England eyeing Lord's win as Root and Stokes lead fightback

England's victory hopes remain very much alive in the first LV= Insurance Test after Joe Root and Ben Stokes revived their side on day three of an absorbing Lord's clash against New Zealand.

England are 216-5 in a chase of 277 and will need a further 61 runs on the fourth day to win Stokes' first Test as captain and claim just a second victory in their last 18 matches in the longest format.

Former skipper Root (77no off 131 balls) is the key man, with Stokes (54 off 110) having departed in the final session after sharing a 90-run, fifth-wicket stand with Root to resuscitate England from a parlous position at 69-4.

Stokes thought he had been dismissed for one when he dragged a Colin de Grandhomme delivery onto his stumps - England were 76-4 at that stage - but he earned a reprieve with the New Zealand bowler having overstepped.

Stokes was later dismissed by the impressive Kyle Jamieson (4-59) but Ben Foakes (9no off 48) stuck with Root through to stumps during an unbroken stand of 57 to set up a potentially thrilling Sunday morning.

England dragged themselves back into the game on Saturday morning by seizing six wickets for 34 runs - including three in as many balls during a thrilling Stuart Broad over - to dismiss New Zealand for 285 after the tourists had resumed on 236-4 with a healthy lead of 227.

It was very much advantage New Zealand, though, when Jamieson vaporised Alex Lees (20), Zak Crawley (9) and Jonny Bairstow, and Trent Boult (1-61) bowled a squared-up Ollie Pope (10) with a beauty.

Root and Stokes subsequently led England's fightback but New Zealand will take confidence form the length of the hosts' tail - Matthew Potts heading it at No 8 followed by Broad, James Anderson and Matt Parkinson.

Kane