26-06-2026 18:32 via theguardian.com

Nightwatcher O’Rourke plucks form with bat from thin air to frustrate England

New Zealand bowler had 19 runs from his previous 23 Test innings but doubled his total in first innings at Trent BridgeIt was on the morning of the second day of the previous Test that England in effect surrendered it, and it might just be that on the morning of the second day of this one they turned it in their favour. A different captain, a transformed team, a complete contrast in intensity and outcome – but for all that, it still started amid echoes of a familiar and really quite irrita
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Nightwatchman O’Rourke plucks form with bat from thin air to frustrate England
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