England vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score 3rd Test Day 5

England vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd Test Day 5: Follow the Live score and Updates of the fifth day of ENG vs NZ 3rd Test from Headingley, Leeds.

England vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 5: England are just 113 runs away from recording a series sweep against New Zealand. On the previous day, the hosts reached 183-2 in the second innings, with Ollie Pope (81 not out) and Joe Root (55 not out) putting on an unbeaten 132-run partnership for the third wicket. The English team is chasing 296 after dismissing world Test champions New Zealand for 326, with Jack Leach taking 10 wickets overall at Headingley. The tweaker claimed 5 for 66 to go with his 5 for 100 in the first innings. England on Day 4 lost Alex Lees to a run-out after a mix-up in the fifth over while his opening partner Zak Crawley (25) was caught in the covers off Michael Bracewell. But Pope and Root revived the innings with their undefeated partnership. England, who are 2-0 up in the three-game Test series, are bidding to win every match of a home series (with at least three Tests) for the first time since their 4-0 rout of India in 2011.

England vs New Zealand Live Score: England's Ollie Pope, left, and England's Joe Root (AP)

England: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Matty Potts, Jamie Overton, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach

New Zealand: Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson (C), Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (WK), Michael Bracewell, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner