New Zealand 372/4 in 88.1 Overs
ENG vs NZ, Third Test Live Score: Review missed, drop England catch
England’s tough day could have been very different if a couple of key moments had passed. Shortly after lunch, Shoaib Bashir hit Devon Conway on the pad when the bat was on 71 and New Zealand were 157 without loss. England chose not to review the decision for lbw, only for television replays to show that the ball would have hit the stumps. Later in the innings, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith dropped a direct chance when Tom Latham was on 129. Both batsmen made centuries and added more than 300 runs together. Smith made amends by taking three catches later in the day, including the dismissal of Latham, but missed opportunities had already allowed New Zealand to build a massive platform. On a flat batting surface, such moments had enormous value and England were left wondering what might have happened if those chances had been taken.
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