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Having come to Headingley without a Test five-for in England, Jack Leach will leave it with two, crediting the team’s new head coach, Brendon McCullum, and captain, Ben Stokes, with giving him the confidence that has transformed his approach and brought instant results.
Shortly after half past five a wild and barbarous noise consumed Headingley, the sort that brings local residents to their windows and the day-trippers in the hospitality boxes streaming out on to the balconies.
The third day of this finale was always going to struggle to match the frolics that came 24 hours earlier but a surge from England’s bowlers after tea left the contest delicately poised as they hunt a first series clean sweep in 11 years.
There was no Ben Stokes at England training on Tuesday, an undisclosed illness forcing the captain to stay away, and for the remainder of the players who began tuning up for the third Test against New Zealand it was a case of seeing double.
England have added pace to their squad for the third LV Insurance Test against New Zealand by calling up the uncapped Jamie Overton.
The batter powered a drive down the ground for four and punched the air with joy. His teammate approached from the other end to offer a fist-bump, then upgraded to a full hug. History had been made: Trent Boult had become the most prolific No 11 in Test history, level with Muttiah Muralitharan on 623 runs.
Nasser Hussain believes England's five-wicket win over New Zealand in the first LV= Insurance Test at Lord's is 'huge' and 'absolutely vital' for new captain and head coach combo, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
You have to go back to 1888, the days of WG Grace and the summer when Jack the Ripper was terrorising London’s East End, for the only two-day Test match at Lord’s. This is the 139th Test at the ground since Percy McDonnell’s Australians beat England by 61 runs and for a good while it looked like a second quickfire affair was in the offing.