20.2 to TWM Latham, soft dismissal… or is it? Reverse-sweep from Latham, and it pops straight up in the air to Root at slip! He’s reviewed, but is this off the glove or forearm? It looks adjacent to the band of the glove, at least… might be hard to overturn the on-field decision. The third umpire is taking an age to decipher the various angles, “I can’t see from here,” he says, an indication of the lack of conclusive evidence. “Just touched the top of the gloves,” is Aleem Dar’s final verdict! Latham is unimpressed but he’s got to go! It certainly hit his arm-guard, but one angle implied a double touch, and the band of the glove counts. 60/4
24.2 to HM Nicholls, stunning grab at short leg! A big wind-up on the reverse sweep, Nicholls gets a top-edge, into his elbow, and a big deflection at pace to Pope’s left, and bearing in mind the shot was aimed in the other direction, that is brilliant awareness. Stabs out his left hand, diving backwards, and New Zealand are in big bother now. 77/5
32.6 to DJ Mitchell, sensational grab! Ollie Pope, at silly point, flicks out his right hand like a chameleon’s tongue! Clean off the face of the bat, extra bounce as Mitchell stretched onto the front foot, he anticipated the stroke, and the upshot, and was moving his hand into position almost before the ball had rebounded off the blade. It’s a huge breakthrough, right on the stroke of the break, and it leaves New Zealand beached by Leach. Three wickets in eight overs, and more to come on this evidence. 96/6
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