NZ drew with ENG | England vs New Zealand, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Test Match - Commentary

New Zealand have quickly wrapped things up this morning. Twice in two games, their two tormentors-in-chief - Southee and Boult did all the damage. The former picked up a 6-fer while the latter took 4. Others just couldn't arrive to the party which is what has hurt them a little bit. Let's see how their batters respond now. There is something in the pitch for the pacers and Anderson and Broad will look to utilize that to their advantage. Out come the Kiwi openers - Jeet Raval and Tom Latham. Stay tuned...

A fairly good batting display from the Englishmen. They once again were in a precarious position to get bundled out cheaply but they need to thank Jonny Bairstow for leading the way. He stayed there, was willing to eat up the balls and built an alliance with the tail. He scored a brilliant ton and powered his side to a respectable total. Mark Wood, first gave him good company and their 95-run stand could well be the talking point of the first innings. Leach, then offered a handy resistance that helped England go past the 300-run mark.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! 4-fer for Boult as he wraps things up, his 11th in Tests! Short of a length delivery outside off, Bairstow makes room and tries to ramp it down to third man. He connects well but it goes straight down the throat of Ross Taylor at third man who takes the catch. Simon Doull on air informs us that it's his 300th international catch. Bucket-like-hands! Once again Bairstow is receiving a good warm ovation on his way back to the hut. ENGLAND BOWLED OUT FOR 307!

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Very full and very wide outside off, Bairstow bends his back leg and reaches out for that one. Doesn't connect and it's a real good take from Watling behind as he dives in front of first slip and collects it with his right hand.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Very full, almost a yorker, jammed out towards mid off.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Clips this length delivery towards mid-wicket.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Short on off, Bairstow makes room and cuts it to deep point. Doesn't take a run.

Tim Southee to James Anderson. Edgeddd! Fuller ball, angling away on off, Anderson has a push at it with soft hands. Gets an edge but it doesn't carry to Williamson at gully.

Tim Southee to James Anderson. Back of a length delivery on middle, Anderson prods forward and blocks. Appreciated by the crowd.

Tim Southee to James Anderson. Wanted to have a feel for this fuller ball outside off, almost did but this one shapes away making it an ugly leave.

Tim Southee to James Anderson. On a back of a length on middle, Anderson hops to defend it down.

James Anderson is the last man in.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. OUT! 6-fer for Tim Southee! Good bowling from him. He lands it on a length around middle, Leach looks to defend but this one leaves him. Keeps moving away as Jack dangles his bat at it. The edge is drawn for Watling to take the regulation catch behind. Tim Southee now becomes the 4th highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in Tests. Also, it's the end of a 48-run stand for England, a frustrating one for the Kiwis. Got to give it to Leach for showing excellent composure on his debut. These are vital contributions from the lower order.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Short and outside off, slapped through point for a single.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Edged but doesn't carry! Ahead of a length outside off, some movement again, Leach pokes at it. Gets an edge but it lands short of Taylor at second slip.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. There it is! Jonny Bairstow gets to his 5th Test ton! He takes off to the other end, has his hands aloft, takes the helmet off and lets all the applause sink in. What a knock, JB! Well played and you thoroughly deserve this. Good length delivery, nipping in a shade, it's clipped through square leg for a single. This has been a very handy knock by Bairstow and one cannot undermine the support he has received from the English tail.

All eyes on Jonny Bairstow as he is one short of a ton. Nerves?

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Zips off the surface from a shorter length, Leach leaves it alone. Watling fails to collect it cleanly and they cross for a bye.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Leach defends it from within the crease.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Another one on a similar length outside off, blocked off the back foot.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length delivery outside off, Bairstow taps it in front of point and scampers through for a brisk single. 99 his score reads!

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Did that stop a bit? Good length delivery on off, comes a bit slow off the deck, Leach looks to push but nearly chips it towards Sodhi at mid off.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Nearly an edge! Draws the rookie forward with a length ball outside off, he obliges but the ball moves away and whizzes past the outside edge of his bat.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. FOUR BYES! Good ball but too high for the keeper to collect! Southee with a short one, it kicks off the deck as Leach ducks under it. The ball sails over his head and poor Watling leaps as much as he can but can't cut it off. 300 comes up for England.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Slanted it on a fuller length, driven towards cover where it was stopped with a dive by de Grandhomme.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. First run of the day for Jonny. Moves to 98 with a clip towards mid on.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller in length and just a shade around the off stump line, Bairstow shows his water-tight defense.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Shot! Takes a stride forward to a fuller ball and drives it square on the off side to add a couple more to his tally. The stand moves to 39 now.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. On a length and curling away just a touch, Jack has a tame poke at it and is lucky not to have edged it behind.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Bangs in a short one again, easily ducked under.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Once again digs in a short one, down the leg side. Jack half ducks and the keeper fails to collect. They run two leg byes before Taylor from the slips mops it up.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. That's a nasty delivery! Boult hits the deck hard, it climbs off the surface and gets big on the batsman. Leach hops back, hangs his bat out and gets it off the top portion of the bat. The man at gully collects it on a couple of bounces.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Short of a length delivery, swinging away from off, Leach arches back to evade it.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Sprayed it a tad wider outside off, driven nicely but straight to the man at mid off. A maiden to start off with for Tim.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Good length delivery outside off, JB tries to drive it through the line but is a bit early into the shot. Gets it off the bottom half of the bat back to Southee who collects it in his followthrough.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Good line! Hurls it on a length, it nips back in but Jonny plants his front foot across, covers the line and then makes a leave. But it wasn't far away from the off pole.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Curling back in on middle, Bairstow is stiff in his defense as he pushes it to mid on.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller in length and outside off, blocked solidly off the front foot.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller in length and angling back in on middle and leg, nudged with soft hands towards mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to bowl from the other end. Bairstow to face who is on 97*.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Yorker at the base of the middle stump, Leach keeps it at bay.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, JL shows a straight bat.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Brings it back in from outside off, some bounce on this occasion as well. Jack is happy to make a leave.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. FOUR! That was a wayward delivery and England get the result they want! Fuller and miles down the leg side all Leach had to do was that get some bat on it. He does as the ball races down to the fine leg fence in a jiffy. Jeet Raval had no chance to cut that off.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Some swing for Boult. He lands it on a length outside off, it swings away further, Jack shoulders his arms.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Starts off from over the wicket and fires it full in the blockhole, Leach is quick to bring his bat down and jam it out.

The players and the umpires stride out to the middle. The Kiwi huddle breaks out as they take their positions. The overnight pair - Jonny Bairstow and Jack Leach will resume their innings. It will be Trent Boult to get things rolling. Three slips and a gully in place. Here we go!!!

New Zealand, on the other hand, would be ruing the fact that they let the game drift away. After reducing the visitors to 164/7, their bowlers fell flat and lacked the same venom that they had at the start. Still if they can manage to pick up the remaining wickets quickly and then bat out sensibly, they can gain the upper hand again. On that note, we welcome you to the second day of this Test. Stick around as the action is about to begin...

Riding on Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood's 95-run stand for the 8th wicket, England surged a late comeback yesterday. They now find themselves in a great position with the former just three short of getting a well-deserved ton. He has built another small partnership with debutant Jack Leach and all they would hope is he stays there with the keeper-batsman and bat as long as possible.

... Day 2, Session 1 ...

It's time for a wrap. After fighting tooth and nail, both teams find themselves on equal terms. New Zealand will attempt to pick the remaining two wickets quickly on Day 2, while England will hope that the tail wags along with Jonny Bairstow. It promises to be an exciting day's play tomorrow. Do join us at 1100 local (2200 GMT previous day) for all the action.

Once again we witnessed outstanding spells from two excellent pace bowlers. Tim Southee and Trent Boult were lethal and made the ball do all the talking. They had England on the mat but the backup bowling was not up to the same standard. Colin de Grandhomme did a decent job of creating pressure but Neil Wagner was too short at times while Ish Sodhi lacked the discipline required from a leg spinner.

Jonny Bairstow is nearing a fantastic century and it has been a knock of character and resilience from him. When the wickets were falling at the other end, he didn't let that hamper his momentum and eventually found an ally to steer England's ship out of troubled waters. It was a day of fightback from the visitors. New Zealand dominated the first hour of every session but the Three Lions hung in there to stop the home team from steamrolling them.

