New Zealand vs England: first men’s cricket test, day three – live | New Zealand vs England 2024

89th over: England 395-7 (Atkinson 10, Stokes 59) Nathan Smith is back to replace Southee. Since Brooks’ dismissal, Stokes has curbed his adventures in the goal area and prevented himself from jumping up the pitch. He hits up the middle for a single before Atkinson gets two with a leg-side clip.

88th over: England 390-7 (Atkinson 6, Stokes 58) Atkinson takes out the forward defense as Matt Henry thunders in. The over ends with No. 9 shooting the ball through the point for another three-pointer.

87th over: England 387-7 (Atkinson 3, Stokes 58) Test centurion Gus Atkinson joins Stokes as Southee takes the ball to the basket. Atkinson shows off his batting skills with a leg-side clip for three.

WICKET! Woakes c Latham b Southee 1 (England 382-7)

86th over: England 382-6 (Woakes 1, Stokes 56) Chris Woakes is next and there is still a lot to do: the lead is not huge. Stokes suffers a blow to the arm after failing to block a pull shot from Henry. Ouch.

WICKET! Brook c Blundell b Henry 171 (England 381-6)

85th over: England 381-5 (Brook 171, Stokes 56) Oh my days. Brook sends Southee to the roof and hits him for a six over the leg side. Then comes a tricky lead behind point four. Get a man who can do both.

Krishnamoorthy v asks a relevant question: “What is the record for most dropped catches by a batsman?” I don’t remember 5 for a single player – that’s really crazy.”

I don’t think Cricinfo has a list for things like this.

Half a century for Ben Stokes!

Harry Brook reaches 150!

82nd over: England 350-5 (Brook 148, Stokes 48) Stokes fails to keep out Matt Henry and almost offers Williamson a catch, but the ball falls narrowly to the ground. The left-hander looks a bit fidgety as he tries to force things with the bat.

Guy Hornsby writes in:

Doesn’t Christchurch look like an absolutely beautiful place to watch cricket? These flashbacks to games taking place in the shadows of the ground are the best. Watching girls play is even better. I was on these wonderful islands in 2001, it was a really great time, but unfortunately the end of May was not the time for Test cricket. Perhaps the Black Caps fielders would rather get on the bus themselves than make another catch. They really give so many lives to England. But it’s new ball time, it should be interesting!

81st over: England 350-5 (Brook 148, Stokes 48) Time for the second new ball, with England only one behind. Stokes immediately jumps across the pitch but fails to meet Tim Southee’s inswinger. Stokes dances around his chest and makes his intentions clear: he wants a punch. He sneaks in a quick single before Brook does the same to gain a lead in the first inning.

80th over: England 347-5 (Brook 147, Stokes 46) Stokes tells Smith to secure a pair. TV repeats show them five Brook was dropped several times in this innings – so different to New Zealand.

79th over: England 340-5 (Brook 147, Stokes 41) O’Rourke gets the ball to bounce into Brooks’ front pad, even though it’s high and probably sliding down the leg too. A bumper follows and the 1.80 meter tall Quick is still causing problems for the guy at 147* … and then another fall! Brook looks up at the sky and smiles. He shot from outside, it went to Glenn Phillips in gully and it should have been taken. Straight to him, but suddenly jumped out.

78th over: England 340-5 (Brook 147, Stokes 41) Smith manages to jump towards the shoulder of Brooks’ stick, but the ball stays low as it cuts through the barrier. Brook then makes a drive through extra coverage for four; England are quickly approaching the lead.

77th over: England 332-5 (Brook 140, Stokes 41) Stokes denies O’Rourke with a covering attack… but Kane Williamson dives hard to his right to collect the ball before firing a throw into the striker’s side. The England captain is forced to turn and lunge to take his place.

76th over: England 329-5 (Brook 138, Stokes 41) Nathan Smith, who was very impressive on day two, is at the other end. However, Brook quickly gets busy with his work and reaches the first border of the morning. Then comes the flawless forward defense, probably my favorite shot from him (a bit boring, I know). I think he could thrive at #3.

75th over: England 324-5 (Brook 133, Stokes 41) Will O’Rourke opens with six overs remaining until the second new ball is available. Brook makes an attack and quickly pulls it back, sitting behind the square on the leg side to score one. Stokes throws the bat far away but only hits it in the air; He leaves the next one well alone. I wonder if he would like a shot in front of the new ball? He manages a pull shot for four to set up a century stand.

Ben Stokes and Harry Brookseveryone smiles and makes their way to the center. Let’s get started.

“Morning from a wet Auckland,” writes Chris Pitts. “Assuming England can go ahead this morning, what would be a lead?”

England would probably be very happy to get to 450 and gain a lead of 100 runs? Considering where they were at lunch yesterday, any clue is a great achievement.

TalkSport is providing radio communications for this seriesYour cameras were stolen!

William Lane writes inoffers some herbal wisdom:

I’m sorry to hear you’re not feeling well.

You can’t go wrong with classic lemon lemsip, but I like to make my own lemon-ginger mixture on the stove to stir in the powder. Add another tablespoon of honey and you have a winner.

There’s honestly not much to say about the cricket itself, it’s all a bit “classic England”, isn’t it? Taking advantage of our good fortune to be within touching distance of the first innings score with a few wickets in hand, collapse, concede a respectable third innings score before an all-time great comeback in the fourth innings. Yawning….

Mark Quinn is having a great time. As I turn on my electric heater, the jealousy grows. “Long time reader, first time author… Just thought I’d drop you a note as we’re holidaying in Christchurch. It was a real joy to watch Test cricket barefoot on a grass bench and to top it off, it was a great day yesterday. The first session looked difficult yesterday but it would be fantastic if Stokes got a century in his birthplace…”

Elsewhere in the test matchthere’s this crazy scorecard. Aside from the obvious ‘Sri Lanka, what are you doing?!?!?’, it is worth noting that Temba Bavuma, a fine player who has struggled to convert his fifties, got his third Test ton.

Where does Ollie Pope want Ollie Pope to hit? He made it pretty clear, despite an impressive setback to 6th place on day two.

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