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New Zealand’s Latham and Conway pile on runs to punish England in third Test before late wickets

The Guardian Sport Thursday 25 June 2026, 18:00 UTC By Ali Martin at Trent Bridge 1 min read
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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.

Ben 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, when Jonny Bairstow went gangbusters in the run chase and Bazball was said to have been born.

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