Stokes sparks England recovery as Duckett finds his groove against New Zealand

Third Test day two: New Zealand 438; England 223-2Duckett out for 113 off 99 balls as hosts hit backBefore the start of this deciding third Test against New Zealand, Brendon McCullum was overheard saying he was set to learn a fair bit about his England team.After a Lord’s surface that featured seamers fishing with dynamite and then the semi-skimmed XI chosen for the Oval, no one quite knew whether a flat pitch such as Trent Bridge’s would rekindle the aggressive batting of the previous four years, or if a winter of mixed messages from up top had fully stifled those instincts. Continue reading...