England's Joe Root and Matthew Potts set up tantalising final day against New Zealand

These remain early days in the Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum revolution of English cricket.

The Trent Bridge Test match might yet end in a draw, or even defeat.

Catches still get dropped. No balls still get bowled.

And yet the groundswell of positivity around England’s new dawn continues to gather pace, after a thrilling fourth day in the second Test against New Zealand.

Everyone, it appears, is being swept up in the feeling of goodwill. In the evening session, with the hosts picking away at New Zealand and the game suddenly pregnant with possibilities, the ground’s authorities announced that admission to Tuesday’s final day would be free.

A workday it may be, but given the state of the game, there may be a rush on the box office.

New Zealand will start on 224 with just three wickets remaining in their second innings. That gives them a lead of 238 – handy enough, but far more precarious than they might have expected when they amassed 553 in their first innings.

With a forecast of no more than a 10 per cent chance of rain for Nottingham on Tuesday, the chances of a tantalising final day’s play are high.

England’s positive intent with the bat – they made 539 at 4.2 per over in their first innings – meant they could still force a result if they bowled well on Day 4.

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