| Third LV Insurance Test, Headingley (day four of five) |
| New Zealand 329 (Mitchell 109, Leach 5-100) & 326 (Blundell 88*, Latham 76; Leach 5-66) |
| England 360 (Bairstow 162, Overton 97) & 183-2 (Pope 81*, Root 55*) |
| England need further 113 runs to win |
| Scorecard |
England need 113 runs with eight wickets in hand to complete another superb final-day victory against New Zealand in the third Test at Headingley.
Set 296 to win, England hurried along once again to reach 183-2 on day four.
Ollie Pope made 81 not out and Joe Root an unbeaten 55, putting on 132 after Alex Lees was run out for nine and Zak Crawley caught for a frantic 25.
After chasing 277 in the first Test and breathlessly pursuing 299 to win the second, victory in Leeds will give England a 3-0 series clean sweep over the World Test champions.
They would have hoped to earn themselves a smaller target when New Zealand resumed on 168-5 – 137 ahead – but were thwarted by Tom Blundell’s 88 not out.
Blundell, who overturned an lbw decision on 52…
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