End of an absorbing day of Test cricket! Both teams will be quite satisfied at the moment, however, New Zealand would feel that they could have done better. The last session started on a bright note for the hosts as they removed Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad in quick time. England seemed down and out but then Jonny Bairstow found an able partner in Mark Wood. Together they stitched in a 95-run stand to bail the touring team out. At one stage, reaching 200 looked like a dream but courtesy the 8th wicket partnership, the English team is now just 10 short of reaching 300.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow remains on 97! Poor guy will have a sleepless night today. Wagner angles across a back of a length ball around off, Jonny strokes it off his back foot but finds the cover fielder again. That will be STUMPS ON DAY 1! He heads back raising his bat and is congratulated by the Kiwi players also. Good gesture shown.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. One more bumper by Wagner, Bairstow shows no intention of playing at it.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Another bouncer, Bairstow lets it be.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Shortish and on off, punched off the back foot towards covers.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Goes for a cross-batted swat but fails to connect. Shortish and around middle, Bairstow hangs back to flash his blade through the line but fails to make any connection.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Starts with a back of a length delivery around off, Bairstow keeps his eyes on the ball, sways sideways and allows it through.

Neil Wagner to bowl the last over of the day. Can Jonny Bairstow get to his century?

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Fullish and on off, Leach gets forward and drives it off the inner half of the bat to mid on.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Good length delivery outside off, left alone.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Spears in a very full ball, around leg, Leach is beaten for pace as he fails to dig it out. A stifled appeal for an lbw but nothing doing.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Movement off the seam, from a length around off, once again Jonny is caught pushing and missing inside the line.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Play and a miss! Boult angles across a length ball outside off, Bairstow feels inside the line and is beaten.

Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Looks very solid in defense. Shortish on off, Leach defends it off the back foot.

Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Fractionally short and around middle, it's defended from the crease

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Pushes a full ball down to mid on and collects a run.

Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Shortish and on middle, Leach fails to work it around and it goes off his pads to the off side. A leg bye taken.

Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Wagner switches to round the wicket for the southpaw and angles across a short ball around off, Leach moves away from the line.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Pitches it full and around off, it's pushed down the ground to long off for a single.

Neil Wagner comes back for one final burst today.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Very full and outside off, it's squeezed out towards cover-point, slight hesitation over a run and eventually they decide not to cross.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Leach tries to flick but misses and is hit high on the pads.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Gentle hands of Bairstow as he just taps it down in the gap at covers and crosses.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Drifting down the leg side, Leach fails to flick and it goes off his pads towards short fine leg. A leg bye taken.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Looks quite compact, Jack. Boult feeds a full length ball outside off, Leach covers the line with his front leg movement and allows it through.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Good length ball around off, closer to the off pole, Leach makes a sensible leave.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! The line and length was getting a bit monotonous. This time Bairstow chances his arms and drills it through covers for a boundary.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Angles in a full length ball on off, Bairstow defends it close to his front pad.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Too full in length and outside off, Jonny digs it out to the off side.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Pulls his length back and delivers it around middle, Bairstow helps it around the corner and picks up a couple of runs.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Good length delivery on off, defended off the back foot.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Drifting down the leg side, nudged to fine leg where Sodhi made a tumbling stop. They took a couple.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Presses forward to a full ball and blocks.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Outside off, left alone.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Digs in a short delivery and tests the debutant, Leach is quite patient while leaving it.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball on off, Bairstow taps it down to covers for one.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Beaten! On a length and around off, a little bit of inward shape, Bairstow tries to push it through covers but is beaten on the inside edge.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Bowls it full and on off, Leach drives it down to mid off to end the over.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Shortish and on off, defended by Leach.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. FOUR! Bonus runs! A length ball angling back into the batsman, Leach pushes inside the line and edges it through the gap between slips and gully for a boundary.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Shortish and on off, Leach is on his toes as he defends it down.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Beaten! Boult pitches it up and wide outside off, Bairstow tries to drive but misses.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Drops it with soft hands to covers and crosses for one.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Bowls it outside off, it's left alone.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Lands it up and outside off, Jonny plays it down in the gap at covers and collects a single. Showing confidence in the debutant.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Shout for a catch! A good length ball landing around leg and nipping in, Bairstow tries to flick but misses. There is some noise as it goes past the batsman and the keeper appeals after catching the ball. Nothing from the umpire. The replays detect thigh pad.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Serves it full and wide outside off, begging to be driven, Leach shows good composure as he leaves it alone.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Leach has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Another delivery sliding down the leg side, Leach once again misses out of a boundary scoring opportunity.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Drifting down the leg side, Leach tries to flick but misses.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. A bouncer to the debutant, fairly directed, Leach sits underneath it.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Angles it in around middle and leg, Leach keeps it out to the leg side.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Off the mark in Test cricket. Leach is on the front foot as he drives a full ball past mid off. They take three runs.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Played to the point region by the batsman. No run.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Nicely done, driven square of the wicket on the off side for one.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Lucky runs! Presses forward in defense but it moves back in to collect the inside half of his bat. Goes closely past the stumps and the keeper for a boundary at fine leg.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Full and on off, defended back to the bowler.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. A hint of shape into the batsman, Bairstow eases it down to fine leg for a brace.

Debutant Jack Leach is in next. Trent Boult also is back into the attack. The second new ball has been taken.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. OUT! Right through the gate! Southee bags his 7th Test fifer! Wicket to wicket line, on a fuller length at 129.7 kph, Wood plays all over it and it sneaks through to destroy the stumps. This brings an end to an outstanding knock and a brilliant partnership which was worth 95 runs.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. A quality yorker, Wood somehow manages to keep it out safely back towards the bowler.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Lands it on a length around off, not enough room for the square cut but Jonny still attempts it and inside edges it past stumps to fine leg for one.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Straighter in line, nudged in front of square leg for a run.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Good length ball on off, shaping back in with some extra bounce, Wood defends it by taking the bottom hand off the handle.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. A length ball angling into the batsman around off, Wood gets behind the line and blocks it safely towards cover-point.

Tim Southee returns into the attack.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Digs in a short ball on middle, Bairstow ducks. End of the over.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Shortish and angling away from the batsman, Jonny leans back a bit and lets it be.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. A short delivery which has been pulled away. They pick up a single.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. In the channel outside off, Wood lets it go to the keeper.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Width on offer outside off, Bairstow punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Bouncer around off, Jonny ducks underneath it.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. Beaten! Spinning away from the batsman, Wood tries to drive but is beaten.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. Maiden Test fifty for Mark Wood! What an innings this has been! England were a bit thin on batting today and were in deep trouble after losing Stokes and Broad but Wood has applied himself and has orchestrated his batting prowess. A late little cut this time as he plays it past first slip for a couple. Superb innings and a very crucial partnership. Much-needed fightback by England!

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. Wood has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. A googly on the shorter side, Jonny gets inside the crease and mistimes his pull shot down to long on for a run.

Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Fine, fine shot! A loopy leg spinner landing full around off, Bairstow goes inside-out and clobbers it over extra cover for a maximum. Played it with the spin, that was the key.

Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. Tossed up ball outside off, driven square of the wicket on the off side but straight to short third man.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Dropped by Wagner! But credit to him for getting a hand onto it. A length ball outside off, Wood gets deep inside the crease and rifles it straight back. It's uppish, Wagner sticks his left hand out but fails to hang on to the catch.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length ball on off, it's punched to covers for one.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Boundaries are flowing thick and fast. Bairstow stays back to fetch a short ball from outside off and pulls it with authority to the deep mid-wicket fence.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Half-tracker, targeting the batsman, Bairstow pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Oohhh...that missed the off stump by a whisker! A cracking yorker, Bairstow fails to keep it out and it goes under his bat and past the off pole. Wagner cannot believe his luck.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Pitches it full and around off, Bairstow drives it off his front foot but straight to mid off.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. FOUR! As expected, the leg spinner feels the pressure and drops in a short ball around off. Wood is deep inside the crease as he hammer-pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence. 14 from the over!

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. FOUR! Wood has picked this googly and has smashed it for a boundary. Goes down on one knee and slogs it with brute power over mid-wicket. Closing in on his maiden Test fifty!

