Jamie Overton

But fast bowler believes England fightback leaves team in 'box seat'

And if we can get those two early, then we're in a great place to win the game." "I'm always going to be a little bit nervous but I felt like I was in sort of in a great place this morning and just didn't quite get over the line. "But yeah, we're in a great position going into tomorrow and hopefully we can get the two early wickets, the two key wickets. "We chatted at tea that potentially the afternoon session wasn't that great for us," Overton said. "I was tossing and turning for quite a lot," he admitted. After an initial spell of five overs for 17, Overton came out after tea and immediately took the wicket ofTom Latham,who had looked back in form in reaching 76 before succumbing to a misjudgement outside off stump from round the wicket.

Jamie Overton believes the final session of day three has put England in the front seat to win the third Test against New Zealand.

“I was always going to be a little bit nervous but I felt like I was in a great place this morning and didn’t quite get over the line. Overton had put a big score of his own on the board, starting the day on 89 and tantalisingly close to gilding his first Test with a second first-class century. After finding Latham’s edge with his first ball Overton sent the next rearing into Devon Conway’s helmet, two deliveries that lifted the crowd and shifted the momentum.

England debutant Jamie Overton fell agonisingly short of a century in his first Test innings before a dropped catch helped Tom Latham reclaim the initiative ...

They put on 97 together before the tea break, Latham going from accumulation through gritted teeth to a more expansive style. He was standing up to the new ball when England took the rare decision to open with Leach’s left-arm spin, but that early gambit passed without drama. He fished a couple of times outside off before finally nicking one from Trent Boult, with Daryl Mitchell holding on at slip.

Jamie Overton has revealed the words of encouragement Jonny Bairstow sprinted 50 yards to offer following the Somerset man's dismissal for 97 on Test debut ...

Breaking news, interviews, opinion and cricket goodness from every corner of our beautiful sport, from village green to national arena. Starts 26/06/2022 Starts 26/06/2022 Starts 26/06/2022 "It's a great dressing-room to be involved in," he said. Between England's seventh and eighth-wicket partnerships, the hosts turned a desperate situation into a winning one.

Jamie Overton has enjoyed a brilliant debut so far, with the England quick dismissing Devon Conway to take his first Test wicket and then scoring 97 with ...

"To help build an innings lower down in the order. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Mahmood said: "I spoke to him about his batting. He then picked up a wicket with just his seventh ball in Test cricket, dismissing William Moule for six as Australia were bowled out for 149 and asked to follow on.

The pace bowler fell three runs short of a remarkable century at Headingley.

In the long term, it is Overton’s bowling that will determine how long, and how successful, his time with England is. “We chatted at tea about the fact the afternoon session wasn’t that great for us. I like to think I’m quite an entertaining cricketer.” They stumbled to 168 for five by the time rain brought an early end, with England surely satisfied to be just 137 behind. Ben Stokes has got the ethos of trying to be entertainers for everyone and he said in the changing room earlier that the way me and Jonny played had the crowd on the edge of their seats. I didn’t think I’d get anywhere near that, especially coming in at 55 for six.

Powered by Bairstow's historic 162, and Jamie's powerful 97, England managed to eke out a lead of 31 runs.

Nonetheless, powered by Bairstow's historic 162, and Jamie's powerful 97, England managed to eke out a lead of 31 runs. It was Boult who finally got rid of Overton, but the Surrey cricketer did his job and took England to 296-7. It is worth noting that Overton came to the crease when England were down in the dumps, reeling at 55/6.

Despite being handed a debut at Headingley due to his 90mph pace bowling, Overton almost had his name up in lights for a century in his first ever Test innings.

In the long term, it is Overton’s bowling that will determine how long, and how successful, his time with England is. “We chatted at tea about the fact the afternoon session wasn’t that great for us. “I’ve definitely not experienced anything like that before. I like to think I’m quite an entertaining cricketer.” They stumbled to 168 for five by the time rain brought an early end, with England surely satisfied to be just 137 behind. “It’s always a challenge when you first go into something, but I feel I’ve done okay.