England v New Zealand: second Test, day three – live!

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35th over: England 112-1 (Lees 42, Pope 65) Pope adds one to fine leg, then Lees wafts outside off and gets nowhere near. I wonder if we might see Kyle Jamieson soon, because England are doing alright.

“Echoing Benedict Carter,” tweets Guy Hornsby, “I was an eager teen at the 1989 Ashes at the Oval (disclosure: we got walloped) and got most of my heroes autographs (and some Aussies, heh) Apart from Boonie, who told us to “f*** off”. I was shocked at the time. Now, not so much.”

I’m enjoying this riff. When have you been dissed by a cricketing legend? Let us know! Also, wasn’t the 1989 Oval Test drawn?

37th over: England 124-1 (Lees 49, Pope 70) A single to each batsman, then Lees drives two to cover before chasing a wide one, a thick outside edge sending the ball flying between gully and two for four. This has been a terrific start for England.

“I am taking Benedict Carter’s supposed recollection of his experience as a 10-year-old with a certain amount of salt,” emails David Stewart. “I first came across Mike Procter at an event in Durban on Christmas Day 2016, raising money for the charity he runs on behalf of orphaned children via a primary school just to the north of the city. I subsequently became his UK representative for the next four years. Like all of us he has his faults, but I never found him less than gentlemanly and well mannered. Perhaps either a hangover on his part, or creative/faulty memory on the part of your poster.”

We’d all be silly to judge anyone based on one interaction.

30th over: England 98-1 (Lees 38, Pope 55) This is a good over from Boult, who