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England’s bowlers were once again held up by New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell on day one of the third Test at Headingley on Thursday, reports BBC.com.
Mitchell, who already has two centuries in the series, ended 78 not out as the Black Caps recovered from 123-5 to reach 225 without further loss.
Blundell made 45 not out, combining for an unbroken stand of 102 with Mitchell to follow partnerships 195 in the first Test and 236 in the second.
After losing the toss, England – 2-0 up in the three-match series – bowled admirably on a flat pitch but were left to rue the decision not to review an lbw decision against Mitchell.
Had they done so he would have been out for eight.
Earlier, Stuart Broad had Tom Latham caught at first slip in the first over and debutant Jamie Overton bowled Devon Conway off an inside edge for his first international wicket.
Mitchell and Blundell have now scored 593 runs together in five innings in this series - the most in a series against England since South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs amassed 677 across nine innings in 2003.
Mitchell and Blundell batted as they have done in the previous two Tests, calmly and rarely looking troubled.
Mitchell was able to attack Leach more effectively than any of his team-mates, using the reverse sweep and reaching his fifty by thumping the spinner for one of two straight sixes.
Having accumulated well, Blundell was given out caught behind off Joe Root’s off-spin on 31 but overturned the decision on review.
Scoreboard
New Zealand (1st Innings)
T. Latham c Root b Broad 0
W. Young lbw b Leach 20
K. Williamson c Foakes b Broad 31
D. Conway b Overton 26
H. Nicholls c Lees b Leach 19
D. Mitchell not out 78
T. Blundell not out 45
ExtrascTypeface:> (b4, lb2) 6
TotalcTypeface:> (For 5 wkts, 90 overs) 225
To bat: M Bracewell, T Southee, N Wagner, T Boult.
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Latham), 2-35 (Young), 3-62 (Williamson), 4-83 (Conway), 5-123 (Nicholls).
Bowling: Broad 17-5-45-2; Potts 20-7-28-0; Overton 16-2-41-1; Leach 30-8-75-2; Root 7-0-30-0.
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