England captain Ben Stokes stepped up his impressive return from international exile with a treble strike that took him to 250 Test wickets but New Zealand kept the hosts sweating in Nottingham on Friday.

England head coach Brendon McCullum confirmed Ben Stokes' return for the ENG vs NZ 3rd Test at Trent Bridge after their heavy defeat in the second Test at The Kia Oval.

England have made four changes to their XI for the final Test against New Zealand, with Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson returning after a recent nightclub incident.

England aims to bounce back after a heavy defeat, as the series finale at Trent Bridge sees the return of key players against a confident New Zealand side.

LONDON, June 24 : England's returning captain Ben Stokes said his focus is solely on winning the series-deciding test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge after a tumultuous…

NOTTINGHAM, England, June 25 : Returning England captain Ben Stokes lost the toss against New Zealand ahead of the third test in Nottingham on Thursday and Tom Latham has chosen…

Returning England captain Ben Stokes was straight back into the fray as New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat in the third and deciding Test at Trent…

Devon Conway and Tom Latham shared a New Zealand record opening partnership in England of 317 before the hosts found some late joy at Trent Bridge

New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway broke a record that had stood for nearly a hundred years before England skipper Ben Stokes marked his return to international duty by…

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The Black Caps reach lunch at 418 for seven after Stokes took three morning wickets.

England captain Ben Stokes stepped up his impressive return from international exile with a treble strike that took him to 250 Test wickets but New Zealand kept the hosts sweating…

June 26 : England continued to fight back on day two of the deciding third test against New Zealand at a scorching Trent Bridge, with returning captain Ben Stokes taking three…

New Zealand lost their last eight first innings wickets for 77 runs.