ENG vs NZ 2nd Test Day 3 highlights: Kiwis smell victory; England 122-9
England was only 37 runs ahead at stumps with tailenders Olly Stone, 15 no, and last man James Anderson, yet to score, in the middle. Check England vs New Zealand full scorecard and highlights here
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Sunday will mark the fourth morning of the second test when New Zealand should achieve the milestone win and a 1-0 series triumph.
New Zealand was within grasp of a first test series win in England since 1999 after the home side collapsed in its second innings to 122-9 at Edgbaston on Saturday.
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England was only 37 runs ahead at stumps with tailenders Olly Stone, 15 not out, and last man James Anderson, yet to score, in the middle.
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Sunday will mark the fourth morning of the second test when New Zealand should achieve the milestone win and a 1-0 series triumph. It will also give the Kiwis an extra day of rest before the world test championship final against India starting on Thursday.
The Black Caps' first innings finished before tea on 388 for a lead of 85.
But in the six overs to the break, both England openers edged to the slips off fast bowler Matt Henry. Rory Burns went second ball of the innings for a duck, and Dom Sibley was out for 8.
Henry also got the next wicket after tea, trapping Zac Crawley on 17 at 30-3.
Neil Wagner, auditioning along with with Henry to play India in the final, got Ollie Pope lbw for 23 and Dan Lawrence caught behind for a duck in two overs.
Spinner Ajaz Patel chipped in with James Bracey, who tried a paddle sweep and exposed his wickets, and got the last recognized batsman, Joe Root, after the captain looked at 61 balls to make 11.
England was 76-7 and its embarrassment in danger of sinking to an innings loss.
Mark Wood delayed the inevitable with a 38-ball 29 before becoming Wagner's third wicket, and Trent Boult bowled Stuart Broad on 1, but Stone and Anderson held on for one more over to force a fourth day of play.
Still, England is set to lose a home test series for the first time since 2014.
England's limp batting undid all of the good work by the bowlers to restrict the Black Caps' first innings to 388.
New Zealand resumed the day on 299-3 and Ross Taylor went from 46 to the verge of a 20th century but he nicked Stone behind on 80.
The innings, which threatened to go past 400, fell away with Wood and Broad grabbing a couple of wickets each. New Zealand went from 312-4 to 388 all out.
Broad finished with 4-48.
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England 2nd innings scorecard on Day 3
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rory Burns | c Latham b Henry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Sibley | c Daryl b Henry | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Zak Crawley | lbw b Henry | 17 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Root | c Blundell b Ajaz | 11 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| Ollie Pope | lbw b Wagner | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Lawrence | c Blundell b Wagner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bracey | b Ajaz Patel | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Olly Stone | not out | 15 | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | c Blundell b Wagner | 29 | 38 | 5 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | b Boult | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 122-9 in 41 Overs | |||||
| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Matt Henry | 12 | 2 | 36 | 3 | |
| Trent Boult | 10 | 2 | 34 | 1 | |
| Neil Wagner | 10 | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
| Ajaz Patel | 9 | 4 | 25 | 2 | |
New Zealand 1st innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Tom Latham | lbw b Broad | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Devon Conway | c Crawley b Broad | 80 | 143 | 12 | 0 |
| Will Young | c Pope b Lawrence | 82 | 204 | 11 | 0 |
| Ross Taylor | c Bracey b Stone | 80 | 139 | 11 | 0 |
| Henry Nicholls | c Bracey b Wood | 21 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Blundell | c Root b Broad | 34 | 77 | 5 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Crawley b Stone | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Wagner | b Anderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Henry | lbw b Wood | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Ajaz Patel | lbw b Broad | 20 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
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Total: 388-10 in 119.1 Overs
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| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| James Anderson | 29 | 9 | 68 | 1 | |
| Stuart Broad | 23.1 | 8 | 48 | 4 | |
| Mark Wood | 25 | 3 | 85 | 2 | |
| Olly Stone | 24 | 5 | 92 | 2 | |
| Joe Root | 15 | 3 | 45 | 0 | |
| Daniel Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
ENG vs NZ live score after 41 Overs: 122-9 at STUMPS
Wagner continues and Olly Stone collects a single off the 3rd ball.
Anderson sees off the remaining deliveries. AND IT IS STUMPS ON DAY 3
ENG vs NZ live score after 40 Overs: 121-9
Boult continues and castled Stuart Broad. Broad b Boult 1(3)
James Anderson, left handed bat, comes to the crease
ENG vs NZ live score after 39 Overs: 121-8
Neil Wagner [8.0-1-15-2] is back into the attack and gets the wicket of Mark Wood. Mark Wood c Tom Blundell b Wagner 29(38) [4s-5 6s-1]
Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single.
ENG vs NZ live score after 38 Overs: 115-7
Trent Boult [8.0-1-26-0] is back into the attack and Mark Wood hits two back to back boundaries.
ENG vs NZ live score after 37 Overs: 107-7
Ajaz Patel continues and Olly Stone smashes first ball for FOUR.
ENG vs NZ live score after 36 Overs: 103-7
Matt Henry continues and concedes a single each to both the batsmen.
ENG vs NZ live score after 35 Overs: 101-7
Ajaz Patel continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Olly Stone.
ENG vs NZ live score after 34 Overs: 101-7
Matt Henry continues and concedes a single to Olly Stone.
ENG vs NZ live score after 33 Overs: 100-7
Ajaz Patel continues and Mark Wood smashes two back to back boundaries.
ENG vs NZ live score after 32 Overs: 92-7
Matt Henry continues and concedes a single to Mark Wood.
ENG vs NZ live score after 31 Overs: 91-7
Ajaz Patel continues and concedes seven runs, including a SIX, to Mark Wood.
ENG vs NZ live score after 30 Overs: 84-7
Matt Henry [8.0-2-28-3] is back into the attack and Olly Stone smashes 4th ball for FOUR.
ENG vs NZ live score after 29 Overs: 80-7
Ajaz Patel continues and concedes four runs to Mark Wood.
ENG vs NZ live score after 28 Overs: 76-7
Wagner continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Olly Stone.
ENG vs NZ live score after 27 Overs: 76-7
Ajaz Patel continues and gets the wicket of captain Joe Root. England now need miracle to save this Test. The hosts are seven wickets down. Root c Tom Blundell b Ajaz Patel 11(61) [4s-1]
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First Published: Jun 12 2021 | 5:36 PM IST
