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

Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham, Tom Mallows and Kal Sajad

  1. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    It's been a superb effort from Jack Leach. He raises the ball to the crowd and he has a big grin on his face.

  2. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I'm absolutely delighted for Jack Leach. He looks like he's enjoying himself and the Western Terrace is getting behind him.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Boult b Leach 4 (NZ 326)

    It's 10 for the match for Jack Leach!

    Trent Boult goes for another heave but gets nothing on it and the ball clatters into the stumps.

    What a moment for Leach as he is mobbed by his team-mates before walking off to a rapturous reception.

    He has a beaming smile on his face as he holds up the ball to the crowd.

    A wonderful moment.

  4. NZ 326-9

    Now it is Trent Boult's turn as he dances down the track and powers the ball through mid-wicket for four.

  5. NZ 322-9

    Ha, that's ridiculous from Tom Blundell as he goes for a scoop back over the wicketkeeper's head for four.

    New Zealand's lead edging towards 300...

  6. NZ 318-9

    Lead by 287

    That's a great shot from Tom Blundell as he goes on the charge before playing a measured cut backward of square for four.

  7. This is turning into quite the match for Jack Leach.

    Here he is beating Tim Southee all ends up and clipping his middle stump.

  8. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    It was a devilishly difficult chance.

  9. dropped catch

    Boult dropped on 0

    NZ 314-9

    Oh Joe.

    It's a third dropped catch but this was another tough one. Boult feathering an edge that a diving Root couldn't quite hold on to.

  10. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That was a very good improvised shot. He came down to Potts and gave himself enough room to swing his arms.

  11. NZ 314-9

    That's a beauty from Matthew Potts as he beats Tom Blundell - a player well set on 72 - all ends up outside his off stump.

    What a response.

    Blundell charges Potts and powers a cross-batted shot through the covers for four.

    He pushes for a single with the last ball but actually gets too much on it and the ball escapes for another boundary, meaning Trent Boult will be on strike next up.

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    Jamie: You really feel that this game is the rejuvenation of Leach and his Test career made up for him a quality bloke and an even better spinner.

  13. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    Three wicketkeepers have now taken catches for England in this match.

  14. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It's lodged in between his legs. It's not a classical take. Bob Taylor didn't do it like that. But it's good enough for Billings.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Wagner c Billings b Leach 0 (NZ 305-9)

    Gone!

    It is a clear edge from Neil Wagner but the question was about the catch.

    Sam Billings fumbles the catch but reacts by jamming his legs together and the ball lodges in his pads.

    They all count!

  16. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Sam Billings looks very confident.

  17. Umpire review

    Jack Leach thinks he has Neil Wagner caught behind - the England players are celebrating.

    Marais Erasmus isn't sure though so sends it to the third umpire - soft signal out.

  18. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Southee tried to defend and it's not his natural game. It's not his strength. It was a quicker delivery and scuttled through. He almost did him for pace.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Southee b Leach 2 (NZ 305-8)

    Bowled him! Jack Leach has three in this innings as a slightly quicker delivery beats Tim Southee all ends up and clatters into the top of middle stump.

    That's eight in the match for Leach so far.

  20. NZ 305-7

    Blundell 72, Southee 2

    Here we go. Ben Stokes tries to get the ball changed but with no luck.

    Tom Blundell, so disciplined up until now, then suddenly decides to charge Matthew Potts but cannot get anything on the wild pull across the line.