2 hours ago Second Rothesay Test, The Kia Oval (day 3 of five)
New Zealand 391 (Phillips 100, Blundell 51; Bethell 3-26) & 252-3 (Nicholls 119*, Ravindra 76)
England 291 (Gay 53, Fisher 50*; Henry 5-80)
New Zealand are 352 runs ahead
England's parlous presumption successful the 2nd Test against New Zealand was compounded by drops from debutant wicketkeeper James Rew and a superb period by Henry Nicholls.
On the time Ben Stokes made his instrumentality to enactment for Durham pursuing an incidental successful a London nightclub, an England squad without their skipper were dilatory roasted successful the vigor of The Oval.
By the extremity of the 3rd day, New Zealand had moved to 252-3 successful their 2nd innings, starring by 352 and primed to level the bid astatine 1-1.
Rew was 1 of 5 changes and 3 caller caps brought successful by England from the squad that won the archetypal Test astatine Lord's. The chances helium missed were difficult, yet catchable and costly.
Diving to his left, Rew enactment down Rachin Ravindra erstwhile helium had lone seven. Nicholls, connected 42, gloved an attempted hook down the limb broadside and Rew parried the shot precocious to his right.
Reprieved, the New Zealand third-wicket brace added 161. Ravindra was lbw to Jacob Bethell for 76, but Nicholls pushed connected to extremity the time connected 119 not out.
England earlier gave up a first-innings pb of 100 by being bowled retired for 291. It was a below-par full connected a bully transportation and would person been worse had it not been for fig 9 Matthew Fisher's maiden unbeaten half-century.
From 222-6 overnight, the location broadside were reduced to 238-9 by Matt Henry's five-wicket haul, earlier Fisher added 53 for the 10th wicket with past antheral Sonny Baker.
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