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Matthew Cooper

FOUND: 6 talking points as daryl mitchell and tom blundell punish england s sloppiness - You Need To See This

New Zealand look to be in control of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge after Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell made the hosts pay for their failure to hold on to their catches, putting on an unbeaten 149-run partnership to push their side up 318-4 at the close.

After winning the toss and deciding to bowl first, England failed to make early inroads with the new ball as Tom Latham and Will Young got the visitors off to an electric start. Together, they put on 84 runs for the first wicket before England skipper Ben Stokes made the all-important breakthrough.

Young was the first to go, getting caught at slip for 46 off Stokes, before James Anderson removed Latham for 26 just one ball later. Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls then staged an important partnership for the third wicket, adding 77 to New Zealand's total.

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