New Zealand 249/0 in 60.0 Overs | England vs New Zealand Third Test Day 1 Live Score: Devon Conway, Tom Latham centuries leave England unanswered

England vs New Zealand Third Test Day 1 Live Score: New Zealand won the toss against England and elected to bat first in the third and deciding Test at a steamy Trent Bridge on Thursday.
The series is tied at 1-1 and the weather could play a big role in Nottingham, where temperatures of an unusual 31C (88F) are forecast for Britain and a dry surface looks good for the batsmen.

England are struggling to recover from the crisis caused by captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson who had a night out after their first win at Lord’s.

They were dropped for the second Test – the Kiwis won convincingly last week – but were recalled for Nottingham, with Stokes regaining the captaincy from Joe Root. Goalkeeper Jamie Smith has returned from paternity leave and Shoaib Bashir is in the replacement role to replace pacer Sonny Baker.

New Zealand have lost two key players to injury – strike bowler Matt Henry and middle-order batsman Glenn Phillips – while pacer Kyle Jamieson is rested to handle his workload after a recent back problem. In came Spinner Mitchell Santner and newcomers Blair Tickner and Ben Sears, who have seven Tests between them.

teams:

England: Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Ben Sears, Will O’Rourke.