England strangled New Zealand’s prime order by tempo and spin within the second innings to remain within the ascendency three days into the third take a look at at Headingley on Saturday.
New Zealand was 168-5 for an total lead of 137 runs when rain introduced an early closure with 17.1 overs remaining within the day.
Jamie Overton missed out on a dream hundred in his debut take a look at however Jonny Bairstow’s masterful 162 gave England a slender first-innings lead of 31 runs when it was all out for 360 simply earlier than lunch.
Tom Latham (76) and captain Kane Williamson (48) raised New Zealand hopes of setting a giant goal within the final take a look at of a compelling collection till England hit again with 4 wickets within the final session — claiming the final three for less than 9 runs.
Four wickets within the last session 💪
New Zealand 168-5 on the shut main by 137 🏏
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That left New Zealand’s greatest batters within the collection, Tom Blundell on 5 and Daryl Mitchell on 4, on the crease.
Latham and Williamson batted solidly towards tempo and dominated the spin of Jack Leach earlier than Stuart Broad induced a wholesome exterior fringe of Latham’s bat which Joe Root couldn’t maintain at first slip late within the second session.
OLLIE POPE! 🙏 🤲
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There was just about no lateral motion for the quick bowlers and Latham was fast to punish something pitched within the slot. Both batters additionally performed some spectacular sweep pictures and mixed in hitting 18 fours.
Latham and Williamson practically performed out the complete center session and took their crew to a cushty 125-1 at tea. Then quick bowler Jamie Overton struck off the primary ball after the tea break.
The good begin to the session! 👌
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Latham, who hit 12 boundaries, was tempted exterior off stump and edged behind.
Devon Conway (11) didn’t look snug towards tempo and England struck instantly after a brief rain break when Ollie Pope plucked a superb one-handed low catch at ahead brief leg off Joe Root’s offspin.
Matthew Potts, who claimed Will Young for 8 simply after lunch, obtained the important thing wicket of Williamson, who edged behind after practically three hours.
Leach snapped up a regulation return catch from Henry Nicholls and New Zealand slipped to 161-5.
With nonetheless two days left in a collection already misplaced to New Zealand, it is going to be hoping Mitchell and Blundell can submit one other century stand to set a aggressive chase for England.
Earlier, England’s decrease order continued to prosper after it resumed from 264-6 in a single day.
Jonny Bairstow made 162 and Overton 97, and their document seventh-wicket stand of 241 lifted England from a precarious 55-6 to 360 all out earlier than the hosts had been bowled out earlier than lunch.
Overton was overcautious towards the tempo after resuming on 89, and drove Trent Boult for his first boundary of the day and thirteenth total.
A becoming ovation for a particular efficiency 🙌
Well performed, @JBairstow21 👏
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Bairstow, 130 in a single day, raised England’s second quickest 150 in a take a look at off 144 balls when he drove Neil Wagner by the covers for 2 runs.
Boult, who sliced by England’s prime order on Friday, lastly broke the stand when Overton edged a low catch to the slips after the left-arm quick bowler modified the road by coming around the wicket. Overton’s good counterattack got here off 136 balls and featured 13 fours and two sixes. Boult completed with 4-104.
Broad performed an outstanding cameo of 42 off 36 balls that included sixes towards Boult and Wagner. Tim Southee (3-100) clear bowled the left-hander.
Bairstow’s second successive blistering knock of the collection lastly ended when he got here down the wicket towards the spin of Michael Bracewell and Boult took a sensible catch at lengthy off. Bairstow acquired a thunderous applause from England supporters on his dwelling floor.
Bairstow’s blistering knock off 157 balls featured 24 fours, and rescued England hopes of sweeping the collection towards the world take a look at champion.