New Zealand vs England: Will O’Rourke & Mitchell Santner star in Hamilton

England’s hopes of a clean sweep in New Zealand are all but over after a feeble display on the second day of the third Test in Hamilton.

Continuing a growing trend of woeful performances in series finales, the tourists were shot out for 143 inside 36 overs in blameless conditions.

Overall, England lost their last eight wickets for 66 runs either side of a stand of 52 between Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes. The final five wickets went for only nine runs.

Matt Henry took 4-48, but the real damage was done by three wickets in eight balls from Surrey-born pace bowler Will O’Rourke. Spinner Mitchell Santner continued his fine return to the Kiwi side with 3-7.

Santner and O’Rourke had earlier been confronted by some baffling tactics from England, who needed more than an hour to take the final wicket of the New Zealand first innings.

Faced by nine men on the boundary before he received a ball on Sunday morning, Santner moved to 76, adding 44 with O’Rourke. When Santner was eventually bowled to give Matthew Potts his fourth wicket, New Zealand were 347 all out.

The Black Caps were batting again after tea, England’s weary bowlers asked to charge in once more.

Will Young made 60 and Kane Williamson is unbeaten on 50. New Zealand were 136-3 by the close, leading by 340 and with the game in their grasp.