England 360 (Bairstow 162, Overton 97, Boult 4-104) and 296 for 3 (Root 86*, Pope 82, Bairstow 71*) beat New Zealand 329 (Mitchell 109, Blundell 55, Leach 5-100) and 326 (Blundell 88, Latham 76, Mitchell 65, Leach 5-66) by seven wickets Jonny Bairstow came barrelling out of the dressing-room with …
Read More »Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell come together once again to guide New Zealand’s hopes
Lunch New Zealand 329 (Mitchell 109, Blundell 55, Leach 5-100) and 254 for 6 (Blundell 45*, Mitchell 44*) lead England 360 (Bairstow 162, Overton 97) by 223 runs By lunch, the pair had added 94 for New Zealand’s sixth wicket – six runs shy of their fourth century stand of …
Read More »Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad secure England lead after Jamie Overton falls for 97
England 360 (Bairstow 162, Overton 97) lead New Zealand 329 (Mitchell 109, Blundell 55, Leach 5-100) by 31 runs Jamie Overton‘s dream of a debut Test century was crushed by the skill of Trent Boult, but Jonny Bairstow and Stuart Broad kept the strokes flowing on another free-wheeling morning at …
Read More »Daryl Mitchell’s third century of the series gives New Zealand the upper hand
Lunch New Zealand 325 for 8 (Mitchell 109, Blundell 55) vs England Daryl Mitchell made history for New Zealand with his third century in consecutive matches, but fell on the stroke of lunch to a fine catch in the deep from Ben Stokes, as England were made to toil for …
Read More »Jack Leach strikes in bizarre fashion to leave New Zealand innings in jeopardy
Tea New Zealand 123 for 5 (Mitchell 25*) vs England Jack Leach struck on the stroke of tea in extraordinary fashion, as England prised out two further wickets in the afternoon session to leave New Zealand’s innings in jeopardy on the opening day of the third Test at Headingley. After …
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