England vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd Test Day 5 live score from Nottingham

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Root, splinter in Kiwi meat – With Duckett, Brook, Bethell and of course Stokes gone, the target of 373 now looks 5x bigger. But the man standing between New Zealand and a series win is Joe Root. The longer Root bats, the more frustrated the Kiwis will feel. With 986 Test runs at Trent Bridge alone at an average of more than 65, including five hundreds and several half-tons, Root has the ability to bat on any kind of surface, there is no doubt about that. But with just one fifty-plus score, he hasn’t had the best series so far and asking him to single-handedly save a Test is a tall order. Emilio Gay, at the other end, has also had a successful debut streak and this is a big opportunity for him to prove his credentials. And with Jamie Smith the last recognized batsman to come in, the question is how long they can hold off the inevitable. So, 270 runs to win for England, with New Zealand six wickets away, the result would be predictable, but there is still plenty of fight left. So jump in because the first ball of finals day is not that far away.