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. Wrong 'un, landing around leg, Wood fails to flick and the keeper also fails to collect the ball. They take a couple of byes.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. Wood has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. FOUR! He is playing a little gem. Senses the length to be on the shorter side and Wood immediately gets back to smack it through point.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood. Gets on the front foot to a full ball and pushes it to covers.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. FOUR! Highest Test score for Mark Wood! On a back of a length outside off, Wood makes room and steers it delicately through backward point for a boundary.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Quick single! Short of a length delivery outside off, Jonny stays back and taps it towards the left of the bowler for a single.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Short of a length delivery on middle, pulled down to fine leg for a single.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller delivery outside off, driven towards mid off for a single.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length on middle, Bairstow defends it off the back foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Bowls it in the channel outside off, Wood allows it through.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman guides it to third man. One run added to the total.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Shortish and on off, Bairstow pushes at it and misses.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Wood has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Nearly a stunning catch by Henry Nicholls. Wagner follows the batsman down the leg side with a short delivery, Wood rocks back to whack it over the cover region but gets a top edge. It balloons over point, Nicholls runs behind it and puts in a dive but it falls just short of him. They take a couple of runs.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Flashes and misses! Another delivery, short and wide, Wood wants to slap it over the off side but misses.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Bumper on middle, the batsman ducks.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. It's called as a no ball. Sharp delivery, shortish on off, Wood camps back to attempt the upper cut but fails to connect. Called a no ball and the 50-run stand comes up!

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. SIX! That has gone all the way! Wagner getting a bit predictable with his shorter length. Wood stays back inside the crease and powers his pull shot over square leg for a biggie. A very vital knock this by England's number 9!

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Back of a length ball angling into the batsman from around the wicket, Wood taps it down in the vacant space at covers, looks at his partner and gets the hint that a single is on. Mark is a bit late in taking off but completes the run with ease.

Bairstow cops a serious blow on the helmet. Concerned faces all-around as the entire cordon comes up to him to see if he's alright. A thumbs up from him but tell you what it must have shaken him up completely. The physio is out assisting him and the players will take drinks in the meantime...

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Stung! De Grandhomme digs in a short ball, luckily his pace is not much, this was at 122 kph, Bairstow misjudged it and at the last moment he takes his eyes off the ball. The ball crashes into the grill and the helmet flies off. Phew, he looks fine though.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Mark looks to turn this delivery around the corner but squirts a leading edge towards cover for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Fuller again on off, driven hard but finds cover.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Good batting! Doesn't fall in the bait again, leaves a delivery outside his off stump.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. FOUR! Nailed it! Mark Wood is playing some serious shots here. Gets a fuller ball, plants his front foot across and unfurls a rocketing drive square on the off side for a boundary. The stand moves to 40 from just 56 balls, very handy.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Fuller ball outside off, Wood looks to drive but gets it off the outer edge which goes on the bounce to the gully fielder.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Pounds in a short delivery, angling away a bit, the English wicketkeeper isn't too keen to go after it.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow shoulders arms to let that one through.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Hits the deck hard, gets good amount of bounce, Jonny sits under it.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Backs away to a short ball does Wood and flat-bats it over mid-wicket. Doesn't connect it off the meat and hence Boult from mid on mops it up just inside the rope. Three runs taken and 200 comes up with that for England.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Shortish and angling in on middle, Wood help/pulls it through backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Shortish on middle and off, fended towards point off the back foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Shortish on middle, Bairstow tries to pull but gets a bottom edge beside the pitch.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Good length delivery on off, it squares Wood up completely who hangs his bat out. The edge goes towards gully where Williamson half-stops and allows a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Serves a tempting fuller ball outside off, Mark doesn't play at it.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Stays back and blocks it out gently.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Looks to tuck one through the leg side but wears it on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and they cross for a leg bye.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Deft from Jonny. Good length delivery, a bit wider outside off, Bairstow presses ahead and opens the face of the bat at the last moment. Beats the dive of Williamson at gully and picks up a boundary to his name.

Colin de Grandhomme is back on.

Neil Wagner to Mark Wood. Fuller in length and outside off, driven towards cover.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. JB top edges and BJ almost pulls off a one-handed stunner. The ploy to keep bowling short nearly worked for Wagner. He digs in a short one, Jonny backs away to have a go at it but gets a top edge. Watling behind the stumps leaps as much as he can with his right hand up. He gets a glove to it but the ball doesn't stick. It rolls behind him and they take a single.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Stands tall, rides the bounce and steers it towards point.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Another bouncer, the batsman ducks.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Short of a length delivery, angling away towards off, Bairstow drops his wrists to leave it alone.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. On the stumps, pushed towards mid on.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Length delivery on the pads, worked behind square on the leg side for a single.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Nearly a wicket! Yorker fired at the base of middle stump, Wood is a wee late in keeping it out. By the time he does, he gets an inside edge and the ball trickles past the stumps towards fine leg. A single taken.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. FOUR! What a shot! Mark Wood, that really opened my eyes. Fuller ball, outside off, Wood bludgeons it over covers for a powerful boundary. Even Southee wouldn't have expected that.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Pitched up on off, blocked solidly from within the crease.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Wood shoulders arms to let that one through.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries and that brings up the fifty for the English keeper-batsman, 18th in Tests. Another short ball and it's pulled again this time through square leg. Can he shepherd the tail and take England to a respectable total?

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Shot! Short of a length on middle, coming at a good height too, Bairstow waits back and pummels it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Wagner with a short one on middle and leg, Bairstow is quick to duck under it.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Short and slightly outside off, cut away but Williamson at gully makes another good stop. He has been manning that region really well.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Tries to bring it back in from middle and off, Jonny B hangs back in defense.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller ball in the corridor outside off, Jonny Bairstow nicely drives it to the man at cover.

Neil Wagner is brought back into the attack.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Once again tries to use the angle by going wide of the crease but ends up doling it on middle and leg, it's tucked towards short mid-wicket. And Mark survives an entire over.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Southee goes wide of the crease and angles one in from around off, it goes straight as Wood doesn't offer any stroke.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Fuller and on the stumps, blocked solidly, with a straight bat.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Short and angling down leg, Mark Wood looks to play the pull shot but fails to get any wood on it.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Good line and length again just that he can't draw an edge. Wood is lucky to have survived once more.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Back of a length around off, holding its line, Wood plays and misses.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Drops it towards point with an open bat face and crosses over. Surprised that Bairstow agreed to do so.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. FOUR! Good shot! A very full delivery outside off, a real freebie, Wood bends his back leg and drills it through cover-point to find the fence.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Beaten! Boult drags his length back a touch and angles it away from off, Wood almost falls for it. But much to his delight, he misses.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Slants it away on off, Wood keeps his bat inside the line to let it be.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Angling away on a length outside off, pushed with an angled blade towards point.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Stays back in anticipation of getting a short ball, gets one and he pulls it in front of square on the leg side for just a single.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Outside off, easy leave for Mark.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Another bouncer from Southee, but the line isn't that threatening which allows Wood to sway away from it.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Bangs in a short one on middle and off, Wood ducks under it.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Fuller on off, blocked out towards the man at mid off.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Good length on middle and leg, tucked into the leg side.

Tim Southee to Mark Wood. Back of a length delivery, angling in at first and then straightening after pitching, Wood has a tentative poke at it only to get beaten.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Almost! On a length outside off, JB looks to dab it away but gets beaten. Tell you what, it missed the outside edge by a whisker.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Stands tall and deep in the crease to glide it towards gully.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Rolled his wrists over! Another short one on middle, Bairstow rolls his wrists on this as he helps this with a pull shot behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Run out chance! Shortish and outside off, Jonny looks to cut but the length isn't an ideal one. It's too close to play that shot and he ends up chopping it down towards gully. Looks for a run but is sent back as Williamson misses his shy at the striker's end. Would have been touch and go.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish on off, eased towards mid off.

Mark Wood is the new man in.

Tim Southee to Stuart Broad. OUT! Chipped straight to Sodhi! So, the race to pick up a 5-fer is definitely on between Southee and Boult, the former has got a 4-fer now. On a length and outside off, Broad looks to punch it on the up but it's not so easy. His body weight remained on the back foot as he (as always) was anticipating some short pitch bowling. No transfer of weight into the shot and he ends up chipping it in the air to mid off where Ish Sodhi takes a dolly. Once again after the break, the wheels have started to come off for England. A very disappointing shot attempted by Broad, who we consider as a decent batsman.

Tim Southee to Stuart Broad. Sees the short ball and quickly ducks under it.

Tim Southee to Stuart Broad. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Tim Southee to Stuart Broad. FOUR! Edged and through! Fuller ball on off, Broad looks to blast it through cover but gets an edge which flies past the second slip fielder for a boundary. Hands on head for Southee.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Good stop from Williamson! Short of a length delivery, closer to off stump, Bairstow cuts it towards gully where Kane dives full length to his right and takes some pace off. A single taken.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length delivery outside off, steered towards gully.

