Nathan Smith leads way for New Zealand with 4-91 as England bowled out for 354 to trail by 84 runs

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nathan Smith, Will O'Rourke and Zak Foulkes combined to put New Zealand firmly in control on Day 3 of the third and final test against England at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

The pace trio took advantage of a deteriorating pitch offering bounce and movement as England was bowled out for 354 at tea to trail New Zealand by 84 runs on first innings.

Smith led the way for the Kiwis with 4-91 and he was ably assisted by O'Rourke (3-53) and Foulkes (3-35).

On a warm day, but with temperatures much lower than they were on the first two days, New Zealand took an early grip on proceedings.

Resuming on 223-2, England lost its first wicket when Joe Root was trapped lbw for 21 by an in-swinging delivery from Smith.

Jacob Bethell followed soon after, caught at second slip by New Zealand captain Tom Latham off O'Rourke's bowling for 74.

Jamie Smith did not last long, snapped up low down at first slip by Daryl Mitchell off namesake Smith with his score on 1.

Ben Stokes was then dropped on 1 by Devon Conway, a difficult low chance as he dived to his right off the dangerous Smith.

But Stokes, back in the team along with Atkinson after they were dropped for the second test for disciplinary reasons, was eventually removed for 15. Foulkes, a concussion substitute for Blair Tickner, claimed the wicket of the England captain with another sharp in-swinging delivery.

Atkinson then survived an lbw appeal just before lunch when a DRS review showed the ball was going over the stumps.

Brook (58) went to his half-century just before lunch before falling just after the resumption, Foulkes getting a delivery to move sharply away and clip the top of the off stump.

O'Rourke dropped a tough caught-and-bowled opportunity when Jofra Archer was on 13 but the England fast bowler eventually went for 15 when he edged a nasty, lifting ball from Smith to Mitchell at first slip.

Atkinson also received a life when Ben Sears dropped an easy catch at mid-on. However, he soon became O'Rourke's third victim when he was snaffled by Mitchell for 23.

Josh Tongue was the last wicket to fall, caught at mid-wicket by Mitchell Santner off Foulkes for 2.

Latham (151) and Devon Conway (157) were the stars of the show with a huge 317-run partnership for the first wicket in New Zealand's first innings on Day 1.

The series is level at 1-1.

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England's Joe Root walks off the field after being bowled out by New Zealand's Nathan Smith via lbw during day three of the Third Test cricket match between England and New Zealand, in Nottingham, England, Saturday June 27, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

England's Joe Root, foreground, reacts after being bowled out by New Zealand's Nathan Smith via lbw during day three of the Third Test cricket match between England and New Zealand, in Nottingham, England, Saturday June 27, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

England's Joe Root, center right, reacts after being bowled out by New Zealand's Nathan Smith via lbw during day three of the Third Test cricket match between England and New Zealand, in Nottingham, England, Saturday June 27, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

England's Ben Stokes, left, is bowled out by New Zealand's Zak Foulkes, during day three of the Third Test cricket match between England and New Zealand, in Nottingham, England, Saturday June 27, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

New Zealand's Nathan Smith celebrates bowling out England's Joe Root via lbw, during day three of the Third Test cricket match between England and New Zealand, in Nottingham, England, Saturday June 27, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli drone strike on Saturday killed two Palestinian siblings, including a 15-year-old girl, in southern Gaza and wounded at least seven others, according to Nasser hospital, where the casualties were taken.

The strike targeted tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the sprawling camp of Muwasi, killing 15-year-old Islam Moussa and her 30-year-old brother, Abdullah Moussa.

The Israeli military acknowledged it had struck the area of Muwasi, saying it had targeted a Hamas militant but did not immediately provide more information.

In the hospital's courtyard, relatives wept over the bodies covered in white burial shrouds.

Also on Saturday, Palestinians reported hearing a loud boom in Gaza City.

The Israeli military struck a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in western Gaza City, wounding at least 12 people, according to Shifa hospital. The ambulance service of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said two people were critically wounded and the majority of those hurt were women.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strike, and it was not immediately clear what the target was.

Despite a fragile ceasefire reached in October that paused the heaviest fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group, Israel continues to carry out near-daily strikes and shelling across the coastal enclave. Israel and Hamas continue to trade accusations of violating the ceasefire. Israel says it is targeting Hamas and other militants who pose a threat and in response to ceasefire violations.

Since the ceasefire went into effect, Israel has killed more than 1,030 people in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-led government. The ministry maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts. But it does not give a breakdown of civilians and militants.

The ministry last week said Israel has killed over 250 children in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect.

A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations has accused Israel of deliberately shooting children in Gaza, and repeated an accusation that Israel has committed genocide in the territory. Israel denies the claim that it committed genocide in Gaza during the two-year war.

The Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, with a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel that killed some 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed more than 73,050 Palestinians, including those killed since the ceasefire, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.

Mourners take the last look at the bodies of Palestinian men who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp on Friday, during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A civil defense excavator searches for the remains of Palestinians who were killed during the early months of the Israel-Hamas war and remained trapped beneath collapsed buildings, in Gaza City, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinian men who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp on Friday, during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinian men who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp on Friday, during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)