Zak Foulkes boosts New Zealand's bowling against England on day three
The Guardian Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 27, 2026, 7:40 PM
Last updated Jun 27, 2026
On day three of the match, Zak Foulkes took three wickets to help limit England to 354 runs. Foulkes, who replaced Blair Tickner as a concussion substitute, emphasized a strategy focused on drying up runs. After a strong start on Friday with 223 for just two wickets, England's scoring slowed, adding only 131 runs on Saturday while losing eight wickets. New Zealand's tactics seemed effective as they aimed to frustrate England’s batters to regain control in the game.
- •Foulkes took three wickets for New Zealand.
- •England scored 131 runs on Saturday, losing eight wickets.
- •Match continues after New Zealand decided to change its bowling strategy.
- •Foulkes replaced Tickner, impacting team dynamics.
- 7:40 PMThe Guardian Sport — Supersub Foulkes key to New Zealand’s day three turnaround against England
"Zak Foulkes’ three wickets helped restrict England to 354 Bowler replaced Blair Tickner as concussion sub Zak Foulkes said that before play on Saturday New Zealand decided to attempt a new method of outfoxing England’s batters: by staying “as boring as possible”. If the process was deliberately dull, the results were electrifying. Having started their first innings on Friday by scoring 223 at 4.96 an over for the loss of just two wickets, the next day England completed it by scoring 131 at 3.02 an over, while losing eight. For the English it was, as Shoaib Bashir put it, “quite disappointing”. “We just tried to stay as boring as possible really and try to dry out the runs,” said Foulkes. “Yesterday they got off to a fast start and we had to peg it back and peg it back, and we knew if we could dry it up, things could happen in our favour.” Continue reading...
Sources
External linksOriginal reporting and copyright belong to the linked sources. SportsNewsReport.com aggregates and links — it does not republish full articles.
Related Stories
Last 14 days
Cricket•Oct 21, 2026, 5:18 PMNCL: Khulna go top; Nayeem double-century lifts Rajshahi- ICC Cricket World Cup•Oct 21, 2026, 5:16 PMPakistan pull out of International Masters Cricket World Cup: PCB won't let PAK veterans to visit India for the tournament
IPL•Oct 21, 2026, 5:16 PM'The OG Tiger': Delhi Capitals appoint former India spinner as spin bowling coach ahead of IPL 2027
Cricket•Oct 21, 2026, 3:23 PMAnderson's future in doubt as Lancashire opt against new contract
Cricket•Oct 21, 2026, 3:16 PMAhmadzai, Omarzai lay the foundation as Bangladesh fold for 160
Cricket•Oct 21, 2026, 1:32 PMFormer All-Pro WR Steve Smith points out glaring flaw in Rams' offense
