New Zealand 36.0 122/3 in overs
ENG vs NZ, 3rd Test live score: Nathan Smith, Foulkes lead New Zealand bowling
New Zealand’s bowling attack effectively shared the workload against England on day three. Nathan Smith put in a stellar performance, making key breakthroughs throughout the tournament and finishing with figures of 4/91. Will O’Rourke and Zach Fox also played important roles, taking three wickets each. Fox, who came into the match on Friday as a concussion replacement for Blair Tickner, made an immediate impact on the wicket of Ben Stokes before clipping Harry Brooke off the stumps to dismiss him for 58. O’Rourke removed left-hander Jacob Bethel after he looked poised for a bigger run. Their combined efforts ensured England could not erase New Zealand’s first innings advantage. Instead, the visitors built an 84-run lead, very similar to the 100-run advantage they had achieved at the Oval, before winning the Test match by 253 runs.
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