Third Test, day one, Trent Bridge
New Zealand win toss and bat in decider - series level at 1-1
Black Caps close on 361-4 after record stand of 317 between openers Latham and Conway
Latham edges Stokes behind to fall for superb 151; Conway holes out off Root for excellent 157; Ravindra skies Atkinson to Smith and Archer nicks off Nicholls
Conway would have been out lbw on 71 but England failed to review; Smith drops simple chance with Latham on 129
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Ashwanth R Kavuluri
CricViz analyst
The last time an opposition opening pair scored a 100-run partnership against England was New Zealand's Latham and Young in December 2024, in Hamilton.
A 27-innings streak has been broken today.
Devon Conway tilts his helmet forward to drain out the sweat before Josh Tongue begins his latest over.
Just the single off Tongue's over. England starting to build a little mini spell of pressure here.
Gus Atkinson with a tight over. Just a single off it.
England need to build some pressure here. All too easy going at the moment.
A spectator with a straw hat clutching a pint of beer briefly disrupts play after wandering near the sightscreens.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
This has an ominous feel about it at the moment.
Latham 61*, Conway 65*
Josh Tongue catches Tom Latham by surprise with a yorker which the slams into the pad of the Kiwi opener and he scrambles a leg bye.
Final delivery of the over and Conway drives on the up but edges between first slip and gully for four.
Would that have carried if there was a slip in place? possibly not.
Worse still for Tongue, it's a no-ball and Conway picks off another boundary with a confident thrash through the covers.
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This Test series was changed the moment we dropped Stokes and Atkinson, now look where we are. Gift to New Zealand.
Martin, Cottingham
Gus Atkinson tightens up in the remainder of the over. Just a single off it.
Joe in Nottingham re sweetgate. One of those names is close to the mark.
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Picking three quicks considering the weather has been the wrong choice nothing happening and again not many balls would have hit the wickets. Been very easy this morning for the NZ openers.
Phil, Trent Bridge
Winning the toss was always going to be important in good batting conditions,one senses that it could be a long stint in the field for England.
Pete, Birmingham
New Zealand have a good start. If this momentum continues and they score around 400, England may struggle.
Venkatesh, India
A bit of a freebie from Gus Atkinson to start after lunch via a wide full toss and Devon Conway cashes in with a thumping drive through the covers.
Not exactly a session tone setter.
Ashwanth R Kavuluri
CricViz analyst
England seamers in the first session today:
Relatively modest returns from Tom Latham and Devon Conway in the first two Tests but they both look well set here.
Wayne in Ormskirk re sweetgate (13:08). Getting warmer...
Image source, Getty ImagesDevon Conway transfers his weight on to the back foot and steers a delivery back of a length from Josh Tongue for four through third.
He then works Tongue into the leg side for a single off his pads to bring up his half-century off 91 balls.
Josh Tongue has the ball in hand. Devon Conway is on strike.
Two slips in place.
Kiwi batters Tom Latham and Devon Conway are striding out to the middle.
Someone in the crowd is holding up a 'Stokes - legend' flag emblazoned with the England captain's great moments.
Steven in Saltaire is researching sweetgate (13:08) possibilities while Dafydd in Surbiton is wide of the mark.
England's players affixing sunglasses and readjusting caps on the edge of the boundary at Trent Bridge following lunch. We'll be underway again shortly.
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Peter in Cambridge and Julian in York among those to text in re sweetgate (13:08).
I couldn't possibly comment...
Image source, Getty ImagesNot a cloud in the sky at Trent Bridge. Most of the fans have left the stands to seek a bit of shade during the lunch break.
Definitely a day for slip, slap, slop as the great Richie Benaud used to say in his familiar mellow tones.
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Re England curfew post at 13:08. Come on name names!
Ciaran, Cambridge
Alas, the identities of those involved in sweetgate must remain anonymous. Shouldn't stop you making an educated guess, Ciaran.
