Joe Root holds the key for England as first Test hangs in the balance after dramatic day

After another chaotic day of Test match cricket at Lord's, England will enter day four of the first Test against New Zealand needing 61 runs to win with former captain Joe Root unbeaten on 77.

England began day three needing something special to drag themselves back into the game and a crazy over with the second new ball from Stuart Broad threatened to do just that. A brilliant partnership from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell on day two put the visitors firmly in the driving seat and the pair initially picked up where they left off.

Mitchell went to his hundred with a beautiful drive off Broad for three and Blundell looked set to follow suit. However, Broad proceeded to turn the game on its head when England picked up a team hat-trick in just the fifth over of the day.

Mitchell was the first to go, getting caught behind for 108, before Colin de Grandhomme was run out in bizarre fashion the very next ball. After being hit on the pad, De Grandhomme left his crease and was run out by a direct hit from Ollie Pope, with former England bowler Isa Guha labelling it a "dopey mistake" from the all-rounder.

Broad then completed the team hat-trick by bowling Kyle Jamieson for a duck, with New Zealand falling from 251-4 to 251-7 in the space of just three balls. And with the momentum now firmly with England, James Anderson got in on the act by pinning Blundell lbw.

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