England need 463 to beat New Zealand: second men’s Test, day four – live
Updates from the fourth day’s play at the Oval Ben Stokes smashes 95 for Durham: county cricket live 60th over: New Zealand 267-4 (Mitchell 37, Blundell 6) Blundell, who loves joining Mitchell to torment England, tucks Tongue for two and cover-drives for three, uppish but safe. “Good morning.” says John Starbuck. “I was wondering if James Rew, unfortunately drafted in a bit too soon, should change his name to Roux, seeing it’s been something of a mixture so far.” Ha. Continue reading...
By Rob Smyth
29th over: England 130-3 (Root 54, Brook 54) England are still 333 runs short of victory, so this remains a fun partnership on its own terms rather than anything more profound.
“So,” writes Simon McMahon. “Arsenal champions of England, Scotland losing to Morocco in the World Cup, and England heading to Trent Bridge needing a win. Tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1998.”
Oh that’s good. But how the hell did you know I was listening to B*Witched this morning?