A triumph to finish the test cricket year for New Zealand

They have won the third and final match against England by 423 runs in Hamilton, but lost the series 2-1.

That margin equals the country's largest triumph by runs set against Sri Lanka at Christchurch in 2018 and marked an appropriate farewell to Tim Southee after a 16-year, 107-test career.

However, visiting captain Ben Stokes says Southee's successor proved the biggest menace with match figures of four for 70.



Southee says the departure was perfect for him.



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