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Third test, day one at Headingley: New Zealand 225-5 (D Mitchell 78 not out, T Blundell 45 no; S Broad 2-45, J Leach 2-75) v England.

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. He took advantage of the hesitancy in the Black Caps top order to entice edges on a day one when the Headingley wicket didn’t offer much to the new-ball bowlers, ending with 2-45 off 17 overs. But Stokes decided not to review – possibly hesitant after losing a review on the Nicholls appeal – and replays showed Mitchell had indeed been trapped in front. If you’re a Black Caps fan who woke in the middle of the night, checked what was happening in the third test and wondered if you were viewing a replay – you’re forgiven.

Henry Nicholls has been dismissed in the strangest fashion off the final ball before tea but New Zealand recovered to finish on 5-225 against England in ...

"We used to talk about this as kids -- playing Test match cricket is the ultimate goal," Jamie Overton said. After New Zealand won the toss, Broad removed Tom Latham for a duck off the sixth ball of the day and got another edge to remove Kane Williamson for 31 before lunch. One of the most bizarre dismissals in cricket history has been followed by an all-too-familiar counter-attack from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell as New Zealand fought back on day one of the final Test against England.

New Zealand were 225 for five at close of play, with Mitchell 78 not out following his hundreds at Lord's and Trent Bridge.

Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. Overton, presented with his England cap at the start of the day by his twin, got in on the act after lunch with his first Test wicket. New Zealand were 225 for five at close of play, with Mitchell 78 not out following his hundreds at Lord's and Trent Bridge. Will Young and Williamson, back in action after missing the second Test in Nottingham with a bout of coronavirus, repaired some of the damage after coming together at none for one. New Zealand were 225 for five at close of play, with Mitchell 78 not out following his hundreds at Lord's and Trent Bridge. Mitchell, however, held firm after coming in with New Zealand wobbling at 83 for four following Williamson's decision to bat first after winning the toss under blue skies and on a good pitch.

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This tour has been a stark contrast: from the moment the touring party touched down in the UK, just about everything that could have gone wrong seems to have done so. He was given not out on 8 when Matthew Potts' inswinger crashed into his pad and England decided not to review the on-field decision, only for ball-tracking to confirm it would have crashed into middle-and-leg. By the close, his partnership with Blundell was worth 102, their third century stand of the series, and Stokes' non-review had cost 70 runs. As Ronchi left the room, his old Somerset team-mate Leach repeated another of his lines back to him: "I like those little quirks," he said with a grin. "Daryl just happened to middle it again like he's been doing the whole time." With five balls left before tea, Leach overpitched and Nicholls shimmied to turn the ball into a half-volley, driving slightly uppishly down the ground.

One of the most bizarre dismissals in cricket history has been followed by an all-too-familiar counter-attack from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell as New ...

"We used to talk about this as kids — playing Test match cricket is the ultimate goal," Jamie Overton said. Overton was applauded from the balcony by twin brother Craig, who was edged out of the starting team but came on briefly as a substitute fielder early in the day to ensure the siblings were out there at the same time for an over or two. Blundell was on 45 while Mitchell was on 78 and closing in on his third century of the series.

Henry Nicholls fell in freakish fashion after an unlucky deflection from the middle of non-striker Daryl Mitchell's bat looped into the air for a simple ...

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One of the most bizarre dismissals in cricket history was followed by an all-too-familiar counterattack by Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell.

The first, against Nicholls on 4, was turned down on review as the slim possibility of inside edge could not be ruled out. They put on an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 102 to be there at stumps, giving the tourists renewed hope of a consolation victory. New Zealand had plenty of work to do at 65-3 at lunch, but Devon Conway (26) had only got started when he dragged a seaming delivery from debutant Jamie Overton onto his stumps with a loose drive.