Ben Duckett smashed his seventh Test century on Day 2 of the third and final Test against New Zealand. | Cricket

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…

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 roared back into contention on the second day of the third and deciding test against New Zealand with Ben Duckett's rapid century helping his side to 223-2 after…

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

Duckett's aggressive 52 not out propels England to 73-1 at tea, chasing New Zealand's 438 in the final test.

England battled back to trail by 215 runs at Trent Bridge, with Ben Duckett making a century after Ben Stokes took three wickets in a superb spell

Ben Duckett smashed his seventh Test century on Day 2 of the third and final Test against New Zealand. | Cricket

The batter revealed he has been doing fitness work after scoring a century against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

The Nottinghamshire opener's place would have been under pressure without a score here until he made a brilliant hundred

The Nottinghamshire opener rattled off a breakneck 113 against New Zealand as the hosts roared back into contention at Trent Bridge

Stokes grabs four wickets as England fight back into contention in the decider