, and the series now turns to Trent Bridge where selection moves and form will decide the winner.