| First LV= Insurance Test, Lord’s (day three) |
| New Zealand 132 & 285 Mitchell 108, Blundell 96 |
| England 141 & 216-5 Root 77*, Stokes 54; Jamieson 4-59 |
| England need 61 runs to win, New Zealand five wickets |
| Scorecard |
Joe Root and Ben Stokes gave England huge hope of a stunning victory on a gripping third day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s.
Chasing a challenging 277, England reached 216-5, needing another 61 runs. Though captain Stokes was out for 54, former skipper Root remains on 77, having added 57 with Ben Foakes.
The fifth-wicket pair dragged the home side from 69-4 and England would have been 76-5 had Colin de Grandhomme not overstepped in bowling Stokes when he had only one.
The Stokes-Root partnership added 90 and was only ended by Stokes trying a needless uppercut that gave impressive pace bowler Kyle Jamieson a fourth wicket.
England’s turnaround began in the morning session, when they took three wickets in three balls to spark a New Zealand collapse of 6-34.
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