Neil Wagner tells Ali Martin about his feelings before and after he took England’s final wicket in 2023
New Zealand's Neil Wagner dismissed Jimmy Anderson to win the Test by one run in 2023 – ‘it was one hell of a catch down leg from our keeper, Tom Blundell’.New Zealand's Neil Wagner dismissed Jimmy Anderson to win the Test by one run in 2023 – ‘it was one hell of a catch down leg from our keeper, Tom Blundell’.he Basin Reserve was built on land thrown up by an earthquake in 1855 and England’s return to the ground this week brings memories of last year’s seismic Test match flooding back.
Wagner says: “I remember running off to strap on my bowling boots at the end of our first innings and I think it was Ben Duckett and Joe Root who said: ‘Relax mate, you guys are batting’. I was like ‘What? You guys are muling me.’ But I thought ‘yeah, glorious, this is the best thing for us’.”steadily turned the tanker around for New Zealand, but while that innings was a slow burn, England’s pursuit of 258 to win on the final day contained more drama that can be had from a Netflix subscription.
“Leachy pinched a single and then I remember Jimmy charging me from nowhere and absolutely crunching it though Kane’s legs for four,” says Wagner. “Credit to Jimmy, he is a world-class competitor, one of the best. I thought we were done again.Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week’s action“In my next over, the ball before the final wicket and with two to win, I sent down a delivery that a lot of people still talk about.
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