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Batter's 'criminal' error sparks epic collapse - CtrlF.XYZ

Batter's 'criminal' error sparks epic collapse

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New Zealand cricketer Michael Bracewell might beryllium hiding from the coaching unit aft a "horrible" mistake sparked an epic squad collapse.

The Black Caps made past successful Wellington by posting their largest ever people aft being forced to follow-on successful a Test.

They had finished the archetypal innings 226 runs down England, and the tourists sent the hosts backmost successful with the anticipation of winning by an innings.

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But New Zealand rallied spectacularly connected the backmost of a Kane Williamson period to beryllium 5-455 erstwhile Williamson was caught down precocious connected time four.

It was soon aft Williamson departed, however, that calamity struck.

Bracewell acceptable disconnected for a tally arsenic England skipper Ben Stokes fielded the shot connected the boundary.

The batter comfortably made his crushed arsenic Stokes' propulsion arrived astatine England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, but the gloveman cleverly spun astir to whip the bails disconnected the stumps anyway.

It was lone connected replay instantly afterwards that everyone successful Wellington realised Bracewell's mighty mistake.

Rather than sliding his bat into the crease - similar each cricketer is taught astatine inferior level advertisement nauseum - Bracewell had casually strolled crossed the crease, and erstwhile Foakes removed the bails Bracewell's feet and bat were really successful the air, deeming him to beryllium out.

Bracewell's disastrous mistake kickstarted the Black Caps losing 4-5 and being bowled retired for 483 - inactive the team's biggest follow-on people ever, beating a 1965 413-all retired astatine Edgbaston.

"It's a large propulsion from Ben Stokes... look however casual Foakes is, pretending he's not interested," Kiwi large Craig McMillan said successful commentary.

"It's a horrible portion of cricket from Michael Bracewell, it truly is amateur hour."

McMillan was not the lone onlooker dumfounded by the actions of Bracewell.

England volition instrumentality for time 5 connected Tuesday aiming to triumph consecutive tests successful New Zealand. The visitors necessitate a full of 258 to triumph and are 1-44 astatine stumps.

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