2 hours ago Third Rothesay Test, Trent Bridge (day 2 of five)
New Zealand 438: Conway 157, Latham 151; Stokes 4-70
England 223-2: Duckett 113, Bethell 74*
England are 215 runs behind
Ben Duckett's scintillating period built connected an inspirational spell from Ben Stokes to haul England backmost into the decisive 3rd Test against New Zealand astatine Trent Bridge.
In a singular turnaround from the Black Caps reaching 317-0 connected the opening day, England took each 10 wickets for 121 runs to disregard the tourists for 438, past closed the 2nd time connected 223-2 - 215 behind.
Captain Stokes, backmost successful the broadside aft the nightclub contention that led him to miss the 2nd Test, was the catalyst with a typically tireless stint successful the sweltering heat.
After England failed to instrumentality a wicket successful the archetypal 40 minutes, Stokes' 8 overs yielded 3 wickets and a dropped catch.
Shoaib Bashir took 2 successful an implicit and Jofra Archer one, arsenic good arsenic striking Blair Tickner with a stroke that yet ruled the seamer retired of the lucifer with concussion. Overall, from their overnight 361-4, New Zealand mislaid six wickets for 77 runs connected Friday.
Given the conditions and the level transportation it was a superb effort from England, who acceptable astir cutting the shortage contempt the nonaccomplishment of Emilio Gay for a duck.
With the enactment of Jacob Bethell, Duckett ended a pugnacious twelvemonth connected and disconnected the tract with his archetypal Test 100 since past June.
New Zealand were astir powerless to forestall England's accelerated progress, arsenic the second-wicket brace added 179.
Duckett was yet retired for 113, leaving Bethell to determination to an unbeaten 74 - his archetypal half-century astatine location and successful the archetypal innings of a Test. Joe Root, astatine 1 of his astir fruitful venues, is 21 not out.
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