England have it easy, complete series victory

England8217;s pace attack skittled New Zealand for 161 runs before cruising to a nine-wicket triumph in the second Test on Monday to seal the series. Matthew Hoggard, with four wickets, and Steve Harmison, with three, ended the tourists8217; resistance after an entertaining opening to the final day before England knocked off their target of 45 on an increasingly erratic Headingley pitch.

Marcus Trescothick 30 not out pulled the winning boundary as England won in the run-up to lunch, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

8220;We have got to go back to the drawing board. The series has gone. We have been well and truly outplayed,8221; said Kiwi captain Stephen Fleming.

English wicketkeeper Geraint Jones was named man of the match for his maiden Test century in the first innings followed by an impressive display behind the stumps.

Brief scores

New Zealand:

409 and 161 J Oram 36 n.o.; M Hoggard 4/75, S Harmison 3/57 vs England: 526 and 45-1 M Trescothick 30 n.o.