Trent Boult to Stuart Broad. Full and fired down leg, Broad misses his attempted flick shot.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller ball, angling in, nudged towards mid-wicket and Bairstow wants to cross. The fielder charges in but fails to collect which allows the batsmen to complete one run easily.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball on middle, defended off the back foot.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Delightful! Fuller in length and served outside off, Jonny presses ahead and crisply times the drive through covers for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, worked away through the gap at mid-wicket for a double.

Trent Boult to Stuart Broad. Good length delivery outside off, tapped in front of point for a brisk single. Broad is off the mark.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Takes a little stride ahead as he bunts it back to Southee.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller and veering in on the pads, Jonny looks to flick but the ball swings back in to hit him on the pads. A stifled appeal but it was going down leg.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Testing line, in the avenue of apprehension, Bairstow points his bat skywards and makes a leave.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. A short ball, angling towards the body, Bairstow arches back to evade it.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Inside edge! Nipping in from a length around off, Bairstow manages to eke out an inside edge on the pads. Had he missed, he would have been a dead duck.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Pitches it up on off, driven crisply but straight to mid off.

Stuart Broad is in next. Also, Tim Southee is brought back.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. OUT! A wicket straight after Tea, once again the Kiwis are off to a fine start. Into the tail, they enter. Not a wicket deserving delivery, sliding down the leg side on a length, Stokes tries to work it around the corner by shuffling across the stumps a bit. But he gets a faint inside edge behind and the keeper takes an easy catch. They appeal and the finger goes up, in fact, Stokes started to walk even before that. Simon Doull (on air) points out that had he not done so and the umpire not given it out, it would have been interesting as New Zealand have no reviews left. Ian Smith reminds him about the spirit of the game to which Doull responds that not all batsmen are walkers. Hmm... Anyway, England have now lost their sixth wicket as the 57-run stand gets broken.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Slips one down the leg side, Stokes tries to flick but misses.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. That has missed the off stump by a whisker! Movement back into the batsman from a length outside off, Stokes decides to leave it alone and it goes very closely past the off pole.

What happened there? Oh, Boult loses grip on the ball and it slips out from his hand while he was in his delivery stride, maybe his right arm came in the way.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Pitches it up and outside off, Stokes drives it down the ground and the mid off fielder cuts it off with a slide.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. This one is too full and too straight, Bairstow clips it in front of square leg and they cross. Stokes is jogging towards the keeper's end and Sodhi fires in the throw to Watling. Stokes had to hurry up.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Starts with a full length ball around off, shaping away, Bairstow leaves it alone.

The final session is about to get underway. The overrate has been good as both the sessions saw New Zealand bowling 29 overs. Still 32 overs remaining in the day. Can the current pair of Stokes and Bairstow be able to continue to good work that they've done so far? Trent Boult to continue. Let's play...

... Day 1, Session 3 ...

3/80 in the session and New Zealand will be pleased with their effort. They bowled with a lot of purpose post Lunch and picked up three quick wickets which included the set batsmen Stoneman and Root. Tim Southee and Trent Boult once again threatened to run away with the show but the pair of Stokes and Bairstow steadied the ship and is currently amidst a good partnership. However, England are not out of jail yet and they will require their last recognized batting duo to bat for as long as possible. Do join us in a short while for all the post Tea action.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. That will be TEA ON DAY 1!

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. A bit closer to the off stump line this time, on a length, Ben plays it down to point.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Once again bowls it in the zone outside off, Stokes allows it through.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Lands it on a length and outside off, not moving much, Stokes offers no shot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Huge shout for an lbw as Stokes offers no shot to an incoming delivery. He is struck on the pads but the umpire feels that it has not swung back in enough to hit the stumps. Remember, impact would not have been an issue in this case.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Straighter in line, Jonny plays it with gentle hands to mid-wicket and calls two. Completes it with ease.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish and outside off, driven off the front foot to covers.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Hurls it on a length outside off, Bairstow shoulders arms.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Nicely done! A little bit of width on offer outside off, Bairstow stands back and cuts it through the line. Delays his shot just a bit to get the placement right past backward point. A boundary results.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Played to the point region by the batsman. No run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Considerable amount of movement back into the batsman, Stokes pokes at it and misses.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Fullish around off, driven off the front foot to mid off.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Stokes was itching from quite some time to hit it through covers. Tried a few times without much success but not this time. He receives a length ball and whacks it through covers for a boundary. 50-run stand comes up, a good one for England after a flurry of wickets.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Full delivery, swinging back in, Stokes walks across the stumps to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Physio comes out. Jonny Bairstow is seen taking a few tablets.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. On a length around off, Bairstow stays back inside the crease and keeps it out to the off side.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Angling away from the batsman on a length, Jonny shoulders arms.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Well bowled and equally well played. Boult delivers it full and on middle, Bairstow brings down a straight blade and caresses it back past the bowler for a boundary. Glorious.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Gets forward to a full ball and hits it down to mid on.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Too full and around leg, clipped through backward square leg for a couple.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Full and around off, Bairstow pushes it back from the inner half of the bat.

Trent Boult is back into the attack. With around 12 minutes to go for Tea, Williamson has turned back towards his strike bowler. Can he break this stand?

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. FOUR! But Stokes nearly chopped it on. Good length ball outside off, Stokes walks forward and tries to punch through covers but gets an inside edge past the stumps to fine leg for a boundary.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. A big inswinger, landing around off and curling back in sharply. Stokes leaves it but that wasn't too far away from the off pole.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Outside off, left alone.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it by presenting the full face of the bat.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Here comes the drive from Stokes, nicely timed but ill placed. It's towards mid off where the fielder makes a good stop.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. It's a bait for Stokes with two slips in place. De Grandhomme serves a full length ball outside off, inviting him to drive but Ben watchfully allows it through.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Keeps it full and on off, Bairstow gets on the front foot and defends it watchfully.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Bouncer around leg, Bairstow ducks underneath it.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish and on off, driven off the front foot but straight to the cover fielder.

Neil Wagner to Ben Stokes. Short in length around off, Stokes pulls it in front of square leg and collects a run.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Attempts for some extra swing and in the process overpitches around off. Bairstow drives it with nice timing and finds the gap through covers. They've managed to run three.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Serves it on a length around off, Bairstow stays back and taps it down on the off side.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish around off, cutting back in, Bairstow gets it away from the inner half of the bat to deep backward square leg. They collect a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Lands it full and outside off, Jonny drives it down towards mid off.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Gets forward to a full ball and defends it to the off side. Solid.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Fuller and outside off, driven through covers for one.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Short and on off, Stokes pulls but mistimes it to mid-wicket.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Oohhh...gets squared up. Wagner drops it on a length around middle and leg, shaping away a bit, Bairstow plays at it from the crease and pushes it out from the leading edge to point.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. A bouncer around off, angling away, Jonny bends his back leg and lets it through.

Neil Wagner to Ben Stokes. Stokes decides to take on the short ball and pulls it behind square leg. A single taken, eyes the second one but it's not on.

