Cricket-England beat New Zealand by 323 runs to secure series

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Third Test - England v Pakistan - Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan - October 25, 2024 England's Ben Stokes celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Aamer Jamal REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

(Reuters) - England beat New Zealand by 323 runs after tea on the third day of the second test in Wellington on Sunday to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Captain Ben Stokes took 3-5 for England, while Tom Blundell was New Zealand's highest scorer with 115.

(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Peter Rutherford)