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Jack Leach celebrates taking the wicket of Will Young
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England face New Zealand at Headingley looking to complete a whitewash in the three-match Test series after a thrilling victory in the second Test at Trent Bridge.
Jonny Bairstow’s swashbuckling innings will live long in the memory and the Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes era is off to a flying start. Here they look to reassert their dominance, but the Black Caps will be keen to bounce back. The tourists have been boosted by captain Kane Williamson’s return from Covid. Stokes, too, plays after an illness scare, while James Anderson misses out through injury, meaning there is a debut for pace bowler Jamie Overton.
“My message is clear and simple,” said Stokes. “Let’s try to progress from what we did at Trent Bridge. It’s hard to put into words how we do that this week, but I said ‘let’s feel like we’re in the entertainment business and not the sports business’. I feel like people want to come and watch the brand of cricket we’re playing. My challenge to the lads this week is to go and do it again.”
Follow all the latest live coverage of today’s match in the live blog below:
England vs New Zealand
Matthew Potts to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
England vs New Zealand
Matthew Potts to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Foakes.
England vs New Zealand
Matthew Potts to Kane Williamson. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Foakes.
England vs New Zealand
Jack Leach to Devon Conway. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Broad.
England vs New Zealand
Jack Leach to Devon Conway. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Pope.
England vs New Zealand
Jack Leach to Devon Conway. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Stokes.
England vs New Zealand
Jack Leach to Devon Conway. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
England vs New Zealand
Jack Leach to Kane Williamson. Stock ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Potts.
England vs New Zealand
Jack Leach to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Foakes.
England vs New Zealand
Matthew Potts to Devon Conway. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Foakes.