Neil Wagner to Ben Stokes. Full and swinging back in, Stokes drives it down to mid off.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Too full and around off, Bairstow decides to drive it through covers but gets it away off the inside edge. It rolls to mid-wicket and they cross.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Pitches it full and around off, Bairstow drives it down the ground but finds mid off.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. A touch short and on off, it's stroked down the ground towards mid on. Done with 50 overs, England after losing five wickets continue to be in a tight spot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Once again some visible inward movement for Colin. Stokes defends it from the inner portion of his bat.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Angles in a full ball on off, Stokes gets forward and across to cover the line and then blocks.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Full and swinging back in around off, Stokes pushes it out to covers.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Another length delivery outside off, shaping back in, Ben makes a leave.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Colin with his gentle pace is quite nagging. Bowls it on a length outside off, gets it to swing back in, Stokes walks across the stumps and then lets it through.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Short and on off, Jonny lets it be to end the over.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Good length delivery around off, it's punched off the back foot by Bairstow but the point fielder moves across to his right to stop the ball with a dive.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Alters his length to go short around middle and off, Jonny ducks.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Identical to the last delivery, this time Bairstow keeps his calm and makes the leave.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Loses his patience, JP! Wagner serves this one outside off, Bairstow throws his bat at it but fails to make any connection.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Wide outside off, Bairstow allows it through to the keeper.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. And again. Beaten. De Grandhomme getting subtle movement off the deck. Stokes is cross with himself as he once again commits himself forward to push inside the line. Not too far away from edging it behind. Excellent bowling, Colin.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Changes his angle and beats the bat. Drops it on a length around off, Stokes gets forward to play inside the line but is beaten.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Delivers it on a good length around middle, too straight in line and it's easily helped through square leg for a couple of runs.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Fullish and outside off, Stokes takes a stride forward and hits it across the line. Finds the mid on fielder.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. On a length and outside off, Stokes has nothing to do with it.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. A front foot push to a full ball to covers.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Inviting length. There to be driven. Bairstow is quite cautious though. He takes his front leg forward to cover the line and then allows it through.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. And again. A length ball outside off has been played down towards gully.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Good consistent lines from Wagner. Persists around off, angling away from a good length, once again Jonny pushes it with an angled bat to point.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. A rising delivery, around off, Bairstow immediately is on his toes as he taps it towards point.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Controlled edge! Wagner takes a length ball away from the batsman with the angle, Bairstow without moving his feet pushes inside the line and edges it through the gap between slips and gully. Soft bottom hand and hence it rolls all along the carpet to the fence.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Lands it on a length and outside off, it's left alone by Jonny Bairstow.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Jonny had no idea where that went! This one probably cuts back into the batsman from a fuller length outside off, Bairstow tries forcing it through the line but gets an inside edge. It rolls towards backward square leg and his partner calls him through for a run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. A good looking drive off the front foot by Jonny. It's stopped with a dive at covers. Nice effort.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Lands it on a length and outside off, a hint of away shape there, Bairstow watches the line closely before letting it go.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Straighter in line again, it's tucked on the leg side but finds the mid-wicket fielder.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. An overambitious delivery, trying to bowl an outswinger from the middle stump line. But as it happens often, it goes straight on and is worked quietly behind square leg for a couple of runs.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Good delivery, angling in around off and then straightening. Bairstow leaves it alone and then it curls away. Watling collects it to his right.

Colin de Grandhomme is back into the attack. The batsmen can take a sigh of relief as the second line of attack is in action.

Neil Wagner to Ben Stokes. Back of a length ball on off, Stokes puts his weight on the back leg and defends it to the off side.

Neil Wagner to Ben Stokes. Very accurate with his line and today he is mixing his lengths also, not necessarily short always. A length ball slanting in around off, Ben defends it back off his front foot.

Neil Wagner to Ben Stokes. Good length ball on off, Stokes gets back and works it off his pads to the leg side, finds mid-wicket.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Angles it across the batsman outside off, it's driven firmly through covers and it's chased down in the deep. Three runs added to the total.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish and on off to the right-hander, Jonny is forward as he drives it back towards the bowler. Wagner tries collecting on one bounce but fails. No run on offer though.

Neil Wagner to Ben Stokes. Doesn't take much time to strike the right line and length. Full and angling in, Stokes brings down a straight bat and gets it away off the inside edge through backward square leg. Good enough for a run.

Neil Wagner is unleashed into the attack.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Goes fuller on this occasion, around off, Stokes gets forward and across to nudge it towards mid-wicket. By the time the fielder moves across to his left to pick up the ball, they jog across for a run.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Brings his line towards the off stump and drops it on a length, Ben has to play at it and he does so watchfully to the off side.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Action replay of the previous delivery. Southee is playing on Stokes' patience here.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Probing line, this. Keeping his line closer to the off stump and taking it away with the angle, Stokes covers his stumps before making a leave.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. There is still some sideways movement for the bowler. On a length and outside off, Ben allows it through.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. FOUR! A shot of authority after the drinks break. A bit of a loosener by Southee, short and around off, Stokes stands back and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket fence.

Drinks! The game seemed to be hung in balance at Lunch but the deadly duo of Southee and Boult came out breathing fire. They bowled tidy spells and were really disciplined which saw them scaling down three quick wickets, two of the set batsmen - Root and Stoneman. Bairstow and Stokes, the last recognized pair is out there with the score just reading 4 over 100. A lot of hopes shall be pinned on them to bail their side out of trouble. Can they? Only time will tell...

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. This one decks in from outside off, the batter hops back to keep it out to hand Boult his fifth maiden.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. From around the wicket this time, on a length on middle, punched to the fielder at mid on.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Overpitched delivery, tempting Jonny to go after it. He doesn't as he just pushes it towards mid off.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Is right behind the line of this delivery and defends it with a straight bat.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Good length delivery on off, punched off the inner half back to Trent.

With no Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes in the mix, the next number in case a wicket falls is of Stuart Broad. Don't remember when was the last time England lacked depth in their batting. Have a long tail to follow...

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Boult pounds in a short ball on middle and off, Jonny Bairstow crouches low to let that sail over him to his opposite number.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Finally he plays one and gets two to his name as he punches this back of a length delivery through cover.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Southee once again lets out a length delivery, slanting away, BS comes down a couple of steps before making another leave.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Fourth leave in a row from Stokes.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Continues to feed him in the channel outside off, no shot offered.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Another one hurled across the southpaw, Ben lifts his bat to leave it alone.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Bowls it on off, it holds its line too. Nothing doing, says Stokes.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length delivery outside off, glided towards Williamson at gully.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Leading edge... Fuller in length again, jagging away towards off, Bairstow looks to work it away through mid-wicket but closes the face of the bat a tad early. Gets a leading edge which rolls towards cover-point.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller and angling away wider on off, Bairstow ignores.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Marginally overpitched, served outside off, Jonny drives it through covers and picks up a couple.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball outside off, Bairstow tries to cut but gets a bottom edge towards the slip cordon.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Fullish length on off, eased towards mid off to end the over.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Beaten! On a length and just around off, Stokes plays for the initial line but the ball kept moving and beats him comprehensively.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. What was that, Southee? Maybe, he tried to bowl a slower one but the ball might have slipped out of his hands. It's too wide in fact it's outside the tramline. The umpire calls it a wide. 100 comes up for England.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Stokes feasts on the freebie to open his tally. A half-volley outside off, Stokes reaches to the pitch of the ball and drills it through cover. No need to run for those.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Length ball outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover.

Tim Southee to Ben Stokes. Fullish on the stumps, blocked off the front foot by Ben.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. It's maiden again. Tidy stuff from the Kiwis again. On the pads, worked towards mid-wicket.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. A nice drive off the front foot but straight to the man at cover.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. A touch short on middle and off, played with an angled willow towards gully.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, easy leave for JB.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller in length and angling away on off, Bairstow without any feet movement looks to drive but gets an inside edge on the pads.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Short ball, it's well-directed too, Bairstow is happy to duck under it.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, Jonny works it down to fine leg and will keep strike. Excellent over from Southee comes to an end.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Very full on off, blocked down solidly.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length on middle, defended down comfortably.

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Welcomes the keeper-batsman with a fuller ball on off, Jonny doesn't play at it.

Jonny Bairstow is the new man in.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. OUT! Edged and there goes the set batsman after doing all the hard work. New Zealand have come out breathing fire this afternoon, they are just all over England at the moment. Southee bowls it around middle, since the line is there, Stoneman tries to play at it but the ball jags away. It takes the outside edge and flies towards second slip where Tom Latham accepts a regulation catch. Half the side back. Are we going to witness another procession?

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. On a length and moving towards off, Stoneman shoulders his arms to that one.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Ben Stokes is in next. He is fresh from a half ton. Played an innings of substance in Auckland and is out when his side is in a bit of stutter now.

Trent Boult to Dawid Malan. OUT! Dawid Malan bags a golden duck! Disciplined bowling from the Kiwis and they deserve this, says David Lloyd on air. Boult hurls it on a length around middle and off, it nips in a touch and also skids a bit off the seam. Malan, facing his first ball tries to play a lazy drive and gets rapped on the back pad. Huge appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Malan doesn't even wait, he just starts to walk back. England in huge trouble again.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Chance of a run out! Stoneman pushes one towards cover and sets off. Sodhi comes rushing in, picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Could have been touch and go had that hit.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. On the stumps this time, driven to the other side this time, mid on.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Fuller on off, eased towards mid off.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Good length on off, blocked off the front foot gently.

