Third Test, day four, Trent Bridge - series level at 1-1
England close on 103-4 in chase of 373
Stokes opens and makes 30 from 20 balls before being caught off Foulkes
Stokes takes wicket with first delivery after news of his shock retirement made public
Mitchell brings up century off 241 balls before NZ declare on 288-9
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Tom Blundell calmly guides a brisk-ish delivery from Jofra Archer through wide third for four to start Jofra Archer's latest over.
There's a single before Archer responds with four dots.
A hum from the Trent Bridge crowd, doubtless pondering tactics.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
If England are going to go about the chase in the way Harry Brook warmed up this morning, it's going to be a hell of a watch. For good or bad.
Ben Stokes backs up that over from Jofra Archer with another tight one. Just a single off it. England are chipping away at New Zealand here. Who will blink first?
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Sat here trying to explain cricket to my three-year-old. Man without helmet throws balls at man with helmet who tries to hit it. If he hits it badly he has to go home, is what we've grasped so far.
Sam, Norwich
Jofra Archer continues to build a bit of pressure for England with a tight over.
He finishes with a couple of beauties - twice beating tentative defensive prods from Daryl Mitchell on the outside edge.
England have done well with the ball after lunch thus far.
Ashwanth R Kavuluri
CricViz analyst
After a 129-run stand with Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell is now joined by Tom Blundell. As a pair, they have scored 1,134 runs together in Test cricket, with four century partnerships and two fifty-run stands.
They are New Zealand's second-most successful batting pair in Tests since 2021. This will be a crucial partnership for both sides in the context of the match.
Most runs as a pair for New Zealand in Tests since 2021:
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
Ben Stokes has a rueful smile on his face as if to say "how didn't that bowl you?"
Image source, Getty ImagesThis will be troubling England's batters considering what is to come.
A full delivery from Ben Stokes midway through the over pea rolls through to Tom Bundell, who jabs his bat down but misses it.
The ball beat wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, too, and runs away for four byes.
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Talking of Harold Larwood, at the end of what was meant to be Richard Hadlee’s last match for Notts in 1980, he and Bill Voce appeared with him on the Trent Bridge pavilion to huge applause. Hadlee changed his mind, signed up again for Notts, and the rest is history.
Bruce, Dundee
The crowd give Jofra Archer some encouragement as he runs in. Not exactly a full-on roar but a la few 'woahhhs' some 'come ons' and a bit of intensified clapping.
New Zealand were cautious in the first session and Tom Blundell defends the first two deliveries.
The third is edged wide of the cordon and races away to the vacant third region. Harry Brook produces a diving pull back to prevent the boundary.
The players are back out in the middle at Trent Bridge.
Jofra Archer will bowl the first over following lunch.
Tom Blundell is on strike.
Bashir gets England's breakthrough as he removes Ravindra lbw for 94
Back to the present day.
Shoaib Bashir has picked up England's only wicket in the morning session after he denied Rachin Ravindra a hundred.
Speaking of Harold Larwood.
I know cricket books were discussed on TMS earlier - we did likewise here yesterday - but any mention of Larwood is an excuse to draw your attention to Duncan Hamilton's book on the great man which is absolutely excellent.
One anecdote I remember from it was a tale about the boundary at Nuncargate, a village near Kirkby-in-Ashfield where a young Larwood played, which had a hedge on the edge of it that had a hole specially cut into it.
The reason for the hole? So the young quick bowler could fit his full run up in.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrought you details of the highest fourth-innings chases at Trent Bridge in Tests earlier (11:29) - 299 and 284.
Thought I'd take up a look at the highest successful first-class chase at Trent Bridge to give us some sort of context of the challenge England might face here.
It came 101 years ago last week when Middlesex chased down fourth-innings target of 502 against Nottinghamshire thanks to an unbeaten double hundred by Patsy Hendren.
The great English fast bowler, Harold Larwood, bowled 36 wicketless overs for Notts in the match.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
New Zealand attacked 13% of the deliveries in that morning session - that's the lowest figure for either team, in any session of the series.
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Was Josh Tongue really a better choice than Ollie Robinson. He is going at over five an over, and we have seen how the wicketkeeper standing up to pace bowling slows the run rate by taking shots out of the batter's armoury.
