Finny guides England to draw after Compton's debut ton starts comeback

The Watford Wall to the rescue! Steven Finn will be used to match saving performances, but not usually with the bat. His 2nd innings 56, coming from 203 valuable balls, prolonged the innings and provided support to Trott (52) whose runs came off almost a run a ball. However, the headlines will  go to Compton, who has answered his critics in sumptuous style, with a well controlled century coming when it was needed most. Let it not be ignored that Cook produced a captain's innings to secure his 24th international test century and was desperately unlucky to be dismissed just before the close of day 4 - cue nightwatchman Finn.

However, the tale of the test was completely different in the first two days. After the first day was completely rained out, day 2 brought a collapse from the England batsmen and it was left to Trott and the lower order to give some respectability to the total, finally finishing on 167 all out. This wouldn't have been so bad if the bowlers could have provided a breakthrough, but at the close, the NZ openers had eased to 131-0. Day 3 was a masterclass of how to bat on your debut by Hamish Rutherford, descendant of Ken. He was eventually out for 171 but by then the damage had been done, with NZ eventually declaring on the morning of Day 4 on 460 -9. From then on, it was all England, led by Cook, Compton, Trott and Finn. In the end, the result is what counts, but New Zealand will be desperately disappointed they couldn't make the most of their great position and England can be thankful to be heading to Wellington and Napier still on level terms. 

Who knows, the momentum could be shifting?