Dawid Malan walks out to bat next.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. OUT! Southee gets his man! An impressive bowling change from Williamson and it has worked in his side's favor. The mainstay of the English batting is out of here, leaving his side in a bit of bother now. Tim angles it in from wide of the crease, it keeps coming in as Root tries to clip it away. Fails to counter the inward movement and gets beaten on the inside. The ball deflects off his pads and castles the woodwork behind. Up and running is Southee as he breaks the stand that had started to show a lot of promise.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. FOUR! Shot! Fuller on the stumps, Root covers the stumps and drives it gloriously past the non-striker. The man at mid on puts in a dive but to no avail.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Fuller on off, driven on the up towards cover.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Gets across and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Huge, huge shout but nothing from the umpire. On a length and just around off, it nips back in sharply to beat Root on the inside this time and hit his pad. The appeal chirps in but umpire Erasmus this time doesn't pay any heed to it. The Kiwis can't do anything as they don't have any reviews left. Hawk Eye shows it's a good call from the umpire as the impact was well outside the line.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Back of a length outside off to begin with for Southee this afternoon, Root punches it through the line and collects a brace. Some cheer from the crowd as this also raises the 50-run stand between the duo. So far so good for Englishmen.

Tim Southee is back into the attack.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Boult is mixing it up quite nicely. Fuller on off, pushed off the front foot towards cover. That's the third maiden for Boult.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Brings out a surprise short ball but not in the firing line, left alone.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Fuller and attacking the stumps, Mark Stoneman is rock solid in defense.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Angling in on the pads, worked towards the square leg fielder.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. In the channel on off, tapped with soft hands towards point.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Pitches it outside off, tries to bring it back in, Stoneman has it covered as he leaves one alone.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Short but this time going down leg, easy duck from the English skipper.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Around middle and leg, tucked past the man at short leg for a single.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Back of a length ball on middle, Mark rises on the toes to deal with it.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Covers the line and defends it out towards cover.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Another one on a shorter length, keeps getting big on the batter who tucks it away off the hips. Sodhi at leg gully dives to make a stop.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Short ball on middle and leg, the batsman ducks.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Pitching outside leg! Joe Root survives and the Kiwis exhaust both their reviews. Wasn't a bad call to take this by any means. Boult changes the angle and decides to come from over the wicket. He hurls a length delivery around leg and it skids through to ping Root on the pads. A loud appeal follows but umpire Bruce Oxenford stays put. Williamson from gully is quick to take the DRS. Hawk Eye shows it's just pitched outside leg, just. Apart from that everything was in line. Root escapes, another good decision from the umpire.

England's best in the firing line this time. Boult has trapped Root in front of the stumps but the question is where is it pitching? The Kiwis have taken the review...

Trent Boult to Joe Root. FOUR! Nicely done! He tried to play a similar shot on the third ball of the over but couldn't find the gap. This time he does. Plays it with an angled bat and beats Williamson at gully for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Good shot, good stop, good cricket all-around. Fuller in length on off, driven on the up towards mid off. Southee dives full length to his right and saves a certain boundary.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Short of a length ball outside off, Root arches back and steers it neatly towards his opposite number at gully.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Plants his front foot across to an overpitched delivery and drives it to the cover fielder. Fails to pierce the gap.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Boult continues from around the wicket, goes wider of the crease and angles it in on middle and off, Root bunts it back to Boult.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Good length ball on middle, nudged with soft hands towards mid-wicket.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Punches this back of a length ball in the gap through cover to change ends.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Persists with a bumper, this time Root doesn't do anything silly. He sits.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Top edge... in the air... Root is safe! Wagner nearly makes the English skipper fall into the trap. He continues to bend his back, drops it short on middle. Joe says enough of blocking, ducking and fending and decides to take on with the pull shot. Doesn't get complete hold of it as he gets it off the top edge. Shouts of catch it but the ball lands safely between the men coming from deep square leg and fine leg. A couple results.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Another bouncer, Root rises on the toes to defend.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. And to no one's surprise, Wagner hits the deck hard, generates good bounce, Stoneman hops in the crease as he fends it out towards point and scampers to the other end.

Neil Wagner replaces Sodhi now. Change of ends for him.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Comes from around the wicket for the last ball of the over, bowls a length delivery, closer to the off stump line, Root is happy to keep it out off the back foot.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Slightly overpitched in the channel outside off, Joe leans across and drives it to the man at short cover.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Delivers another fuller delivery on middle and leg, worked away towards the man at short mid-wicket.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Keeps it nice and full on the stumps, kept out rather safely.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. FOUR! Whipped off the legs! Fuller and tries to curl back in on middle and leg but ends up drifting it on the pads. Root shuffles across and clips it through backward square leg for a boundary. Both the batsmen kickoff the session with a boundary apiece. Their stand moves to 10 short of 50 now.

Trent Boult to Joe Root. Comes running in from over the wicket and hurls it in the direction outside off, Joe Root lets it pass.

Trent Boult will bowl from the other end.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Floated ball outside off, the English opener presses forward and pats it towards short cover.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Some more loop, landed outside off, blocked out watchfully.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Fuller around middle and off, defended nicely.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. FOUR! Loosener from Sodhi! It's a leg break but on the shorter side and well outside off, Stoneman is quick to rock back, utilizes the dept of the crease and cracks it behind point for a boundary to begin the session.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Googly but on the flatter trajectory, punched comfortably off the back foot.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Flighted delivery around middle and off, Stoneman presses forward and defends.

We are back for the second session, folks. The Test match looks well in balance at the moment and this session will be an important one for both the sides, especially England. The two batsmen out there are well-set and it would be interesting to see if they can continue to dig in and keep the hosts' bowlers at bay. Ish Sodhi will continue. A slip and a short leg in place.

... Day 1, Session 2 ...

New Zealand won't be too disappointed with the outcome of this session, however, they would have liked to add another wicket or two to their tally. The pitch is expected to ease out in the afternoon session and then it will be a bigger test for the Kiwi bowlers. Ish Sodhi in his two overs has got a bit of spin but nothing substantial to trouble the batsmen. Let's see what happens in the next session. Do join us in a short while.

First Lunch break of this Test match and England already have fared much better than the last game. They did experience a couple of setbacks in the form of Cook and Vince but all in all, the current pair has shown positivity and the desire to play out time. Mark Stoneman weathered the early storm by surviving the new ball spell, while Joe Root has not looked unconvincing at all.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Bouncer around middle and leg, Root ducks underneath it to end this session. LUNCH ON DAY 1!

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Played to the point region by the batsman.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Almost carries to short leg. A length delivery in the line of the stumps, Root stands a bit with an open stance as he plays it down towards short leg. A bit uppish but not carrying.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Good length ball on middle and off, Root jumps and plays it down to point.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Short and around off, Root watches the line closely before leaving it alone.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, defended off the back foot.

Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. A wrong 'un on middle, Root reads it and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. FOUR! Nicely timed and placed through the packed off side field. Flighted leg spinner outside off, Root drives it crisply through the narrow gap between extra cover and mid off for a boundary.

Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Goes on the back foot and plays it out to covers.

Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Flatter and shorter on middle, punched off the back foot to mid-wicket.

Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Quicker one, full and on middle, 92.5 kph, Root digs it out down to mid on.

Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Loopy leg spinner landing full around off, it's driven through the line but straight to the cover fielder.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Bouncer! The batsman does well to evade it.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Switches to 'round the wicket to the left-hander and bowls a shortish ball on middle and leg, Mark defends it back.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Shortish on off, Stoneman is on the back foot as he defends it back to the bowler.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Stoneman gets on his toes and plays it out wide of leg gully.

Neil Wagner to Mark Stoneman. Wagner runs in to Stoneman and feeds him a short delivery around leg, further going down, Mark shoulders arms.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Too full on middle, hit down firmly to deepish mid on for a run.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Appeal for an lbw! Turned down. Sodhi delivers a nicely lofted leg spinner around middle, spinning back in, Stoneman fails to work it around and is hit on the front pad. An unsuccessful appeal. Missing leg.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Quicker through the air this time, around off, Stoneman offers a straight bat in defense.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Flatter and on off, defended back off the front foot.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Extra bit of flight this time, the length though remains full. Stoneman flicks but finds mid-wicket again.

Ish Sodhi to Mark Stoneman. Flighted and very full on middle, flicked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket.

Time for some leg spin. Ish Sodhi has been handed over the ball.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Bouncer! The batsman does well to evade it.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Keeps it short and on off, it's tapped to gully.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. FOUR! Used the pace and width offered by the bowler to his advantage. Root rocks back inside the crease, gets on top of the bounce and guides it to third man for a boundary.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. A length ball close to off stump, Root punches it from the crease and finds the gap at covers for a couple of runs.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Wagner continues to steam in and serve his short pitch bowling. This one is around off and Root lets it through.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Short in length and around leg, Root leaves it alone.

