Leads: In-form Daryl Mitchell Driven after the revival of New Zealand Stuart Broad It struck early for England on the first day of the third Test at Headingley on Thursday.
By the end of the game, New Zealand were 225 for five, with Mitchell scoring an unbeaten 78 at Lord’s and Trent Bridge.
Those motivated efforts were insufficient to prevent the World Test champions from trailing 2-0 in the three-match series.
But Mitchell will aim to add another century as the Black Caps try to save the win in the series finale.
England captain Broad removed Tom Latham in the first over of the day after James Anderson was ruled out with an ankle injury and then grabbed the New Zealand captain’s prize wicket. Kane Williamson During the comeback of two runs for 45 runs in 17 overs.
However, under blue skies and on a good pitch following Williamson’s decision to bat first after winning the toss with New Zealand at 83 for four, Mitchell persisted.
He again found good support from Tom Blundell (45 not out) in an unbroken stand of 102 – his third century partnership of the series.
Under his new captaincy from England captain Ben Stokes and Test coach Brendon McCullum, the former New Zealand captain was looking to register three out of three wins.
They could have been without Anderson, their all-time leading Test wicket-taker, but Broad nonetheless dismissed Latham for a sixth-ball duck when he dismissed Joe Root straight at first slip.
Will Young and Williamson, back in action after losing the second Test in Nottingham to coronavirus, repaired some of the damage after coming together one for one.
Williamson, at the ground he played for Yorkshire, dismissed Broad for four and Young cut a boundary off Jamie Overton, with debutant Surrey opting for twin brother Craig as Anderson’s replacement. .
Spin, however, ended a promising partnership when left-hander Jack Leach hit his first ball for a boundary, and straightened a delivery to lbw opener Young for 20.
Broad then dismissed Williamson, whose fluent 31 included five boundaries, when the star batsman thumped wicketkeeper Ben Fox with an excellent leg-cutter as the seamer took his 548th Test wicket.
Williamson tore his glove in disgust in a rare display of emotion.
Overton, presented with his England cap at the start of the day by his twin, got into the act after lunch with his maiden Test wicket.
Devon Conway played for 26, trying to run a full-length overton ball, putting New Zealand in trouble for 83 for four.
Struggling Henry Nicholls had scored 19 runs in 99 balls when he fell in a whimsical fashion at the stroke of tea.
Nicholls runs the ball powerfully on Leach only to deflect non-striker Mitchell’s bat and loop gently towards Alex Lees at mid-off.
Mitchell may have been dismissed for eight, but England, in one of several poor review choices, decided to challenge Matthew Potts’s dismissed lbw appeal, with replays confirming that the batsman would have been out.
Mitchell celebrated that escape by dismissing Leach for a straight six and scored a half-century off exactly 100 balls.
England thought they had caught Blundell on 31 behind part-time spinner Root, but the batsman’s review showed no contact with the ball.
Further disappointment for England came when, after a brief rain break, Overton believed he had caught Mitchell for 60 by Fox, only the England review showed that the batsman could not bowl the ball. had missed.
England took the new ball as quickly as possible, New Zealand posted 203 for five in 80 overs, but were unable to manage another breakthrough.
By the end of the game, New Zealand were 225 for five, with Mitchell scoring an unbeaten 78 at Lord’s and Trent Bridge.
Those motivated efforts were insufficient to prevent the World Test champions from trailing 2-0 in the three-match series.
But Mitchell will aim to add another century as the Black Caps try to save the win in the series finale.
England captain Broad removed Tom Latham in the first over of the day after James Anderson was ruled out with an ankle injury and then grabbed the New Zealand captain’s prize wicket. Kane Williamson During the comeback of two runs for 45 runs in 17 overs.
However, under blue skies and on a good pitch following Williamson’s decision to bat first after winning the toss with New Zealand at 83 for four, Mitchell persisted.
He again found good support from Tom Blundell (45 not out) in an unbroken stand of 102 – his third century partnership of the series.
Under his new captaincy from England captain Ben Stokes and Test coach Brendon McCullum, the former New Zealand captain was looking to register three out of three wins.
They could have been without Anderson, their all-time leading Test wicket-taker, but Broad nonetheless dismissed Latham for a sixth-ball duck when he dismissed Joe Root straight at first slip.
Will Young and Williamson, back in action after losing the second Test in Nottingham to coronavirus, repaired some of the damage after coming together one for one.
Williamson, at the ground he played for Yorkshire, dismissed Broad for four and Young cut a boundary off Jamie Overton, with debutant Surrey opting for twin brother Craig as Anderson’s replacement. .
Spin, however, ended a promising partnership when left-hander Jack Leach hit his first ball for a boundary, and straightened a delivery to lbw opener Young for 20.
Broad then dismissed Williamson, whose fluent 31 included five boundaries, when the star batsman thumped wicketkeeper Ben Fox with an excellent leg-cutter as the seamer took his 548th Test wicket.
Williamson tore his glove in disgust in a rare display of emotion.
Overton, presented with his England cap at the start of the day by his twin, got into the act after lunch with his maiden Test wicket.
Devon Conway played for 26, trying to run a full-length overton ball, putting New Zealand in trouble for 83 for four.
Struggling Henry Nicholls had scored 19 runs in 99 balls when he fell in a whimsical fashion at the stroke of tea.
Nicholls runs the ball powerfully on Leach only to deflect non-striker Mitchell’s bat and loop gently towards Alex Lees at mid-off.
Mitchell may have been dismissed for eight, but England, in one of several poor review choices, decided to challenge Matthew Potts’s dismissed lbw appeal, with replays confirming that the batsman would have been out.
Mitchell celebrated that escape by dismissing Leach for a straight six and scored a half-century off exactly 100 balls.
England thought they had caught Blundell on 31 behind part-time spinner Root, but the batsman’s review showed no contact with the ball.
Further disappointment for England came when, after a brief rain break, Overton believed he had caught Mitchell for 60 by Fox, only the England review showed that the batsman could not bowl the ball. had missed.
England took the new ball as quickly as possible, New Zealand posted 203 for five in 80 overs, but were unable to manage another breakthrough.