Richard Mann previews England's last Test match of 2024, with three bets nominated for Friday's series finale against New Zealand in Hamilton.

Out-of-form New Zealand opener Devon Conway will miss the third test against England in Hamilton to remain at home for the birth of his first child this week, the team said on Monday. Conway, who scored just 21 runs over four innings as the Black Caps suffered heavy losses in the first two tests,

Consecutive Test defeats for New Zealand at home. They lost the two-match series against Australia 2-0 before their back-to-back defeats to England. It had happened only once before, when New Zealand suffered five consecutive Test defeats at home between 1955 and 1956.

Sweet” said Ben Stokes when told he had overtaken Mike Brearley with 19 Test wins as England captain. Not one for harking back to the past, Stokes was keener to talk up the achievements of his team in winning England’s first series in New Zealand for 16 years.

England romped to a second comfortable victory over New Zealand in two weeks to secure a test series triumph on Sunday with skipper Ben Stokes apparently enjoying a Midas touch with his every decision turning to gold.