Joe Denly proves fitness in England tour match and locks down No 3 role

• New Zealand A 302-6 dec; England 355-8
• Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler both score 88Joe Denly thought his tour of New Zealand was over when he rolled his ankle before the T20 series. But now the Kent right-hander has locked down his place at No 3 for Thursday’s first Test along with two more batsmen in England’s revamped line-up.Denly, 33, emerged from the back end of the summer’s Ashes series on an upward curve only for a bad fall over the boundary rope in Christchurc