England vs New Zealand, third Test day four live: score and latest updates from Headingley
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England vs New Zealand, 3rd Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: Tom Blundell, Daryl Mitchell Look To Help New Zealand Gain Significant Lead
ENG vs NZ, 3rd Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: Tom Blundell and Daryl Mitchell will hold the key for New Zealand as they come out to bat on Day 4 of the ongoing third Test against England at Headingley. New Zealand were 168/5 at against England in their second innings of the ongoing third Test at Headingley in Leeds at Stumps on Day 3. Tom Latham made 78, while Kane Williamson scored 48. Williamson and Devon Conway fell in quick succession. Jack Leach then got Henry Nicholls to leave the visitors five down. Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway are the two batters at the crease. Earlier, Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton's heroics helped England take a 31-run lead against New Zealand on Day 3 of the ongoing third Test at Headingley in Leeds. Bairstow (162) and Overton (97) added 241 runs for the seventh wicket before Staurt Broad's 46-run knock took England past New Zealand's total. The hosts had resumed play on Day 3 from their overnight score of 264 for six, and were trailing the visitors by 65 runs. (LIVE SCORECARD)
COVID-hit England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes out of third Test against New Zealand
Foakes had been unable to take the field on day three of the Test due to stiffness in his back. "Kent wicketkeeper/batter Sam Billings, subject to ICC approval, has been drafted in as a like-for-like COVID replacement," ECB said in a statement.
Ben Foakes replaced by Sam Billings at Headingley after positive Covid-19 test
England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes has tested positive for Covid-19, with Kent’s Sam Billings taking his place for the remainder of the Headingley Test.
COVID rules England wicketkeeper Foakes out of third NZ test
England wicket-keeper Ben Foakes will miss the remainder of the third test against New Zealand at Headingley after testing positive for COVID-19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday.
Watch: Jonny Bairstow Consoles Debutant Jamie Overton After He Misses Century vs New Zealand
The ongoing third Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley, Leeds witnessed a sensational comeback from the hosts. After bundling out the Kiwis for 329 runs, the Three Lions were tottering at 55/6 at one stage but a 241-run partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton for the seventh wicket turned the game on its head. The duo helped England eventually gain a first-innings lead of 31 runs as the side posted 360 runs on the board before getting bundled out.
England Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes Tests Positive For COVID-19, Sam Billings Named Replacement For 3rd Test vs New Zealand
England Men's Test wicketkeeper Ben Foakes has tested positive for COVID-19, England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Sunday. Foakes was unable to keep wicket yesterday on day three of the ongoingTest at Headingley suffering from back stiffness. On a further medical assessment yesterday evening, he subsequently tested positive after administering an LFT COVID-19 test.
"They Talk About Big Four, He Is The Big One": Former New Zealand Pacer On Pakistan Captain Babar Azam
Pakistan captain Babar Azam is having a year to remember as he has truly come into his own, and in the last three-match ODI series against West Indies, he went on to register 181 runs, including one century and one half-century. In the first ODI, he had played a knock of 103 runs to help Pakistan chase down more than 300 runs. Babar's name was discussed during commentary on Day 3 of the ongoing third Test between England and New Zealand, and former Kiwi pacer Simon Doull went on to label him as "the big one".