At the close of Day 3, New Zealand's score stood at 348 in their first innings, with Kane Williamson contributing 93 runs and Glenn Phillips remaining unbeaten on 58*. In their second innings, they were 155/6, leading by just four runs, with Daryl Mitchell on 31* and Michael Bracewell on 1*. England, who had posted 499 earlier, were led by Harry Brook’s superb 171, supported by Ben Stokes (80) and Ollie Pope (77). England's bowlers, Carse (4-64) and Bashir (4-69), were the standout performers, while Henry’s 4-84 kept New Zealand in the contest. Get the NZ Vs ENG, 1st Test Day 3 highlights right here
Earlier, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl first. Even though England bowlers did not allow for any big partnerships to develop, all Kiwi batters managed to get some runs. The highest scorer of the first day was their former captain Kane Williamson who got out on 93. Shoaib Bashir was the most successful bowler for England with four wickets.
What Happened On Day 2
Harry Brook posted his seventh test century and shared a 151-run fifth-wicket partnership with Ollie Pope on Friday which changed the course of the first Test between England and New Zealand on its second day.
Brook was 132 not out, Ben Stokes 37 was and England was 319-5 at stumps, only 29 runs behind New Zealand whose first innings ended earlier in the day at 348.
The extent to which Brook and Pope altered the course of the match was evident in the fact England was 45-3 when Brook came to the crease after losing two wickets in three balls before lunch. It was 71-4 when Pope joined Brook and 222-5 when Pope was out for 77 in the final session.
Playing XIs
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope (wk), Ben Stokes (c), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, William ORourke
