England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 5: Craig and Williamson spin New Zealand to victory

Cook (left) and McCullum (right) shake hands after the Test series ended as a 1-1 draw

Cook (left) and McCullum (right) shake hands after the Test series ended as a 1-1 draw

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New Zealand spinner Mark Craig and batsman Kane Williamson picked up three wickets apiece to not only help the Black Caps crush England by 199 runs at Headingley, but also ensure that the Test series ended as a 1-1 draw.

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‘It’s exclusively up to the captain what happens out there’, says Steven Smith

"Everyone who was playing that Test match knew what was going on, knew that I'd made that declaration"

“Everyone who was playing that Test match knew what was going on, knew that I’d made that declaration”

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Australia batsman Steven Smith has rejected claims by legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne that head coach Darren Lehmann was behind the national team’s decision to declare on the final day of the Boxing Day Test against India.

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