hello there. it s another cracker of a test match we re being treated to by england and new zealand. one day to go and all three results are still on the cards. before play, england were forced into a change with wicketkeeper sam billings replacing ben foakes who tested positive for covid. when day 4 got going at headingley, jack leach shone with the ball as new zealand set england 296 to win. england s reply as is the modern way in this series has not been lacking drama. patrick gearey reports. sam billings had been busy. last night behind the wheel, this morning behind the stumps. he had driven from canterbury to headingley to be a covid replacement. in front of him, new zealand s roadblock. tom blundell and daryl mitchell have spent three testifying england. now they build a lead. and slowly tucked in. england s scribbling for crumbs, both kiwis made 50s, always staying just out of reach, always surviving. such was there escape all that you that even being given out
and at least 21 people are reported dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello. you re watching sportsday on bbc news with me, ben croucher. coming up: the chase is on and england are doing it their way. news from the final test between england and new zealand on the way. pretty neita daryll makes it a sprint double at the uk athletics championships. and as the gates open at the all england club, we ll tell you what to look out for at wimbledon. thanks forjoining us. this summer has seen england shift the way they approach test cricket more dynamic, more exciting, more entertaining. the fourth day of the final test against new zealand at headingley was all of the above. before play, england were forced into a change with wicketkeeper sam billings replacing ben foakes, who tested positive for covid. when we got going, england impressed with both bat and ball in the afternoon. with 0llie pope on 81 and joe r
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hello and welcome along to sportsday. i m s era sarah mulkerrins. joe root hits 150 as they back to back against new zealand. dan evans rounds off a perfect week. and linn grant becomes the first female winner on the dp world tour after victory in scandinavia. welcome along to sportsday. day three was all about england s batters as they dominated play at trent bridge. starting the day on 90 for one, they were looking at a hefty first endings told her a 553. play ended with a root in on 163. in the foothills of new zealand s vast first innings total, england had to bat, so why not enjoy it? alex lees made his highest score for england, but 67 felt like a disappointment, such was the context. this was a day of opportunity, and lees knew it. both teams dropped several catches. this was a tough one but it was joe root, and therefore to be regretted by new zealand. 0llie pope was guiding his way to 100. england backing his talent, giving him responsibility, and this is how you
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