How do we play this? Bazball failure seals Rob Key’s fate. Bazball success just shows it works on a percentage basis. Bat like New Zealand and win and Bazball will finally be proved irrelevant to Test cricket. But will they dare risk their technique on a worn track? Fascinating stuff.
Mike, Netley Abbey
We are lack cutting edge bowling attack. England have excellent attacking batters but no quality bowlers. Need to find two quickies who can play consistently and one really good spinner. Selectors need to find the next Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Moeen Ali.
Dr Ayaz, Birmingham
Thanks, Mike.
Some news Stormont where India are playing Ireland is that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will NOT make his debut in the second T20 international.
India have won the toss and will bowl. Ireland, of course, won the first match between the sides on Friday.
You can keep an eye on that match regardless with our friends from BBC North Ireland...
Mitchell 47, Blundell 0; lead by 264
Having scored one run in the previous over, Daryl Mitchell goes back into his shell and faces a maiden from Gus Atkinson.
New Zealand have scored 60 runs from 25 overs this morning, with Mitchell out there for all of it - he has 47 from 149 deliveries, with Tom Blundell yet to score alongside him.
The tourists are edging towards a defendable lead - here's Timothy Abraham to see how they get on in the afternoon session.
Tom Blundell comes out after a long wait and faces the last two balls of Shoaib Bashir's over without scoring.
A profitable over for Bashir, who changed ends from the one he was bowling from yesterday - he now has figures of 1-30 from 10 overs.
We'll have one more over before lunch.
Ravindra lbw b Shoaib Bashir 94 (NZ 180-4)
All reds!
Rachin Ravindra falls six short of his century, England have their breakthrough after almost a whole session of toil.
A 129-run partnership comes to an end.
Bashir gets England's breakthrough as he removes Ravindra lbw for 94
| 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 |
Ravindra,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Ravindra, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 94 | 149 | 100 | 12 | 0 | 257 | 63.09 |
Mitchell,not out Mitchell, not out | 100 | 241 | 185 | 10 | 1 | 394 | 41.49 |
Blundell,caught Gay, bowled Archer Blundell, caught Gay, bowled Archer | 18 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
Santner,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Santner, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Smith,caught Smith, bowled Archer Smith, caught Smith, bowled Archer | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 |
Foulkes,caught Brook, bowled Stokes Foulkes, caught Brook, bowled Stokes | 6 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 14.63 |
Sears,not out Sears, not out | 19 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 47.50 |
O'Rourke,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson O'Rourke, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 5, wides 1, byes 9, leg byes 10, total 25 Extras, no balls 5, wides 1, byes 9, leg byes 10, total 25 | |||||||
Total,288 for 9 declared 94.0 overs Total,288 for 9 declared 94.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 20.0 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.65 |
Atkinson | 22.0 | 6 | 50 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.27 |
Tongue | 14.0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5.35 |
Bashir | 13.0 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.23 |
Stokes | 25.0 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.96 |
| 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 |
180 for 4 (58.4 overs) | Ravindra |
204 for 5 (66.6 overs) | Blundell |
205 for 6 (67.4 overs) | Santner |
206 for 7 (68.3 overs) | Smith |
224 for 8 (81.1 overs) | Foulkes |
279 for 9 (91.3 overs) | O'Rourke |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught Mitchell, bowled Sears Duckett, caught Mitchell, bowled Sears | 36 | 42 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 85.71 |
Stokes,caught Mitchell, bowled Foulkes Stokes, caught Mitchell, bowled Foulkes | 30 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 150.00 |
Bethell,leg before wicket, bowled Foulkes Bethell, leg before wicket, bowled Foulkes | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Brook,caught Smith, bowled Foulkes Brook, caught Smith, bowled Foulkes | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 233.33 |
batting,Root,not out batting, Root, not out | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 81.82 |
batting,Gay,not out batting, Gay, not out | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 150.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 1 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 1 | |||||||
Total,103 for 4 15.0 overs Total,103 for 4 15.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith | 7.0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6.85 |
O'Rourke | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
Foulkes | 5.5 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.20 |
Sears | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
Santner, bowling | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
50 for 1 (7.2 overs) | Stokes |
50 for 2 (7.6 overs) | Bethell |
72 for 3 (9.5 overs) | Brook |
95 for 4 (13.6 overs) | Duckett |
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