Summary

  • Pope 81*, Root 55* - target 296

  • Fluent unbroken stand worth 132

  • Root reverse-sweeps Wagner for six

  • Lees run out after mix-up with Crawley

  • Crawley 25 - miscues drives to cover

  • NZ 326: Blundell 88*, Mitchell 56

  • Leach 5-66 & 10-166 in match

  • Third test, day four, Headingley

  • England lead three-match series 2-0

  1. Goodbyepublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    The third Test of the series goes down to the final day. Will England see off the chase with ease? Will New Zealand fight back and prevent a series clean-sweep? Or will the weather play a part?

    We'll be back tomorrow at around 10:30 BST to bring you all the action.

    In the meantime, you can read Matthew Henry's report from Headingley here, or watch Today at the Test highlights which are currently on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

    See you then!

  2. Postpublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Ben Stokes is a captain. He has that presence and that body language. It's hard to teach that presence as a skipper. With his field positions Ben Stokes is thinking 'how can we get them out' not containing. It's evident from three matches he can read the game as well as the natural presence with his leadership. It's the best three Test matches England have played in many years, and you can see the players have bought into this brand of cricket.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

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    Greg Double: Joe Root centre stage at Headingley > anyone on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.

    Joe Root celebrating his half centuryImage source, Getty Images
  4. Postpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Joe Root (55*) and Ollie Pope (81*) rescued England from 51-2 with an unbeaten 132-run stand.

  5. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I'm sticking with Zak Crawley for India at Edgbaston. He will need some runs. Today's innings he played too many shots. You can't expect to get bat into form by playing loads of shots.

    But I'm going to steal an idea from Kumar Sangakkara. He said Jos Buttler should open in Test cricket - and I'm not against that idea. If they are going to commit to this brand of cricket why not? I have got a funny feeling if it is ever going to work then it's with Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.

    I don't know if Jos Buttler wants to play cricket or not, but when Kumar said that I thought 'why not?'. It's out the box but if England are going to go with this style why not put the most powerful car at the top.

  6. Postpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Billings' catch was bizarre.

    But this from Joe Root was just genius.

  7. Postpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Just watching that last session the New Zealand attack looked on the ropes. They have fought hard but this England side are playing a dynamic brand of cricket. You saw this morning Ben Stokes was setting clever fields, and I'm delighted for Jack Leach.

  8. Postpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Ben Foakes was ruled out of the remainder of the Test with Covid-19.

    Replacement Sam Billings drove from Kent to Leeds, arriving at 1am this morning.

    Then he did this.

  9. Postpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    You can clearly see Jack Leach has a pitch which will help. New Zealand haven't played him particularly well but today was the best I've seen him bowl. The arm ball he bowled to dismiss Tim Southee is not one I've seen before. I think he's gone away and worked with Jeetan Patel and he's bowled with greater consistency. He bowled too many pies at Trent Bridge. He's a great character the fans like him because he gives it everything.

  10. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    From one left-arm spinner to another...

  11. Postpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The pitch has got easier and easier, apart from batters facing the spinners. Jack Leach was able to cash in for Ben Stokes while Kane Williamson has a part timer in Michael Bracewell who England's batters have shredded. Leach has got better throughout this match - his confidence has grown, but he needs that time bowling behind him.

  12. From the press boxpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

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  13. Postpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Moeen Ali
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    This game will be massive for Jack's confidence - the fact he can control the run-rate and take wickets, especially in the first innings. Because in the second innings we know he is a good bowler and he takes wickets and he bowls tight.

    I'm really pleased for him. He deserves that for what's happened to him in his career. He's been in and out a little bit, he's had illnesses, that injury at Lord's fielding...

    So I'm delighted for him. He's a top, top guy and the more he plays, the more he will learn about bowling and get better.

  14. Postpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Jack Leach will finish the match with 10-166.

  15. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

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    Can’t help but think if England’s 2nd innings had begun an hour earlier they would have gone for the win tonight, such is their new attack-minded approach.

    Dave, Pontypool

  16. Postpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    If England are able to start on time they might get them in a session tomorrow morning - possibly with a delayed lunch. The only thing stopping them would be Trent Boult because I don't think Tim Southee is quite what he was.

  17. Postpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The first session belonged to New Zealand but it's been all England since then.

  18. Close of playpublished at 39 overs

    Eng 183-2 (need 113 more runs to win)

    That's it for day four, folks.

    What a terrific day of Test cricket. New Zealand bossed it at the start but England have smashed it from thereafter. They are in complete control and on course for a series clean sweep.

  19. How's stat?!published at 18:51 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    That was Joe Root's 81st score of fifty or more, with 27 of those being converted into centuries.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 26 June 2022

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    Ref Grumpy Old Chef (18:42). Please can we stop talking about Jos? He's too valuable to the white ball team. I'd humbly suggest Phil Salt as he's potentially not going to make the first XI of the white ball team and he's worthy of a run in the Test side.

    Norfolknick