New Zealand tore through England's batting Tuesday to post a crushing 423-run third Test win and send seamer Tim Southee into retirement on a winning note. The hosts completed a dominant performance in Hamilton by claiming seven wickets in 41.2 overs on day four as England crumbled for 234 to complete their fourth biggest Test defeat in terms of runs. It was New Zealand's equal-highest victory by runs, representing a complete reversal from the first two Tests, which England won easily to clinch the three-match series. Southee finished with 2-34 in his 107th and final Test, ending the career of one of New Zealand's finest players. 

He finishes with 391 Test wickets, second only to Sir Richard Hadlee among New Zealanders. New Zealand only needed to take nine second-innings wickets for victory as Ben Stokes did not bat. The England captain suffered a hamstring injury on Monday and a team spokesperson said he would only bat "if required". After resuming at 18-2, England never threatened their enormous target of 658, their hopes dwindling further when losing Jacob Bethell for 76, Joe Root for 54 and Harry Brook for just one before lunch. They looked comfortable for the first hour before Root departed, having put on 104 for the third wicket with Bethell. England's greatest run-scorer was trapped lbw, attempting to sweep left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner. Having been given not out, New Zealand successfully reviewed, with ball-tracking showing the ball would have hit the middle stump. It left 33-year-old Root 28 runs short of becoming the fifth player to score 13,000 Test runs.