Jeremy Coney
Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
It's been steady going for New Zealand. Tom Latham has been more compact about the way that he's played the ball. He's allowed it to come to him and he's played the ball. He's had a bit of fortune at third slip area, other than that he's looked pretty solid. Whereas Devon Conway is pushing out a little bit more.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latham,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Latham, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 151 | 214 | 129 | 15 | 0 | 323 | 70.56 |
Conway,caught substitute, bowled Root Conway, caught substitute, bowled Root | 157 | 224 | 154 | 22 | 3 | 329 | 70.09 |
Nicholls,caught Smith, bowled Archer Nicholls, caught Smith, bowled Archer | 36 | 48 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 75.00 |
Ravindra,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Ravindra, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 7 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 31.82 |
O'Rourke,caught Gay, bowled Stokes O'Rourke, caught Gay, bowled Stokes | 19 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 50.00 |
Mitchell,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Mitchell, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 11 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 33.33 |
Blundell,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Blundell, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 30 | 67 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 44.78 |
Santner,caught Bethell, bowled Stokes Santner, caught Bethell, bowled Stokes | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33.33 |
Smith,caught and bowled Bashir Smith, caught and bowled Bashir | 6 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 21.43 |
Tickner,not out Tickner, not out | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 66.67 |
Sears,leg before wicket, bowled Archer Sears, leg before wicket, bowled Archer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 5, total 13 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 5, total 13 | |||||||
Total,438 all out 114.5 overs Total,438 all out 114.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atkinson | 21.0 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.76 |
Archer | 19.5 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.78 |
Tongue | 21.0 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.57 |
Bashir | 25.0 | 2 | 105 | 2 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4.20 |
Stokes | 21.0 | 3 | 70 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.33 |
Bethell | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
Root | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
317 for 1 (72.1 overs) | Latham |
319 for 2 (73.1 overs) | Conway |
361 for 3 (83.6 overs) | Ravindra |
361 for 4 (84.1 overs) | Nicholls |
392 for 5 (94.3 overs) | Mitchell |
393 for 6 (96.6 overs) | O'Rourke |
413 for 7 (100.6 overs) | Santner |
434 for 8 (113.3 overs) | Smith |
435 for 9 (113.6 overs) | Blundell |
438 for 10 (114.5 overs) | Sears |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,bowled Smith Duckett, bowled Smith | 113 | 99 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 152 | 114.14 |
Gay,caught Blundell, bowled O'Rourke Gay, caught Blundell, bowled O'Rourke | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
Bethell,caught Latham, bowled O'Rourke Bethell, caught Latham, bowled O'Rourke | 74 | 133 | 96 | 9 | 0 | 221 | 55.64 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Smith Root, leg before wicket, bowled Smith | 21 | 46 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 45.65 |
Brook,bowled Foulkes Brook, bowled Foulkes | 58 | 80 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 72.50 |
Smith,caught Mitchell, bowled Smith Smith, caught Mitchell, bowled Smith | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8.33 |
Stokes,bowled Foulkes Stokes, bowled Foulkes | 15 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 45.45 |
Atkinson,caught Mitchell, bowled O'Rourke Atkinson, caught Mitchell, bowled O'Rourke | 23 | 86 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 26.74 |
Archer,caught Mitchell, bowled Smith Archer, caught Mitchell, bowled Smith | 15 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 45.45 |
Tongue,caught Santner, bowled Foulkes Tongue, caught Santner, bowled Foulkes | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20.00 |
Bashir,not out Bashir, not out | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 17, leg byes 5, total 32 Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 17, leg byes 5, total 32 | |||||||
Total,354 all out 88.2 overs Total,354 all out 88.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith | 23.0 | 2 | 91 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.95 |
O'Rourke | 20.0 | 6 | 53 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.65 |
Tickner | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.00 |
Santner | 10.0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.90 |
Sears | 17.0 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.29 |
Foulkes | 15.2 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.28 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (1.5 overs) | Gay |
187 for 2 (31.2 overs) | Duckett |
224 for 3 (46.2 overs) | Root |
224 for 4 (47.1 overs) | Bethell |
234 for 5 (50.5 overs) | Smith |
290 for 6 (60.4 overs) | Stokes |
322 for 7 (72.3 overs) | Brook |
350 for 8 (84.3 overs) | Archer |
354 for 9 (87.3 overs) | Atkinson |
354 for 10 (88.2 overs) | Tongue |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latham,leg before wicket, bowled Archer Latham, leg before wicket, bowled Archer | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 66.67 |
Conway,caught Root, bowled Archer Conway, caught Root, bowled Archer | 5 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31.25 |
Nicholls,caught Brook, bowled Atkinson Nicholls, caught Brook, bowled Atkinson | 16 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 39.02 |
batting,Ravindra,not out batting, Ravindra, not out | 60 | 90 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 142 | 66.67 |
batting,Mitchell,not out batting, Mitchell, not out | 26 | 60 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 43.33 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 9 Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 9 | |||||||
Total,120 for 3 35.0 overs Total,120 for 3 35.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer, bowling | 7.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Atkinson | 8.0 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.12 |
Tongue | 5.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.60 |
Bashir | 9.0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.11 |
Stokes | 6.0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.16 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1 (0.6 overs) | Latham |
12 for 2 (4.6 overs) | Conway |
51 for 3 (14.1 overs) | Nicholls |
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