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England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score: New Zealand gained the upper hand on Day 2 of the third Test at The Oval as England slipped to 222/6 in reply to the visitors' first-innings total of 391 on Thursday.
After Glenn Phillips' maiden Test century helped New Zealand post a competitive total, the visitors' pace attack struck regularly to leave England trailing by 169 runs with only the lower order remaining.
At stumps, debutant Jordan Cox was unbeaten on 22, while Jofra Archer was yet to open his account.
New Zealand were bowled out shortly before lunch for 391, a total boosted significantly by Phillips' superb knock of exactly 100. It was the all-rounder's first century in Test cricket and helped the visitors recover from a difficult position.
England's reply was led by opener Emilio Gay, who scored 53. It was his second successive half-century in only his second Test match. Joe Root looked set for a big score but fell for 46, trapped in front by Matt Henry, leaving him just two runs short of becoming only the second batter to reach 14,000 Test runs.
Henry, who had struggled with back spasms during the previous Test at Lord's, was New Zealand's standout bowler. The fast bowler removed both England captain Ben Stokes and vice-captain Harry Brook to put the hosts under pressure.
Nathan Smith also made an impact, claiming a wicket and producing a brilliant run-out to dismiss Ben Duckett with a sharp side-arm throw while on the move.
England briefly fought back through debutants Cox and James Rew, who added 40 runs for the seventh wicket. However, New Zealand struck again just 10 minutes before stumps when Will O'Rourke had Rew caught at slip for 24.
Rew had received a lifeline earlier when Rachin Ravindra spilled a chance, but New Zealand ensured the damage remained limited.
With England still 169 runs behind and only four wickets in hand, New Zealand head into Day 3 firmly in control of the contest.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 237/8 (65.5 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Josh Tongue, Jamieson bends his back and offers another bouncer, on off. Josh Tongue ducks under it.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 237/8 (65.4 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Josh Tongue, Short of a length, outside off, swinging away. Josh Tongue gets on his toes and blocks the inside line.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 237/8 (65.3 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Josh Tongue, Oh, beaten on the outside edge! Another back-of-a-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and nipping it away. Josh Tongue hops a bit and looks to defend, but it glides past the outside edge.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 237/8 (65.2 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Josh Tongue, Back of a length, outside off, Josh Tongue sways away and makes another leave.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 237/8 (65.1 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Josh Tongue, Bumper, but this one sails down the leg side. Josh Tongue lets it pass.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 237/8 (64.6 overs)
Score after
65
overs
237 - 8
- Matthew Fisher 1 (10)
- Josh Tongue 1 (1)
Matt Henry to Matthew Fisher, Pitches it up, on off, Matthew Fisher fends it to cover.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 237/8 (64.5 overs)
Matt Henry to Josh Tongue, Full, on pads, Josh Tongue clips it to the left of deep fine leg for one.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/8 (64.4 overs)
Matt Henry to Jofra Archer, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! That is a very good take from Tom Blundell, who is standing up to the stumps, and Matt Henry gets his fourth wicket. Back of a length, pitching it just outside off, nipping it away. Jofra Archer hangs back and pokes at it, but it takes a thin outside edge. Blundell tracks the ball nicely, gets his gloves in the correct position and takes the catch at shoulder height. England are 236/8, with a deficit of 155 runs.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (64.3 overs)
Matt Henry to Jofra Archer, Full, on middle, angling in, Jofra Archer works it to mid-wicket.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (64.2 overs)
Matt Henry to Jofra Archer, Jagging back in, on a back of a length, on off and middle. Archer taps it down.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (64.1 overs)
Matt Henry to Jofra Archer, Attacking the front pad, on a good length. Archer brings his bat out in front to defend.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (63.6 overs)
Score after
64
overs
236 - 7
- Matthew Fisher 1 (9)
- Jofra Archer 8 (19)
