SHOCK & AWE

Atkinson pure class

- RORY DOLLARD

GUS ATKINSON added a prized Test hat-trick to his growing collection of England achievements in Wellington and admitted he was "greedy" for even more.

Atkinson flattened the New Zealand tail as the tourists moved into an emphatic series-winning position on day two of the second Test, knocking over Nathan Smith, Matt Henry and Tim Southee with three successive deliveries in his opening spell.

That was just the 15th hat-trick by an English bowler in the 147-year history of the format, with Moeen Ali bagging the last at the Oval in 2017.