England lose opener Alex Lees in pursuit of 277 to win the first Test against New Zealand after bowling out the visitors in another dramatic session at Lord’s
- England have made a solid start in their bid to chase down 277 and win the Test
- Alex Lees reached 20 but was bowled by Kyle Jamieson just before lunch
- New Zealand were bowled out for 285 in another frantic morning at Lord’s
- England went into the break on 31-1, still requiring 246 to claim victory
England lost opener Alex Lees in pursuit of 277 to win in a dramatic morning session that saw the hosts take three wickets in three balls on their way to bowling out New Zealand.
Lees looked in good touch before he was bowled by Kyle Jamieson following a poor leave as England reached lunch at 31-1, with Zak Crawley unbeaten on nine and Ollie Pope yet to score.
England still require 246 to claim victory in Ben Stokes’ first Test as captain, and a fascinating match could yet finish today.
Alex Lees looked in good shape before he was bowled by Kyle Jamieson as England reached 31-1 at lunch
Stuart Broad took two wickets in three balls in a team hat-trick on the day three
Stuart Broad earlier had Daryl Mitchell caught behind for 108 and bowled Kyle Jamieson for nought, either side of Colin De Grandhomme being run out for a golden duck, as England took a team hat-trick in a superb over from the fast bowler.
Tom Blundell then fell agonisingly short of his century as he was lbw to James Anderson for 96 before Matthew Potts trapped Ajaz Patel in front three balls after being introduced into the attack.
Leg-spinner Matt Parkinson, England’s first concussion substitute in a Test after replacing the injured Jack Leach, enticed Tim Southee into a wild shot to claim his first Test wicket as New Zealand were bowled out for 285.
Colin De Grandhomme was run out as England claimed three wickets in one over from Broad
New Zealand had resumed on 236-4, a lead of 227, and looked to put the game likely beyond England’s reach before the hosts fought back.
Mitchell wasted no time bringing up his century with his first ball of the morning in the first over from Broad.
But the reigning world Test champions lost their last six wickets for just 49 runs as England gave themselves a chance of taking the lead in the series.
Daryl Mitchell wasted little time in bringing up his century off the first ball of the day
The highlight was three wickets in a single Broad over, which included the run out of De Grandhomme, who survived an lbw appeal before having his stumps knocked out of the ground by the quick-thinking Pope.
Broad’s over sparked a response from his team-mates with the ball, with Anderson, debutants Pott and Parkinson cleaning up the rest of the New Zealand tail.
A bright start from Lees and Crawley was brought to an end when a ball from Jamieson career into the former’s stumps following an ill-judged leave.
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