New Zealand at England

An unbeaten stand of 209 between Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton kept England in contention after day two of the third Test at Headingley.

There was a sense that things may start to accelerate after lunch, however, England following their eventual removal of Mitchell before the break by wrapping up the last two New Zealand in the space of 10 balls. Bairstow similarly had a reprieve along the way, Wagner putting down a tough caught and bowled chance when the No 5 was on 27. He had earlier been slightly misused by Stokes in a bumper plan to New Zealand’s tail but was in his element with the bat. The Yorkshireman’s 136 at Trent Bridge last week was billed as the innings of his life but here was another to rival it, the ball repeatedly whistling along the outfield. Overton made better use of the review system soon after too, given out caught behind on 13 and vindicated when the replays showed daylight between bat and ball. Some 48 hours later, through another swashbuckling century from Jonny Bairstow and debutant Jamie Overton’s unbeaten 89, it became apparent the new captain was deadly serious.

Daryl Mitchell hit his third hundred of the series before falling on the stroke of lunch to leave New Zealand 325-8 on the second day of the third Test ...

Although Blundell was struck on the back pad, the ball appeared to be heading down the legside but, with the batsman unable to challenge the decision, New Zealand were now 243-6 following a stand of 120. Mitchell has been the star man for New Zealand during the series but has had several moments of good fortune and he received another lucky break on Friday. After resuming on 78 not out, Mitchell also scored the 12 extra runs he needed to break Martin Donnelly's 73-year-old record for the most runs made by a New Zealander -- 462 -- in a Test series against England.

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Trent Boult bowled Alex Lees, Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley before Joe Root and Ben Stokes got out to leave England's response to New Zealand's 329 all out in ...

Kane Williamson was not the only New Zealand player to contract coronavirus. New Zealand can also be streamed on Sony Liv. Devon Conway and Michael Bracewell have undergone five-day isolation periods since the Trent Bridge Test but both are fit to play. The pitch that Mitchell and Blundell enjoyed themselves on yesterday evening still looks excellent but, as I can attest from a 20-minute walk up to the ground this morning, it's very muggy indeed. The Durham man placed a high price on anything coming off his own bowling, with an athletic diving stop to deny Michael Bracewell runs down the ground coming off the 30th and final delivery of his stint. The two runs Mitchell scampered after his let-off were the only ones Potts conceded from the bat in an immaculate spell of 5-4-2-1. England’s wicketkeeper was the decisive voice when the hosts elected not to send the youngster’s appeal lbw against Mitchell upstairs on day one, with galling replays showing the ball would have clattered into middle and leg stump. But, after his Trent Bridge heroics, it was his good judgement in a crisis that enabled him to take the final session away from an embattled New Zealand attack. England's wasteful half-hour of predominantly short-pitched bowling during Mitchell and Southee's breezy 60-run stand was made to look all the more foolish when Boult produced a spell of fast, full destruction. He was castled by a beauty, as were Pope and Crawley. Just ask the all-rounder batting at number eight on the other side. When Overton bowled too short after being given the opening stint from the Kirkstall Lane End on Friday morning, before seeing Mitchell and Southee climb into his next spell, Headingley was witnessing a debut going awry.

Trent Boult put NZ on top with a brilliant burst before Jonny Bairstow again swung the game with a sensational century.

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. For us it's a matter of trying to ensure that test cricket is still sexy and people want to watch it." If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. Resuming on 225-5 on day two, NZ were dismissed for 329 and then inspired by a marvellous new-ball spell from Trent Boult, they reduced England to 21-4. After being overlooked for the first two tests which saw England triumph by five wickets in each, Neil Wagner roared into life with two wickets in his first over, and it appeared the home side would be following on less than two days into the finale of a thoroughly entertaining series before Bairstow and Overton got cracking.