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Will Macpherson

England take charge of third Test with late Headingley burst but Daryl Mitchell remains a familiar obstacle

England took control of the third Test with a late flurry of wickets

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

For a happy half-hour deep into the final session of day three, the sun shone between rain delays and England’s entertainers made hay.

It is too soon to say whether this inspired passage of play, in which every player was revving up the sodden souls in the Western Terrace and England found three key wickets, will be enough to take them to victory, because New Zealand’s best batters all series, Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell are still at the crease.

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