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Eng v NZ Daily 2026, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge Day 3: A Test that continues to confound expectations swung violently in New Zealand’s direction on an engrossing third day. A Test and a series that was England’s to win in the morning is now well and truly in the crosshairs of the Kiwis. Ben Jones joins Daniel Norcross to try to make sense of it.
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