A dominant England swept New Zealand 3-0 in the test series with an aggressive seven-wickღet victory in the third and final test on Monday.
After the first session was w💧ashed out due to rain on the final day, England motored to 296-3 in the middle session after resuming on 183-2.
Joe Root (86 not out) and Jonny Bairstow (71 not out) flayed New Zealand bowlers at Headingley in a blistering 111-run stand as England cruised to the target in just oꦕver an♚ hour on the fifth day.
Bairstow, whose masterful 162 lift☂ed England from a precarious 55-6 in the first innings, played yet another aggressive knock as he registered England's second fastest-ever test half century off just 30 balls.
Bairstow finished off the game in st🧸yle when he belted off-spinner Michael Bracewell for a four𝐆 and a six in a superb 44-ball unbeaten knock.
New Zealand had started the day on a high when Tim Southee had Ollie Pope (82) clean bowled in🌄 the first over when play resume𓆉d after lunch.
But Bairstow once again exhibited his power-hitting prowess as he provided the new captain Ben Stokes and 🅰new coach Brendon McCullum a perfect start to their new rol🍒es.
England won the first test by five wickets at Lord's and then chased down 2🃏99 runs at Nottingham for a fi🐬ve-wicket win in the second test.
