England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell Look To Extend New Zealand's Lead

England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell will look to extend New Zealand's lead on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test against England at Lord's Cricket Ground. The duo has so far put up a partnership of 180 runs for the fifth wicket and they would look to continue from where they left off on Day 2. Currently, Mitchell and Blundell are unbeaten on 97 and 90, respectively, as New Zealand managed to take a 227-run lead heading into Day 3. Earlier, Matthew Potts struck twice shortly after New Zealand wiped out England's slender first-innings lead, as he sent Kane Williamson and Tom Latham packing. Earlier, England took a narrow 9-run lead as they were bowled out for 141 on Day 2. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Playing XIs:

England: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (capt), Ben Foakes (wk), Matthew Potts, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

New Zealand: Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson (capt), Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Trent Boult.

A word about the WEATHER! It is cloudy but dry at the moment. The covers are coming off too but rain seems imminent. Keeping our fingers crossed.

New Zealand on the other hand, would just want to bat, bat, bat, assuming the weather does not play a part (which seems highly unlikely) there is a lot of time in this game left. First though, the two batters will be hoping to get to their ton. Both are in their 90s and we are pretty sure England are not going to make the runs they need for it easy to score.

England will need to show a lot of character. It is the Kiwis who have always fought back in this game after being behind but it is