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Daily Mirror
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Matthew Cooper

England lose thrilling New Zealand Test by just one run despite brilliant Joe Root 95

England's six-game winning streak has come to an end after New Zealand sealed a dramatic victory in Wellington by the barest of margins.

In a Test match that ebbed and flowed throughout, England became just the fourth team in history to lose after enforcing the follow on. Having been set a target of 258 to win thanks to a much improved batting display from New Zealand in their second innings, England fell agonisingly short as the Kiwis claimed a one-run win in what will go down as one of the greatest Tests of all time.

There were times during England's chase where they appeared to have everything under control, having successfully chased down four bigger targets last summer including three against New Zealand.

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