New Zealand digs in and becomes a strong favorite to beat England in series-deciding 3rd test

New Zealand strengthened its hold on the third and deciding test against England on Sunday by moving to 180-4 and a lead of 264 runs, with Rachin Ravindra the only batter to be dismissed in the first session of Day 4 at Trent Bridge just six runs short of his sixth century. Resuming on 120-3, Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell dug in initially on a pitch that was giving increasingly variable bounce but stayed together until just before lunch when Ravindra (94) was trapped lbw by off-spinner Shoaib Bashir.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: New Zealand strengthened its hold on the third and deciding test against England on Sunday by moving to 180-4 and a lead of 264 runs, with Rachin Ravindra the only batter to be dismissed in the first session of Day 4 at Trent Bridge just six runs short of his sixth century. Resuming on 120-3, Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell dug in initially on a pitch that was giving increasingly variable bounce but stayed together until just before lunch when Ravindra (94) was trapped lbw by off-spinner Shoaib Bashir.