New Zealand leads England by 340 runs in the 3rd test as Henry and O’Rourke shine
Associated PressHAMILTON, New Zealand — New Zealand showed off its presumptive new ball attack as it took control of the third test against England on the second day Sunday. Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke shared seven wickets as New Zealand bowled out England for 143 in a session and a half to take a 205-run first innings lead. Left-armer spinner Mitchell Santner took 3-7 including the wickets of Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes after leading a defiant last wicket stand with O’Rourke which occupied the first hour of the day until New Zealand’s last wicket fell at 347. O’Rourke went on to play a key role as New Zealand dismantled England’s first innings in 35.5 overs. Brook has been New Zealand’s nemesis in this series, scoring 171 in the first test and 123 in the second, on both occassions rescuing England from poor starts.