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Sam Curran's late wicket put England on top against NZ

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England enjoyed a hard-fought second day of the first Test against New Zealand at Bay Oval. After posting a competitive 353 all out with the bat, their bowlers managed to maintain the pressure to leave the hosts 144-4 at the end of the day, trailing by 209. Sam Curran took the crucial wicket of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in the final hour, having made the initial breakthrough to send back Tom Latham.