Martin Guptill is on the field again as a substitute. This time in place of Ish Sodhi.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Fullish and on off, driven down to mid off.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Mark Stoneman pulls out as the bowler was about to deliver. Some sightscreen issue maybe.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Pitches it up and outside off, a lovely flowing cover drive by Root is stopped in the deep. Good enough for three runs.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Good line, on a length and around off, Root firmly presents a straight bat in defense.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Short delivery at Colin's pace won't trouble the batsman much. Stoneman this time rides the bounce and pulls it behind square leg for a run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Colin de Grandhomme delivers a bouncer around leg, Stoneman ducks underneath it.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Bangs it in short around off, Root is on his toes as he dabs it down towards gully.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. And the second bouncer, again around off, Root is content in leaving it.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Here's the first bouncer, around off and Root leans back to leave it.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Width on offer outside off, Root plays it down from the crease to point.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Easily left. A length delivery wide outside off, not threatening the batsman, Root allows it through.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. A hint of inward movement as Wagner initiates his spell with a length ball on middle, Root helps it to mid-wicket.

Here comes Neil Wagner! He will bang it in for sure. A bowler who is never short of effort. A couple of slips in place.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Tries to tempt the batsman by bowling it on a driving length, Stoneman restrains himself from going after it.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Good length delivery in the channel outside off, it's left alone by Mark.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. FOUR! Bad delivery and punished. Short and wide outside off, 125 kph, really bread and butter, Stoneman camps back and slaps it through point.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Angling away from the batsman, around off, Stoneman stays inside the crease and keeps it out towards gully.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Good length ball on middle and off, a little bit of swing in the air, Mark remains back and defends it to the off side.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. A bouncer to complete the over, Root has nothing to do with it.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. 50 up for England! A nice controlled shot by their skipper. He once again keeps his eyes on the ball and dabs it down to third man for a couple.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Better this time by Joe. Back of a length delivery around off, Root keeps his eyes on the ball, drops his wrists and then leaves it alone.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Bouncer around middle, Root crouches and lets it through. He though left his bat hanging like a periscope. Not a good technique.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Pitches it up and outside off, Root drives it down the ground but finds the mid off fielder.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Fullish and on off, shaping away, Root pushes it with an angled bat and gets it away from the outer half of the bat. It runs past gully and they collect two.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. FOUR! Shot! Colin is on the shorter side again, closer to the off stump line, this time Stoneman stands back to make room and cracks it square of the wicket on the off side. Finds the gap through gully and backward point and fetches a boundary.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Good length ball around off, angling in, Stoneman defends it from the back foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. A touch short in length and close to the off stump line, Stoneman tries to cut but misses. Too close to the body.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Delivers it on a length outside off, Mark shoulders arms.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Width on offer outside off, a touch on the shorter side, Stoneman stays back to pull it over mid-wicket for a couple.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. From around the wicket, de Grandhomme bowls an inswinging delivery wide outside off, Stoneman leaves it alone after covering his stumps.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it solidly.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Shortish and around leg, tapped down towards leg gully. The English skipper was bounced out in the last Test with a short one near his rib cage, the Kiwis have adopted a similar plan again. Let's see whether it works...

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Southee comes up with another bouncer, this time Root is ready and ducks under it with ease.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Full this time, Root blocks it safely.

Joe Root is checking his helmet. Maybe, he should consider changing it. Don't think so that he has done that though.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Bang on the helmet! A well-directed bouncer by Southee, Root is a shade late in picking it and as a result gets hit near the badge on his helmet. It pops behind and the keeper collects it. The bowler quickly checks the well-being of the batsman. Good to see that always. A rare error in judgement by Joe, he usually is very good against anything pitched short.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Full in length and outside off, Root drives it on the up, good timing but straight to the fielder.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Fuller in length and outside off, this time Mark connects with his cover drive but finds the fielder.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Mishit! De Grandhomme serves this one up and outside off, there to be drive, Stoneman tries to but his front leg is nowhere near the pitch of the delivery. Ends up mistiming it badly off the bottom edge.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. In the avenue of apprehension, Stoneman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Around off, once again it's defended off the front foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Full and around off, defended off the front foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. There is a sense of calmness that Root brings to the crease. He is new in this innings, but still the way his feet are moving is a sign of a really good batsman. Goes on the back foot to a shortish delivery and punches it confidently in the gap at covers for a run.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Stoneman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. End of a successful over.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Outside off, left alone.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Angling across the batsman outside off, Stoneman shoulders arms.

Tim Southee to Joe Root. Good length ball on middle and leg, Root nudges it to long leg and gets off the mark first ball.

Skipper Joe Root is in next.

Tim Southee to James Vince. OUT! It's clipping the top of leg stump. England lose a wicket but retain their review. Southee among the wickets now. A wicket courtesy a delivery which shaped back into the batsman from a length around off. Vince once again with his unsure footwork tries to work it through mid-wicket but fails to put bat on ball. He is rapped on the pads, they appeal their lungs out and up goes the finger. The batsmen have a chat and then Vince opts for the review. The Ball Tracker shows that impact is in line and the top of leg stump is getting tickled. Vince fails to convince. Poor footwork has cost England their second wicket.

Once again it's time for the DRS! James Vince has been adjudged lbw, it looks quite adjacent to the stumps but you never know. There maybe an inside edge, or maybe it's heading over the stumps. Let's find out...

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Another delivery left outside off by Mark Stoneman.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. On a length and wide outside off, Stoneman allows it through.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Play and a miss! Tempts the batsman with a fuller length ball outside off, Stoneman tries to drive but is beaten.

Colin de Grandhomme to James Vince. Once again it's full but this time going down the leg side, Vince fails to flick and it goes off his pads to the leg side. It's in the gap and they run a leg bye.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Serves it full and wide outside off, it's driven fluently through covers for three runs. Getting confident with every passing second.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Starts with a length delivery outside off, Stoneman stays back and pushes it with an angled bat towards gully.

Drinks called. That's the first hour. The early dent in the form of Cook has been nullified by Stoneman and Vince. They have done well to see off the threatening opening spells from the new ball bowlers and have stitched a mini partnership which is worth 28 of 74 balls. A lot of action happened, a review was lost, a review saved a batsman, too many inside edges, too many appeals but it's been an equal first hour. Let's see who takes the honors till lunch. My colleague, who was in deep sleep at the start, will take things forward now.

Tim Southee to James Vince. Length ball outside off, a solid defense from James.

Tim Southee to James Vince. FOUR! Beautiful! Southee overpitches it by a margin, that's enough for Vince to play his shot. Leans forward and eases it past mid off for a boundary, his third one of the innings so far.

Tim Southee to James Vince. Good length ball outside off, Vince once again leaves it alone.

Tim Southee to James Vince. Back of a length ball outside off, left alone.

Tim Southee to James Vince. Very full outside off, James Vince nicely leans ahead and drives on through covers to pick up a couple.

Tim Southee to James Vince. Good length delivery around middle and off, worked away towards short mid-wicket.

Tim Southee is back.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Length ball outside off, punched towards cover. A maiden for de Grandhomme.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Tries to force it through cover but ekes out a thick inside edge on the pads.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Back of a length delivery outside off, steered towards the man at gully.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Too wide outside off to force the batsman play at it.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Good length delivery outside off, Mark presses forward to defend, keeps his bat inside the line but fails to put bat to it.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Stoneman. Fuller and outside off, Mark Stoneman makes an assured leave.

Trent Boult to James Vince. On the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for an easy couple to end the over.

Trent Boult to James Vince. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Outside off, left alone.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Stays back and defends it well.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Mark pushes it towards mid off and gets to the other end.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Sprayed down the leg side, nothing doing from Stoneman.

Colin de Grandhomme to James Vince. Fuller on off, James blocks it out.

Colin de Grandhomme to James Vince. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.

Colin de Grandhomme to James Vince. No inside edge and it's a successful review for England. Something that they needed desperately. But as a batter, one would obviously know he has hit or not, or maybe initially he thought that he was given out lbw. Anyway, a fair decision is made all thanks to the technology. Fuller in length and angling in on middle and leg, Vince tries to clip it away but the ball goes off something towards second slip where the fielder takes the catch. They appeal and umpire Erasmus thinks there are two noises. He raises his finger. Now Vince has a word with Stoneman and then takes the DRS. There is nothing on Hot Spot. Clear daylight between bat and ball. They then checked the LBW. The Hawk Eye shows it's going down leg. The on-field decision has to be overturned.

