England's victory over New Zealand is the best win by an England player, even better than their heroics at the World Cup final, according to captain Ben Stokes.
The second Test was won by England on the final day.
The time spent on the field was enjoyable.
I'm not sure how we were able to chase 299 with 22 overs left in the Test.
In the summer of 2019, he scored two centuries, first against New Zealand in the World Cup final at Lord's and then against Australia in the third Test of the series in Yorkshire.
In his second Test as captain, England pulled off a stunning run-chase in front of a capacity 17,000 crowd that took advantage of the final day being free of charge.
After 72 overs, England were set 299 and proceeded to chase in 50. Not only was the chase England's fifth-highest of all time, but by scoring at almost six runs per over it was the fastest they have ever chased a target of more than 100.
They were led by Bairstow, whose 136 saw him reach three figures in 77 balls.
"He had the Jonny eyes and I was out there with him for a while," said the man. When he has those eyes, you're not stopping him. Let him do what he has to do.
Bairstow missed out on a record for England's fastest ton, taking 59 runs from 29 balls.
He said it was enjoyable. I'm very proud of what I did.
To hit the ball into the stands was a choice that was made. "Don't even think about keeping the ball down", said the man. I was just following the captain's instructions.
The victory gives England a series success over the world champions and means they are two wins from two under the leadership of new captain Ben Stokes, who have been encouraging the team to play with aggression, positivity and freedom.
It couldn't have been a better start for the new way we want to go.
A lot of things are still being worked on by us. We won't be happy with where we are.
Some bad days are on the way. Sometimes we will lose a game with this mindset. How we respond to adversity will be the biggest challenge for us.
"Bring on this style of cricket," said Michael Vaughan.
"If they commit to being brave and they know this is the style of cricket of Ben Stokes' captaincy, there might be the odd game where it's a bit ropey."
You can change mentality in a blink of an eye. The man deserves a lot of credit. They were told to affect the game when they bats. Don't be sleepy. Positive is the best word to describe it. To score, look to.
Ben Stokes won't take any credit, but he should take a lot of it.
When everyone said you can't do it as an all-rounder and our most valuable player, you should have taken the job.
Ben's interview at the end should be "Are you not entertained!" It's unbelievable. Three hours ago, people were mocking this team.
Grant said to take a bow, even over radio.
Thank you England for putting on a great show, it was a great start to the new era.
Sam's score was 299-5 off 50 overs. It wouldn't be a bad score. The batting from England was amazing.
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