Yeah, he handled it nearly perfectly. I just don't think Leach dead-batting an entire over would have been the end of the world if it meant getting a boundary off ball 5 or 6 of the previous over.

I mostly agree. They were definitely right not to take quick singles early in the over.

I think Foakes could have been more aggressive throughout the whole over though. He was pretty consistently getting a single on the 4th ball, and giving NZ two balls at Leach. An extra boundary or two from batting normally would have been worth the risk of not getting the late over single IMHO.