Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse edged England closer to victory in their first Test against New Zealand by taking six wickets on a dominant day three in Christchurch. (More Cricket News)
New Zealand are 156-6 at stumps, a lead of just four runs, with Woakes (3-39) and Carse (3-22) following up Harry Brook's outstanding 171 to leave England well on course for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The tourists started the day 319-5, and almost lost a wicket early on when Brook was dropped for the fifth time in his innings, with that missed opportunity punished once again.
Brook added 39 runs to his overnight century, while Ben Stokes (80) registered his best Test score since the 2023 Ashes before falling to Tim Southee (2-85) in the 100th over.
There were also strong knocks at the end of England's batting order, with Gus Atkinson (48) and Carse (33 not out) taking England to 499, a lead of 151 runs.
New Zealand started poorly in their second innings when Tom Latham (1) was removed by Woakes in the second over, before Carse took the wickets of Devon Conway (8) and Rachin Ravindra (24).
But Kane Williamson, backing up his 93 first time around and passing 9,000 runs in Tests, and Daryl Mitchell (31 not out) steadied the hosts with a partnership of 69.
However, Woakes would deliver two decisive blows in the 35th over, removing Williamson (61) and Tom Blundell (0) in consecutive balls before Carse trapped Glenn Phillips (19) leg before wicket to put England in control.
Data Debrief: Brilliant Brook inspires England
After surpassing 2,000 Test runs on day two, Brook continued to show why he could become one of England's greatest ever batters.바카라 웹사이트
He became바카라 웹사이트the third Englishman, after Joe Root and Walter Hammond, to pass 150 twice in New Zealand, having scored 183 in Wellington in 2023, while his average of 60.05 is second only to Herbert Sutcliffe (60.73) among England batters to play at least 20 Tests.
The Yorkshireman now has seven centuries across his first 22 Tests and is the eighth fastest to 2,000 runs in terms of innings (36), with his latest knock putting England firmly in control in Christchurch.바카라 웹사이트
