England chasing 277 to win against New Zealand: first Test, day three – live!

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13th over: England 35-2 (Pope 2, Root 2) Root is off the mark with a couple through backward point.

Saurya Chakraborty writes in from India. .

“Some OBOers might be familiar with the concept of Overton Window. It refers to a period of time during which certain ideas become politically or socially acceptable. So for instance, social mores which were perhaps unacceptable in the 1940s and 50s become widespread and common in the 80s and 90s (LGBT rights could be a good example, or in this context limited overs cricket).

“My question to all the OBOers is - what is the Overton window for the Overtons? And can you think of other such social constructs with a cricket theme. I was looking up Cricinfo to see if there was a cricketer called Bedchel just to make an elaborate story about Bedchel’s test if possible.”

12th over: England 32-2 (Pope 1, Root 0) Super bowling from Jamieson who tempted Crawley, tested Crawley, and finds some extra bounce that Crawley pushes at and is caught by a diving Southee at gully. The CricViz NZ win moves up to 67 per cent.

A perfect end to a perfect over as Crawley pushes forward and gets an edge behind.

11th over: England 32-1 (Pope 1, Crawley 9) It’s Boult, left wristband on, from the pavilion end. Pope is watchful, blocking and leaving. A maiden.

“I’m sure I’ve made this point before in an exaggerated and curmudgeonly Boycottesque tone,” types Kim Thonger, “but to really assess the true state of the game when England are batting one needs to add 6 wickets to their total so in my book they’re currently about 40 for 7 with a longish tail and my cash is still on the