Joe Root continued his rich form with a spectacular 163* and Ollie Pope hit 145 as England closed in on New Zealand's mammoth first-innings total at the close of play on day 3 of the second Test on Sunday, June 12. Root scored his 27th Test hundred and with Pope's help and a cameo from Ben Stokes, helped England get to 473/5, 80 short of New Zealand's total. Trent Boult got two out of the three England wickets to fall on Day 3.

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