Live Streaming: England vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 3 Live Score

by vaayuputha | March 23, 2013 at 08:32 am

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NZ were bowled out for 443 following which Boult dismissed Cook and Trott to leave England at 50/2 at stumps on Day 2.

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Compton has played out 72 balls for his 12. Invaluable knock considering that England were rocked early. Boult was simply terrific in his spell, while Martin held up the other end. England are in a spot of bother, still trailing by 393 runs. Remember, there is no Pietersen in the middle order. There is no denying that the hosts have made better use of the conditions.

Finn, who took the last four wickets in the space of 14 balls, finished with six wickets but would accept that he was somewhat flattered by his haul. Twice he benefitted from catches down the legside, with Watling falling in similar fashion to Fulton, and he also profited from the tailenders' attempts to thrash quick runs. It was Finn's first five-wicket haul in Test cricket since the first Ashes Test in Brisbane in November 2010 and his first in first-class cricket since a Division Two County Championship match against Kent in August 2011.

While New Zealand's total of 443 was more than respectable, it was not, perhaps, the daunting score that had looked possible when they reached stumps on the first day on 250 for 1.

But England's hopes of overhauling the total suffered an early blow when Cook, attempting a nudge to fine leg, became the third man on the day to be caught down the legside and Trott, falling to the off side and attempting to play a straight ball from the impressive Trent Boult through square leg, fell leg before. To compound the error, Trott squandered a DRS referral more in hope than expectation. Compton and Bell saw England to stumps without further loss, but a great deal more will be required from them on the third day if England are to leave New Zealand with a Test series victory.