Will Root be able to do well for England on Day 4?
With the start of the fourth day and Root at the crease, England need 61 runs to win the Lord’s Test against New Zealand. The day began with Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell in a full display of top-class Test batting as Mitchell smashed a sensational 108 as Blundell was dismissed for a brilliant 96.
New Zealand looked well prepared for a big total but Stuart Broad came back to his frightening best as he turned the match on its head as he took the new ball from England. Broad first sent back centurion Daryl Mitchell, who didn’t feel like getting out at all.
Grandhomme was the next batsman, and he hit him on the pads on the first ball. Although the umpire did not give him out, he was seen to be risk-playing outside the crease and was run out by the Pope posted in the street.
Jamieson came out next, faced a Jaffa, and was bowled out, and in no time the color of the match completely changed, thanks to the vintage broad.
In the end, England bundled out New Zealand for 285 runs.
Chasing 277, England were at one point trailing at 69/4. But with Ben Stokes Joe Root Put together an amazing partnership and took England to 159. Stokes scored 54 before Jamieson dismissed Jaffa. Ben Fox and Joe Root took England to 216 by the end of the third day and the home team would need to score 61 runs on the fourth day to beat New Zealand.
But, don’t count New Zealand just yet. We have seen a lot of wickets falling in this Test match and two quick wickets for the Kiwis will change the game very quickly.