England Vs New Zealand Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Follow Scorecard And Match Action From London

England vs New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 3 Updates: England were 222/6 replying to New Zealand 391 on Day 2 of their second Test at The Oval in London. New Zealand’s all-pace attack kept getting wickets regularly and the hosts are still trailing by 169 runs with the tail exposed. New Zealand were dismissed before lunch for 391, driven by Glenn Phillips’ maiden Test century, an even 100, after they had built on a strong overnight position and added crucial lower-order runs.

England’s innings featured Emilio Gay’s 53 and Joe Root’s 46, with Root falling two runs short of becoming the second man to 14,000 Test runs. Matt Henry struck key blows by trapping Root and Harry Brook lbw, while Nathan Smith ran out Ben Duckett and took a wicket when Jacob Bethell

edged.

Will O’Rourke then broke a 40-run stand between Cox and James Rew, with Rew making 24.

Phillips’ dominance contrasted with England’s struggles as he moved from 49 overnight to 100 off 133 balls, supported by Kyle Jamieson’s 41 in an 87-run stand, while Archer’s return came only after New Zealand had already surged past 350.