STUART BROAD: I've got a really good feeling with Joe Root batting

If victory can be secured on Sunday it would cap what has been a fantastic Test match for so many reasons. There can be no one who's come to watch this game over the last three days who would leave disappointed with what they have seen.

It has been a match with a bit of everything and it's up to us to do everything we can to get over the line by scoring those 61 runs required.

I've got a really good feeling about things as Joe Root is one of the calmest players going and England's best ever batsmen.

He's a situation player, isn't he? I think it really suits him when a situation is laid out for him and he's got a target to chase. Don't get me wrong, he's played some incredible knocks in the first innings of Test matches.

But, for me, he's at his best when the game is on the line — and that's always a sign of a world-class player. Not that he will be alone. This morning is a time for a number of us to show our characters if and when required.

Personally, my performance in helping the team get back into this topsy-turvy Test was right up there for me. I said I wanted to give my heart and soul to playing for England this summer, treating it as a fresh start despite being in my mid-30s with 15 years of experience.

Going to bed on Friday night, it felt like we might have let the game get a bit too far away from us so to hit back with six wickets for 49 runs gave us a fighting chance.

We knew we had to strike with the new ball because the destiny of the contest was riding on it.

If New Zealand had developed a 340-run advantage it would have been a different game and I knew that if we were going to do something to alter the momentum it would require the crowd to be with us early on.

So I took the decision to try to get the