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LEEDS, England (Reuters) -Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell again proved thorns in England’s side as they helped New Zealand recover from a freakish stroke of misfortune to end the first day of the third and final test on 225 for five on Thursday. New Zealand struggled after electing to bat, with opener Tom Latham removed for a duck by Stuart Broad in the first over. When Henry Nicholls fell in bizarre fashion just before tea, New Zealand were tottering on 123-5, but Mitchell and Blundell led the fightback with an unbroken century stand. Nicholls, who scratched around for 19 off 99 balls, launch…