England frustrated by New Zealand and bad light as second Test is drawn

• England 307 & 352-9 dec; 278 & 256-8
• Draw sees New Zealand win two-Test series 1-0

England’s cruel winter ended on an all too fitting note as they extended their winless run of overseas Tests to a national-record 13 with a Christchurch draw and 1-0 series defeat to New Zealand.

Stuart Broad took two wickets with the first two balls of a glorious morning to renew belief that the 10 required might be possible on a flat pitch, and debutant spinner Jack Leach was soon in the thick of it too.

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