Ravindra puts New Zealand in dominant position against England in Test

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Third Test D3: New Zealand 438 & 120-3; England 354 England lose eight wickets for 130 runs Things can change quickly in cricket. Just as England thought a reset had occurred at Lord’s, only for a late night in Chelsea to put paid to that notion, so the nature of the pitch lurched significantly on a gripping third day at Trent Bridge. Gone was the road from which the ball repeatedly raced across the parched outfield during the first two days. In its place – influenced by a slight drop in temperature and some cloud cover – was a more capricious strip of earth. It offered lateral movement and inconsistent bounce, and led to 11 wickets falling. Continue reading...

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New Zealand strengthened its hold on the third and deciding test against England on Sunday by moving to 180-4 and a lead of 264 runs, with Rachin Ravindra the only batter to be dismissed in the first session of Day 4 at Trent Bridge just six runs short of his sixth century. Resuming on 120-3, Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell dug in initially on a pitch that was giving increasingly variable bounce but stayed together until just before lunch when Ravindra (94) was trapped lbw by off-spinner Shoaib Bashir.