https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stat ... ck-13610080- Number of times England lost a Test match out of the 177 instances where they took a 200-plus runs first-innings lead before their defeat at the Basin Reserve. The previous highest first-innings lead resulting in a loss for England was 177 runs against Australia in 1961 at Old Trafford.
226- First-innings lead conceded by New Zealand in this Test match, the highest they overcame to win a Test match. The previous biggest first-innings deficit overcame by New Zealand to win a Test match was 144 runs against Pakistan in 1994 in Christchurch.
6- Consecutive Test matches won by England before their 1-run defeat in Wellington. It is their joint-longest winning streak in Tests since their record eight successive wins in 2004. England also won six consecutive Test matches in 2010.
0- Test series lost by New Zealand at home since losing to South Africa in March 2017. New Zealand featured in 11 home series since, winning eight and drawing three. They won eight consecutive home series after the series defeat against South Africa, but their three previous series, all since 2022, ended with a score line of 1-1.
248- Runs by Joe Root in this Test match, the second-highest aggregate for an England batter in a losing cause. Herbert Sutcliffe scored 303 runs (176 and 127) against Australia during their 81-run defeat in Melbourne in 1925.