{"id":185929,"date":"2026-06-26T04:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185929"},"modified":"2026-06-26T04:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:53:15","slug":"eng-vs-nz-live-score-3rd-test-day-2-new-zealand-resumes-at-361-4-after-mammoth-opening-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185929","title":{"rendered":"ENG vs NZ Live Score 3rd Test, Day 2: New Zealand resumes at 361\/4 after mammoth opening stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71150033\">Toss update: New Zealand has won the toss and decided to bat first.<\/p>\n<p><b>England (Playing XI):<\/b> Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith(w), Ben Stokes(c), Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir<\/p>\n<p><b>New Zealand (Playing XI):<\/b> Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Ben Sears, William O\u2019Rourke<\/p>\n<p>England and New Zealand meet in a winner-takes-all third Test at Trent Bridge with the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy and valuable World Test Championship points at stake. England welcomes back captain Ben Stokes, Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith after making three changes to the side that suffered a heavy defeat at The Oval, while New Zealand eyes its first Test series win in England since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Follow our highlights for score updates, wickets, milestones, key moments and expert analysis throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 26, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/england-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-eng-nz-live-score-day-2-trent-bridge\/article71150033.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toss update: New Zealand has won the toss and decided to bat first. England (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith(w), Ben Stokes(c),&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":185930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25T163843Z_784027589_UP1EM6P1A8HZL_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177785,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177785","url_meta":{"origin":185929,"position":0},"title":"ENG vs NZ Live Score, 1st Test Day 4: England eyes win after Robinson, Atkinson rock New Zealand","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello and welcome to Sportstar\u2019s LIVE coverage of Day 4 of the first Test between England and New Zealand, being held at Lord\u2019s in London.PLAYING XINew Zealand:\u00a0Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William O\u2019Rourke.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780826104_image2011.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":176668,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176668","url_meta":{"origin":185929,"position":1},"title":"England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 1 LIVE Score: Gay, Duckett open; Kiwis opt to bowl","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to Sportstar\u2019s live coverage of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord\u2019s in London.PLAYING XINew Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (w), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William ORourke England: Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":184714,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=184714","url_meta":{"origin":185929,"position":2},"title":"England XI for third Test vs New Zealand \u2014 Stokes, Atkinson return among four changes","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England Test captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson will return to the playing XI for the final Test of its three-match series against New Zealand at Trent Bridge beginning on Thursday. 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