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• New Zealand bemoan lack of ‘clinical nature’ despite dominating England

  25-06-2026 22:14 via theguardian.com
  New Zealand reach 361-4 on day one of third TestDevon Conway admits ‘struggles’ after knock of 157When New Zealand last played at Trent Bridge, Tim Southee was in their team and Luke Ronchi in their dressing room. They batted first, scored 318 for four on the first day, 553 in their first innings, and lost. Four years on, with eight members of the 2022 side still in their squad, they finished the opening day on 361 for four but may have an old, bad memory impinging on their jubilatio
  
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• Irritated Stokes seems slightly less sure of himself on return to England captaincy | Andy Bull

  25-06-2026 21:03 via theguardian.com
  England’s main man did not look his ebullient, confident, tricksy self on a thankless day for bowlersThis all started at this same ground and against this same team. In June 2022, England were 93 for four, chasing 299 to win, and Ben Stokes told Jonny Bairstow to stop worrying and start hitting the ball for six. He did.Four years, 48 Tests, 26 victories, and 301 sixes later, Stokes and his team are fighting to keep it from all ending here. They are 361 runs behind New Zealand with six wick
  
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• Bashir gets his day in the sun only to be put in the shade at Trent Bridge

  25-06-2026 20:35 via theguardian.com
  Shoaib Bashir toiled away – a missed review off his bowling cost England badly – while fans sought escape from the heatA series that started just three weeks ago amid sweaters, stormclouds and a flood of wickets at Lord’s is reaching boiling point at Trent Bridge. Or at least the people watching it are, the action on the opening day of the concluding Test having been much less fiery than the weather in which it was played.The ground’s preparations for these conditions see
  
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• England v New Zealand: third men’s cricket Test, day one – as it happened

  25-06-2026 20:01 via theguardian.com
  Tom Latham and Devon Conway added 317 for the first wicket before England fought back in the final sessionEmail! “In the pre-match photo of Ben Stokes, he’s batting in a sleeveless top (and probably shorts as well) — presumably what he’s most comfortable wearing while doing a physical activity in this weather,” begins Smylers. “Has there been any discussion of relaxing player kit requirements during the heatwave? I’m in an office where we’ve been a
  
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• New Zealand’s Latham and Conway pile on runs to punish England in third Test before late wickets

  25-06-2026 20:00 via theguardian.com
  3rd Test, day one: New Zealand 361-4Latham and Conway share 317-run opening standBen Stokes cut a relieved figure when his press conference before this third Test against New Zealand belatedly veered away from his recent absence for disciplinary reasons and into his favourite memories of Trent Bridge.The Ashes-sealing win in 2015 was the first that came to mind, Stuart Broad’s eight for 15 and the like. Then came his recollections of the second Test against New Zealand here four years ago,
  
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• Archer and Atkinson give England late boost after Latham and Conway pile on runs

  25-06-2026 20:00 via theguardian.com
  3rd Test, day one: New Zealand 361-4Latham and Conway share 317-run opening standBen Stokes cut a relieved figure when his press conference before this third Test against New Zealand belatedly veered away from his recent absence for disciplinary reasons and into his favourite memories of Trent Bridge.The Ashes win at this venue in 2015 was the first that came to mind, Stuart Broad’s eight for 15 and the like. Then came his recollections of the second Test against New Zealand four years ago
  
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• Saracens player escapes formal sanction over nightclub punch that sparked Stokes crisis

  25-06-2026 19:17 via theguardian.com
  Totoa Auvaa will not be disciplined for incident on 8 JuneECB understood to be bemused at lack of actionThe Saracens academy player who triggered the Ben Stokes captaincy crisis by throwing a punch at his England teammate Gus Atkinson has escaped without being disciplined.The Guardian understands that Totoa Auvaa, a 21-year-old Samoan back-row, will not face formal disciplinary action from Saracens or the Rugby Football Union despite throwing a punch at Atkinson. Continue reading...
  
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• England v New Zealand: third men’s cricket Test, day one – live

  25-06-2026 16:44 via theguardian.com
  Cricket updates from Trent Bridge, play at 11am BST
  Read The Spin | Simon Burnton’s previewEmail! “In the pre-match photo of Ben Stokes, he’s batting in a sleeveless top (and probably shorts as well) — presumably what he’s most comfortable wearing while doing a physical activity in this weather,” begins Smylers. “Has there been any discussion of relaxing player kit requirements during the heatwave? I’m in an office where we’ve been allowed t
  
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• England v New Zealand: third men’s Test, day one – live

  25-06-2026 11:35 via theguardian.com
  Cricket updates from Trent Bridge, play at 11am BST
  Read the Spin | Simon Burnton’s preview | Mail DanielStokes confirms he’d have batted, and that it’s good to be back. It’s a big week for him and the team, he says. He’s glad to have got some runs, hopes can imprint himself on the game.On Ollie Robinson, he says they’re making squads bigger to have different options and they don’t want to pigeonhole a particular way of playing given varying conditions,
  
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