6:32pm Close! What a day here at Headingley!
A remarkable partnership between Jonny Bairstow (130 not out) and Jamie Overton (89 not out) has helped England to 264 for 6. The Three Lions trail by just 65 heading into the third day. What a day it’s been, what can we expect from Saturday at Headingley?
6:00pm What a knock from Jonny Bairstow! The Yorkshireman has gone to three figures off just 95 balls with another brilliant drive down the ground. Fantastic scenes at Headingley!
5:15pm 50 for Jamie Overton off 68 balls. The Surrey all-rounder has batted magnificently on debut here and has formed a destructive partnership with Jonny Bairstow, who is 83 not out. Neil Wagner is currently testing them out with the short ball.
4:35pm 50 up for Bairstow! The Yorkshireman has batted beautifully so far and brings up the milestone of just 51 balls with a late cut to the boundary.
Jonny Bairstow is on ???????? #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/PYE5pzKQ5Y
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) June 24, 2022
3:43pm Tea! England are 91 for 6 with Jonny Bairstow 32 not out and Jamie Overton 16 not out. A thrilling session for New Zealand’s trio of seamers.
3:01pm Another one! Ben Foakes is trapped lbw to an in-swinger from Neil Wagner for a duck.
2:57pm Wicket! Ben Stokes is caught at mid-off by Kane Williamson from the second ball of Neil Wagner’s spell. England are 55 for 5.
2:43pm Six! Ben Stokes has come to the crease and is looking to put the pressure back on to New Zealand. He’s lofted Tim Southee into the Howard Stand. Jonny had in the previous over played two glorious cover drives to the boundary.
2:34pm Root gone! Tim Southee shapes one away from Joe Root who nicks it through to New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Blundell. England 21 for 4.
2:29pm Wicket! England in all sorts of trouble as Zak Crawley is bowled by an in-swinger from Trent Boult. The Three Lions are 17 for 3. The hero of Trent Bridge, Jonny Bairstow, is striding out to the middle.
2:18pm Wicket! Trent Boult again with another in-swinging delivery to bowl Ollie Pope. Yorkshire’s Joe Root is the next man to the crease to a rousing welcome from the crowd.
2:02pm Wicket! Alex Lees is bowled by an absolute beauty from Trent Boult. England are 4 for 1.
WICKET! That’s a BEAUTY from Boult ????
Not much Alex Lees could have done there! #ENGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/w5fLFuipvM— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 24, 2022
1:48pm All out! Five-fer for Jack Leach as he gets Neil Wagner caught in the deep by Jonny Bairstow. A sensational catch in front of the Western Terrace and a tremendous display of left-arm spin from Leach. New Zealand 329 all out.
FIVE wickets for Jack Leach ????
And what a catch from Jonny Bairstow ????
England chase 329 ? | #ENGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/fsJ4JH3joS— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 24, 2022
1:45pm Wicket! Just a few overs after lunch and Jack Leach get Tim Southee, caught at mid-off by Ben Stokes with the batter attempting to clear the boundary.
1:00pm Wicket! One the stroke of lunch Jack Leach tempts Daryl Mitchell into a big shot which the centurion is not able to get full contact on. England captain Ben Stokes completes the move with a sensational catch over his shoulder. New Zealand go to lunch 325 for 8.
12:45pm A hundred for Daryl Mitchell! The New Zealand all-rounder has smashed Jack Leach for six over long-off to bring it up. It’s his third three-figure score in as many Test Matches, a remarkable achievement!
Daryl Mitchell gets his third century of the series ??
And he does in style with a 6????#ENGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/GzRvto1cvz— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 24, 2022
12:22pm Wicket! England’s ball is changed by the umpire and two balls later Stuart Broad has a wicket! Michael Bracewell edges a delivery that nips away and the catch is taken by Zak Crawley at second slip. New Zealand are 265 for 7.
11:47am 252 for 6 after 100 overs here at Headingley. Stuart Broad saw a catch dropped off his bowling in the last over, with Jonny Bairstow unable to cling on to a tough one-handed chance from the bat of Michael Bracewell.
11:24am Wicket! Matthew Potts traps Tom Blundell lbw to get England’s first wicket of the day. DRS is not currently available so the New Zealand batter cannot review the decision.
GOT HIM ????
Mathew Potts traps Tom Blundell lbw!
It’s given, and can’t be reviewed as DRS is currently not working | #ENGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/k5RiBRmo8j— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 24, 2022
11:03am Play is underway and Tom Blundell has gone to another 50. His sixth in Test Matches to go alongside three hundreds. Jamie Overton opened up from the Kirkstall Lane end with Matty Potts following on from the Howard Stand end.
10:21am To get you in the mood for day two, here’s a reminder of the action from the opening day courtesy of Sky Sports…
Late Cut ????
A strong start to the third Test for England, but Tom Blundell and Daryl Mitchell are leading the fight back for New Zealand… ?
See you tomorrow for day two! ???? pic.twitter.com/ghwE7wihcQ— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 23, 2022
9:30am Good morning from Headingley! We are all set for day two following a closely fought opening day yesterday.
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, New Zealand struggled on the opening morning, losing Tom Latham in the opening Stuart Broad over. The Three Lions’ bowlers kept thing very tight throughout the day and had the Kiwi side 123 for 5 after 55.2 overs.
However, as has happened throughout the series, Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell combined to fight back and will return to the crease this morning unbeaten on 78 and 45 respectively.
England will be hoping for some quick wickets whilst New Zealand will be looking to build an imposing first innings total.
