England batsman Jos Butler hits the ball over Black Caps bowler Matt Henry's head on the fifth day of the Headingley test.

Luke Ronchi, Tom Latham and Brendon McCullum appeal successfully for the wicket of England captain Alastair Cook early on the fifth day of the Headingley test.

Black Caps Kane Williamson and BJ Watling celebrate taking the wicket of Ben Stokes on day five of the second test at Leeds.

England batsman Alastair Cook felt the pressure of an attacking Black Caps field, missing in a prod forward to be out LBW to Kane Williamson.

New Zealand's cricketers are finally celebrating an elusive test cricket win in England after a 16-year wait.

A confident, clinical final day from the Black Caps, brilliantly led again by Brendon McCullum, saw them win the second test by 199 runs in Leeds and level the series 1-1. It was a mighty victory after the anguish of the final day batting at Lord's, and put them another step towards the worthy label of best test side New Zealand has produced.

New Zealand's bowlers, spearheaded by Trent Boult and iced by the golden arm of Kane Williamson, hunted as a pack and McCullum always seemed one step ahead as they skittled England for 255.

GETTY IMAGES England batsman Gary Ballance reacts after being dismissed by Black Caps bowler Trent Boult on day five.

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Having lost nearly two sessions to rain the previous day, they finished the job in the 92nd over under clear skies, on a variable pitch where spinners Mark Craig and Williamson made vital inroads. A top-notch test was all done with 19 overs left to bowl, as Craig trapped top-scorer Jos Buttler lbw for 73.

Williamson missed out twice with the bat, but snared the prized scalp of home skipper Alastair Cook (56) in his 3-15, while Craig ended a memorable all-round test with 3-73 and Boult just kept charging in and was bowler of the series. Having sent down 63 overs in the first test and snared nine wickets, he bowled another 53 at Headingley and had second innings figures of 2-61.

GETTY IMAGES Mark Craig (right) and Tom Latham (left) are mobbed by Black Caps team-mates after combining to dismiss England batsman Joe Root.

It represented the Black Caps' fifth test win in England and second at Headingley, 32 years on from their breakthrough victory. It was their first test win in England since 1999, in which time they'd lost nine and drawn one.

The only sour note is there won't be a third test to settle the matter as England brace for the five-match Ashes series against Australia. In a quirk of the system, the Black Caps will slip down a spot to fourth on the world rankings despite perhaps the best victory of McCullum's reign. Still, it extended their unbeaten series record to seven, with the big one looming over three tests in Australia in November.

England resumed on 44-0 and had never chased down more than 332 to win a test, let alone the world record 455 New Zealand set them after some brutal hitting gave the Black Caps a big lead and plenty of time.

GETTY IMAGES Kane Williamson celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss England's Ian Bell.

The opening over didn't bode too well for New Zealand as they shivered into their hand-warmers, eyeing 98 overs to take 10 wickets. A surprise choice to take the first one, Craig delivered a long hop then one that flew out of his freezing hand towards the square leg umpire, before a gem that spun and bamboozled Adam Lyth.

Craig and Boult were best suited to trouble England's seven left-handers, so they got first crack. Sure enough, McCullum had a cunning plan to hold Tim Southee back and it worked to perfection.

Boult was sublime, again, to get the show rolling and spark a collapse of 4-15 in 11 overs. He removed Lyth with a regulation outswinger on a pinpoint line, then was all over the struggling Gary Ballance. The surprise inswinger to the left-hander is a recent string to the Boult bow and Ballance had no answer to the full one that ducked in.

The pitch was dry, with the odd puff of dust and one going through the top or keeping low. Craig had footmarks and turn to work with, but only hit his straps when the right-handers arrived.

Ian Bell was spooked a fraction by Southee's arrival, the man who'd caused him the most trouble. Amid a terrible run of form, Bell also lost his mind and guided one from Craig low to leg slip Williamson, the chess piece only just moved there by McCullum.

The big one followed two balls later and the Black Caps had the smile and swagger of a test-winning team again.

The previous day Joe Root, on his home turf, vowed they would go after the world record chase but he was stopped in his tracks by some Tom Latham brilliance. New Zealand caught superbly throughout and this was another as Root stabbed a Craig delivery to short leg and Latham, under the helmet, copped it in the chest and somehow wrapped both jerseyed arms around it.

England were on the ropes at 62-4 and all that seemingly stood in New Zealand's way was Cook and the fickle Leeds weather.

Everything was turning to kiwi gold. Their Lord's tormentor Ben Stokes added 40 with Cook but McCullum tried Williamson's spin before lunch. Sure enough, fifth ball Stokes flayed and touched an edge, and the Black Caps had two sessions to snare five more.

There was to be no Cook rescue act. McCullum persisted with Williamson on the county pitch he knows so well, and after 56 in 220 minutes Cook was trapped in front by one that slid on.

The end was nigh and the New Zealanders could taste the bubbly already, save for some stubborn resistance from Buttler, who took nasty knocks to the left hand and stomach from a fiery Matt Henry before padding up to Craig.

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