Headingley is the venue for the third and final test match between England and New Zealand, the game gets under way on Thursday and England are favourites to complete a clean sweep of the series.
The first two test matches were staged at Lords and then Trent Bridge and England won both matches by a margin of 5 wickets.
The second test was a thriller with all three results possible heading into the final day. New Zealand posted 553 in their first knock (Mitchell 190, Blundell 106) and England replied with 539 (Pope 145, Root 176).
New Zealand made 184 in their second innings with 50's for Young, Conwaay and Mitchell but England chased down the target with Man of the Match Bairstow smashing 136 off just 92 balls and Ben Stokes was 75 not out when England got home to seal a series win.
This was how the teams lined up at Nottingham.
England:
Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Matty Potts, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
New Zealand:
Tom Latham (c), Will Young, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
Headingley, Leeds
Over the course of the last decade England have played 9 test matches at Leeds, the first was drawn and since then England have won 5 and lost 3.
England beat New Zealand by 247 runs back in 2013 but the Black Caps ran out winners by 199 runs in 2015
The most recent test at this venue came in August last year and it saw England (432, Root 121) beat India (78 and 278) by an innings and 76 runs
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The Betting - 3rd Test Match
At the time of writing England are 23/20 to win the match with the draw at 39/20 and New Zealand are 29/10
Joe Root is 2/1 to top score for England in the first innings and Kane Williamson (missed the second test) is 11/4 to do likewise for New Zealand
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict
Scoring 553 runs in the first innings of a test match and still finishing on the losing side takes some doing but that is what happened to New Zealand at Nottingham and the hosts ought to be in the mood to continue their test match revival with a clean sweep. NZ have been hit by injuries and positive Covid tests so their team news will be worth following.
Kane Williamson was one of those who tested positive for Covid but is reportedly back with the squad now and he will be much needed in a top order which has found it tough going.
Joe Root is an obvious favourite to top score for England in their first knock. This is Root's home ground but at the prices available I will nibble at Alex Lees.
Trent Boult claimed 5 English wickets in the first innings and 3 in the second at Trent Bridge and that display is enough for me to give him the vote to be top NZ wicket taker in the first innings
Bets: Top NZ 1st Innings Run Scorer, Williamson at 11/4
Top ENG 1st Innings Run Scorer, Alex Lees at 9/2
Top NZ 1st Innings Wicket Taker, Trent Boult at 5/2
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Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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