Kyle Jamieson to Matthew Fisher, Fuller and on off. Fisher strides out and defends nicely.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (63.5 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Matthew Fisher, Goes short again, does Jamieson, outside off. Fisher sways away from the line of the ball.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (63.4 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Matthew Fisher, Another bumper, over off and middle. Matthew Fisher is late to duck and cops a blow on the back.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (63.3 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Matthew Fisher, Dug in short, over off. Matthew Fisher hops and defends.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (63.2 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Matthew Fisher, Hurls it on a hard length, on off. Fisher keeps it out on the off side.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (63.1 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Matthew Fisher, Moving away off the surface, on a good length, outside off. Fisher has a feel for it and is beaten on the outside edge.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (62.6 overs)
Score after
63
overs
236 - 7
- Jofra Archer 8 (19)
- Matthew Fisher 1 (3)
Matt Henry to Jofra Archer, Jagging back in and skidding through, on a nagging length, on middle. Archer is beaten for pace as the ball sneaks past the inside edge and catches him high on the back pad.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (62.5 overs)
Matt Henry to Jofra Archer, At 131 kph, on a good length, on off and middle. Archer is hurried as the ball skids onto him. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 236/7 (62.4 overs)
Matt Henry to Matthew Fisher, Dishes it out on a short of a length, on off. Matthew angles it behind point for a run.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 235/7 (62.3 overs)
Matt Henry to Matthew Fisher, Nearly carried! In and around the off stump, on a back of a length. Fisher looks to cover the line but the ball straightens a bit off the deck. It goes off an outside edge but drops short of Daryl Mitchell at first slip.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 235/7 (62.2 overs)
Matt Henry to Matthew Fisher, Hits the top of off, Fisher stabs it down on the off side.
Matthew Fisher walks out to bat.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 235/7 (62.1 overs)
Matt Henry to Jordan Cox, OUT! CAUGHT! New Zealand have England's last recognised batter. That is a crushing blow for the home side. Henry pitches it on a length, on middle and leg. Cox leans across and brings his wrists into play. He flicks but can't keep it on the ground. Tom Latham dives low to his right at short mid-wicket and takes a fine catch. England are now 7 down for 235, trailing by 156 runs.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 235/6 (61.6 overs)
Score after
62
overs
235 - 6
- Jofra Archer 8 (17)
- Jordan Cox 27 (54)
Kyle Jamieson to Jofra Archer, Goes past the bat! Nipping away with a bit of extra bounce, outside off. Archer shuffles across to play the line of the ball but is beaten on the outside edge.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 235/6 (61.5 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jofra Archer, Brings the stumps into play with a fuller ball. Archer presents a straight bat for the block.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score: ENG fight back
England briefly fought back through debutants Cox and James Rew, who added 40 runs for the seventh wicket. However, New Zealand struck again just 10 minutes before stumps when Will O'Rourke had Rew caught at slip for 24.
Rew had received a lifeline earlier when Rachin Ravindra spilled a chance, but New Zealand ensured the damage remained limited.
With England still 169 runs behind and only four wickets in hand, New Zealand head into Day 3 firmly in control of the contest.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 235/6 (61.4 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jofra Archer, FOUR! Second boundary in three balls, this time off the back foot. Jamieson serves it on a back of a length, outside off. Archer gets on his toes to ride the bounce and punches it through point for four more.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score: England's reply
England's reply was led by opener Emilio Gay, who scored 53. It was his second successive half-century in only his second Test match. Joe Root looked set for a big score but fell for 46, trapped in front by Matt Henry, leaving him just two runs short of becoming only the second batter to reach 14,000 Test runs.
Henry, who had struggled with back spasms during the previous Test at Lord's, was New Zealand's standout bowler. The fast bowler removed both England captain Ben Stokes and vice-captain Harry Brook to put the hosts under pressure.
Nathan Smith also made an impact, claiming a wicket and producing a brilliant run-out to dismiss Ben Duckett with a sharp side-arm throw while on the move.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score: NZ 391 all out
New Zealand were bowled out shortly before lunch for 391, a total boosted significantly by Phillips' superb knock of exactly 100.
It was the all-rounder's first century in Test cricket and helped the visitors recover from a difficult position.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 231/6 (61.3 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jofra Archer, Beaten! Bowled on a length, outside off. Archer is better off leaving it alone but pokes at it. He is lucky not to have edged it behind.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score: NZ have upper hand
New Zealand gained the upper hand on Day 2 of the third Test at The Oval as England slipped to 222/6 in reply to the visitors' first-innings total of 391 on Thursday.
