yes...now I see. good stuff: being 1 down, england tired after a day in the field and rain in the offing it made a lot of sens to declare.. LAST NIGHT!
There are quite a few similarities between last years Test here against Sri Lanka and this one. England won the toss and chose to bowl both times. In both Tests, England looked set for a big first innings lead with young openers Sam Robson and Adam Lyth scoring maiden Test tons. Both Tests saw England collapse from the ascendency - 275/2 against Sri Lanka to 357 all out and 238/2 to 350 all out against New Zealand. Sri Lanka and New Zealand took complete control of the game with scores of 450 plus in their second innings. Day 5 against Sri Lanka was also affected by rain but England never came close to chasing down their target of 349 but almost survived the day out for a draw - Jimmy's fine rear guard defense finally came to an end with the penultimate ball of the match.