Joe Root has completed his 36th test century before England declared with a mammoth lead of 582 runs on the third morning of the second cricket test against New Zealand.

An aggressive England dominated almost from start to finish to thrash New Zealand by 323 runs on Sunday in the second Test and emphatically win the series with a match to go.

England beat New Zealand by 323 runs to secure the 3-match series with one match to go. This was England's very first win on New Zealand soil in 16 years.

England leads New Zealand by 533 runs with five second-innings wickets in hand after another day of extraordinary incidents and milestones including a hat-trick on the second day of the second test at the Basin Reserve.