An ECB update at tea stated Stokes will not return to the field for New Zealand's second innings while he receives treatment, with a further assessment to be made on whether he will bat. England will face a mammoth chase - the hosts were 478 ahead at the interval - though they have already secured the series after victories in the first two Tests.
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