After Glenn Phillips' maiden Test century helped New Zealand post a competitive total, the visitors' pace attack struck regularly to leave England trailing by 169 runs with only the lower order remaining.
At stumps, debutant Jordan Cox was unbeaten on 22, while Jofra Archer was yet to open his account.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score: Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between England and New Zealand at the Oval.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 231/6 (61.2 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jofra Archer, FOUR! Lovely shot. Fuller than the previous ball and slightly wide, on off. Archer leans on and angles the bat face to drive it to the right of the diving backward point fielder for a boundary. England trail by 160 runs.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 227/6 (61.1 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jofra Archer, Honing in on the stumps, on a length. Jofra is watchful in defence.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 227/6 (60.6 overs)
Score after
61
overs
227 - 6
- Jordan Cox 27 (54)
- Jofra Archer 0 (11)
Matt Henry to Jordan Cox, Pushes the length up at 130 kph, just outside off. Cox extends his hands out in front for the drive. The bat turns in his hand. He mistimes the drive off the inner half to mid on.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 227/6 (60.5 overs)
Matt Henry to Jordan Cox, Drags the length back a bit, on middle. Cox gets on top of the bounce and defends it out.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 227/6 (60.4 overs)
Matt Henry to Jordan Cox, Angled in, on middle and leg, on a nagging length. Cox dabs it down on the leg side.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 227/6 (60.3 overs)
Matt Henry to Jordan Cox, Attacks the sticks, on a good length, Cox gets behind the line and blocks it off.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 227/6 (60.2 overs)
Matt Henry to Jordan Cox, FOUR! Clipped away! Very full, darted in at the toes. Jordan flicks it through square leg. Rachin Ravindra gives it a long chase but the ball wins the race.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 223/6 (60.1 overs)
Matt Henry to Jordan Cox, Delivers it on a short of a length, on off. Cox presses back and taps it down with a straight bat.
Matt Henry will bowl from the other end. 16-3-57-2 so far for Henry. Tom Blundell is standing up to the stumps. In case you missed it, Ben Stokes is back in action for Durham against Northamptonshire at Chester-le-Street as the latest round of County Championship fixtures gets underway today.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 223/6 (59.6 overs)
Score after
60
overs
223 - 6
- Jordan Cox 23 (48)
- Jofra Archer 0 (11)
Kyle Jamieson to Jordan Cox, Into the deck, on off. Cox stands tall, rides the bounce and glides it behind point for a single.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 222/6 (59.5 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jordan Cox, Hits the back of a length, on top of off. Jordan walks inside the line of the ball and nudges it to mid-wicket.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 222/6 (59.4 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jordan Cox, At 128 kph, on a good length, outside off. Cox lets it be.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 222/6 (59.3 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jordan Cox, Keeps it full, around off. Jordan shuffles across and eases the drive to mid off.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 222/6 (59.2 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jordan Cox, Fuller and on off. Cox gets on the front foot and drives but without much timing to mid off.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live Score: 222/6 (59.1 overs)
Kyle Jamieson to Jordan Cox, Lands it on a good length, outside off. Cox shoulders arms.
We are all set for the action to get underway. It is a beautiful morning at The Oval, with the sun shining in all its glory and not a cloud in the sky. The two umpires and players have made their way out to the middle. Kyle Jamieson is ready at the top of his mark. Jordan Cox is on strike. Two slips and a gully await. Away we go...
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score: New Zealand were bowled out shortly before lunch for 391, a total boosted significantly by Phillips' superb knock of exactly 100.
It was the all-rounder's first century in Test cricket and helped the visitors recover from a difficult position.
England's reply was led by opener Emilio Gay, who scored 53. It was his second successive half-century in only his second Test match.
Joe Root looked set for a big score but fell for 46, trapped in front by Matt Henry, leaving him just two runs short of becoming only the second batter to reach 14,000 Test runs.






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