Relive New Zealand's Matt Henry bowling his side to a dominant second-Test win over England that levels the series at 1-1

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Well, that's all from us for the second Test, with New Zealand wrapping up a 253-run win in double-quick time on day five to level the series at 1-1.

Make sure you read Stephan Shemilt's report from The Oval here.

We'll be back on 25 June for the third and final Test from Trent Bridge but in the meantime, there's be plenty of cricket content for you to enjoy right here on the BBC Sport website.

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McCullum expects Stokes back for Trent Bridge

England coach Brendon McCullum has just told Sky Sports that he expects Ben Stokes to return to the side as captain for the series decider at Trent Bridge.

Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson were made unavailable for the second Test, pending an investigation into an incident in a London nightclub.

But both were permitted to play domestic cricket, with Stokes turning out for Durham and Atkinson for Surrey in the first two days of their County Championship matches.

However, they were both withdrawn from the remainder of the fixtures.

"Yes. At this stage that's what we are planning on. We are anticipating Ben will be back and captaining," McCullum said.

"The rest of the squad will be out later on this afternoon once we have told some of the lads. We are anticipating later on today and with the quick turnaround we have to give that consistency of message and deliver it appropriately."

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More from New Zealand captain Tom Latham, on his side's standout players: "For Glenn Phillips, we know the talent he's got and the kind of innings he's played for us in that role. What he did on the first evening, Jofra bowling a hostile spell, showed the ticker and method he has. To get through that and capitalise the next morning.

"Henry is someone in a different role but he's got the second-most Test matches in our group. He's got a lot of experience, absorbed pressure at the start of the third innings, and put the team in the position we were in. A fantastic job.

"That was our method [with the ball] and what we thought was best on the surface. We hit the top of off on repeat. Matt Henry is good at putting it on the mark. First innings and second, he built pressure through dot balls and getting crucial wickets. He's been a spare head for us for a long period, nice for him to get the results."

'A fantastic week'

New Zealand captain Tom Latham speaking at the presentation: "It's been a fantastic week. I guess it was a week of moments and throughout the game, we got our noses in front in some crucial moments. I spoke last week about trying to be better for a little bit longer and we did that fantastically this week.

"After day one, we built a few partnerships, guys got a lot of starts. The partnership between Phillips and Jamieson. The bowling innings, certain phases with back-to-back wickets. Another partnership in the third innings with Henry [Nicholls] and Rachin [Ravindra], to stop the momentum on England's side and put the pressure on.

"It wasn't going to easy on that surface and the pace going out of it but the way the bowlers were able to operate, hitting the top of off, bit of old school cricket, and we got the results."

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More from Joe Root on Test Match Special: "You have to give credit for New Zealand. I think the way that Glenn Phillips played in particular, the night of day one - that spell from Jofra [Archer], we wanted to take that wicket that night. Jofra was on a roll, full of confidence, bowling a great pace. You break the game open there and it's a very different concept. You come back the next morning the the tail to bowl at.

"Credit to Phillips, I thought he played brilliantly, same with Nicholls in the second innings. Our batters have got to learn, I think it's an opportunity for our batting group to learn from that.

"It's reading those situations, the way that they played those different moments and recognising that the tempo of Test cricket can change. I think that's where our evolution has got to come further down the line. Can we recognise those moments? Can we play within ourselves or just manage the situation really well and reap the rewards of it later down the line.

"I really enjoyed this week, I know the result's not been great and not what we set out to do but I've thoroughly enjoyed working with Baz [Brendon McCullum] and stepping back into that space.

"Getting an opportunity to work with some young players, some new players and being a part of what's been a special week for a couple of debutantes. It's been disappointing to be on the end of the result we have but it's been a lot of fun and there's still very much a lot to play for in this series and a lot can happen in the next few days."

'Disappointed we found ourselves on wrong side of result'

England captain Joe Root speaking to Test Match Special: "I'm disappointed that we found ourselves on wrong side of result but that's how it sits.

"Without sounding too sort of cliche, there have been a lot good things in between some pretty ordinary stuff. When you miss 8 to 10 chances in the field against a good team on a reasonably good wicket, you're going to be playing catch up for a long part of it.

"When you've got four forced changes coming into the game, it's going to be slightly unsettling in some areas but that being said, the guys that came in did some good stuff, we've got to make sure we're able to do that for longer periods of time. We've got to make sure we're really engaged in the field and really to take those opportunities, we want to make things happen.

"In terms of having depth and giving them that exposure, normally when guys come in, it's one at a time and they're helped through by seniority and guys around them. This week's been quite different with the circumstances which things have unfolded and happened. Off the back of that, the guys have given a good case for themselves, that's all you can really ask of players to come in and give everything and they definitely did that."

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New Zealand bowler and player of the match Matt Henry: "I probably didn't expect it to unfold like that today but probably saved a hot day in the field."

On recovering from his back injury at Lord's: "Trying to regain some confidence in the body. It wasn't ideal and it feels bad when you let the guys down on day one. It was great to come here and get my quota out."

On the team performance: "From all the batters, little moments in the first innings set the platform for the ball to get soft and Glenn to do his thing. Top order did a job for us. The way the guys applied themselves with the ball, we talked about being relentless and different from each end. We stuck at it and got the rewards."

On Tom Blundell standing up to the stumps: "Having a world-class operator like Tom is huge. He's always up for it. You can't do it unless you've got someone good behind the stumps. We know England like to create a flow of runs."

On leading the bowling attack: "It's pretty easy when you've got a strong bowling group. Kyle and Will coming back from injuries, their character to come back the way they have. Nathan Smith going from strength to strength. All the guys - you're only as good as the strength of the group."

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