Has Colin de Grandhomme struck early? Umpire Erasmus has given out caught behind in the slips but Vince after having a word with his partner takes the review. He should be aware if he has nicked one or not. Let's see if he's safe or not...

Colin de Grandhomme to James Vince. Good yorker on middle and off, James Vince does well to bring his bat down in time and keeps it at bay.

Colin de Grandhomme to James Vince. Length delivery on the pads, tucked into the leg side.

Colin de Grandhomme to James Vince. Starts off from over the wicket, fuller on the stumps, kept out.

First change of the morning. He was off the field in the previous over so now we know, he must have gone off to get his bowling shoes on. Three slips for him as well.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Back of a length, angling into the batsman who just doesn't offer any stroke and wears it on the thigh pad. Too high and hence no real appeal.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Short of a good length on middle and off, dealt with a straight bat.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Nicely done! Fuller ball, jagging away from the off stump line, Mark Stoneman leans across as he deftly steers it behind point to get a couple of runs.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Ahead of a length outside off, a nice front foot punch but can't beat mid off.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Moving away from off, Mark lets it go through to the keeper.

Colin de Grandhomme is off the field and Martin Guptill is the substitute fielder.

Trent Boult to James Vince. On a back of a length just outside off, tapped in front of point for a quick single.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Down the leg side, that was a really rare wayward ball. Left alone without any fuss.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.

Tim Southee to James Vince. Fuller and swinging back in a bit too much, Vince misses his tuck as the ball goes off the pads towards square leg and they cross for a leg bye.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Gets a delivery on the pads which he flicks it away through square leg to get to the other end.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Short of a length delivery on middle, Mark ducks under it.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Fuller in length, shaping away from off, Stoneman makes a watchful leave. Watling dives full stretch to his left to collect it.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Hangs back to a back of a length delivery and shows a straight bat.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Hits the deck hard as he bangs in a short one, Vince is quick to read it and sits under it.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Back of a length, angling away, Vince doesn't play at it.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Good length on middle and off, Vince looks to drive but gets it off the inner half back to Trent.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Pitched up on off, eased through cover for a single.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Fuller in length and angling in on middle and leg, Stoneman has no time to bring his bat down. Gets rapped on the pads and nearly falls over. Boult appeals but pulls out quickly as it was sliding down leg. Yes, replays confirm the same.

Tim Southee to James Vince. Southee fires in a yorker on the stumps, James does equally well to keep it out.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Back of a length on middle, pulled nicely through backward square leg for one.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Fuller and sprayed a touch wider on off, left alone.

Tim Southee to James Vince. Clipped through mid-wicket for a single.

Tim Southee to James Vince. No inside edge but missing the stumps! The Kiwis lose a review. Southee drops it on a length around off, it comes back in sharply to ping Vince near the knee roll after he fails to keep it out. Tim turns back and appeals long and hard. Doesn't get the nod from umpire Erasmus. He then convinces his skipper to take the DRS. The front foot is fine, there is no inside edge either but Hawk Eye shows it to be going over the stumps. That is it!

Huge, huge shout for LBW. Southee is the one who is really confident and convinces his skipper to take the review against James Vince. Is there an inside edge?

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. In the air... safe! Bangs in a short one on middle, Stoneman should have ducked under it but instead he goes for the pull shot. Isn't in any control as he gets a top edge. Luckily for him, the ball falls safely in the mid-wicket region before Ish Sodhi from mid on mops it up. A single taken.

Trent Boult to James Vince. FOUR! This is a good-looking shot! Overpitched delivery on off, Vince presses forward and meets it with a straight bat. Caresses it down the ground and the man at mid off had no chance to cut that off. Is this something that will keep England going?

Mark Richardson on James Vince's footwork. Very tentative. Keeping his back leg firm and not taking it too much across in his trigger movement. In fact, it's going even back when he gets ready to play the ball and as a result, he is not getting any force or timing behind his shot. Usually, we have seen batsmen like Kallis, de Villiers doing forward and across movement to adjust to the swing but it's absent here with Vince. Too circumspect at the moment and clearly a sign that he's not picking Trent.

Trent Boult to James Vince. FOUR! Fuller and on the pads, a pacy delivery, Vince brings his bat down in time to clip it away and as he does, he loses his balance and falls over. The ball still manages to cross the mid-wicket boundary. After bowling 19 dot deliveries, he concedes a run.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Gets forward to a full ball and pats it towards mid off.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Back of a length delivery on off, Vince lets it pass.

Trent Boult to James Vince. In the channel outside off, James is happy to leave it alone.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Delivers it on a fuller length, moving away further, Vince shoulders his arms to it.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. That's second maiden on the trot. The Kiwi pacers are just not letting them score. Fuller in length and on the pads, flicked straight to the man at mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Around middle, nipping in, Stoneman moves inside the line to flick but gets a soft leading edge back on the track.

A little bit of dissection on Alastair Cook's wicket. It's found even in the previous Test that Cook was very slow and hesitant in moving his front leg forward. It's either none or very little. The trend continued today as well and his hesitation to get entirely forward has cost him his wicket.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Fuller on off, a bit wide this time. Easy leave.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Good length delivery, in the channel around off, Stoneman at first presses forward to deal with it but the ball zips off the surface and nearly takes the outside edge of his bat.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Similar line and length, second leave in a row from Mark.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Back of a length outside off, Stoneman drops his wrists to make a leave.

Trent Boult to James Vince. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Back-to-back maidens for the left-arm pacer. This is good stuff.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Beauty again from Boult! Good length delivery, angling away from off, Vince once again has a feel of it and is lucky not to edge one.

Issue with the ball. The Kiwis feel that the ball has lost its shape a bit and hence they take it to the umpire. It's passed through the 8-shape gauge. It's alright, says the umpire and asks them to continue...

Trent Boult to James Vince. Bangs in a short one, certainly the batter wasn't expecting this. He's taken aback by it as he fends it away awkwardly.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Fuller in length outside off, Vince goes for a booming drive but the ball keeping moving away and he gets beaten once more.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Much better. Fuller ball, slanting away on off, James Vince lunges ahead and drives it straight to mid off.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Fuller and curling back in on middle, Vince looks to drive but the bat turns in his hands and he gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Length delivery outside off, MS plays and misses.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Edged but goes on the bounce! Good length delivery, moving away a touch, Stoneman has a poke at it. Gets an edge but it goes on the bounce to the man at third slip. He played that with soft hands and hence the edge didn't carry.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Takes a little stride forward and eases this fuller delivery through cover for a couple of runs.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Stays behind the line and stabs it out towards cover.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Pitches it right up there, Mark pushes it towards cover.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Back of a length and moving away off the seam, Stoneman stays put to have a feel but gets beaten.

Trent Boult to James Vince. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. A wicket maiden from Trent.

Trent Boult to James Vince. Fuller delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, Vince doesn't play at it.

James Vince comes out to bat next.

Trent Boult to Alastair Cook. OUT! Bowled 'em. Off stump goes cartwheeling. Superb from Boult and he continues from where he left off. Just the start his team would have liked and he's provided them that yet again. Goes wide of the crease and angles it in on a fuller length on off. The ball nips away a little after pitching and Cook sans any feet movement looks to defend it down. Both the feet behind the popping crease to a ball he should have surely been forward to. Is too late in doing so as the ball beats the outer edge and shatters the off pole behind. Another failure for Cook and he walks back without troubling the scorers much again. His scores after his double ton in the Ashes in the MCG Test - 39, 10, 5, 2, 2. Surely, a drop in form for the English legend.

Trent Boult to Alastair Cook. Length delivery outside off, pushed into the off side off the front foot.

Trent Boult to Alastair Cook. Very full on off, jammed out towards cover.

Trent Boult to Alastair Cook. Good length delivery, angling down leg, Cook walks inside the line and shoulders his arms.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Fuller and slanting away on off, Stoneman goes chasing after it only to get beaten.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. On a length and just around the nagging channel, Mark doesn't pay any heed.

Tim Southee to Mark Stoneman. Outside off, left alone.

Let's see how Tim Southee starts here against Mark Stoneman. Got some movement already and Mark usually is a bit loose early in his innings.

Tim Southee to Alastair Cook. Now a leading edge! Cook looks really tentative out there. On a back of a length this time, Alastair looks to defend but gets squared up a bit. Gets a leading edge towards backward point for a single.

Tim Southee to Alastair Cook. Shout first up! But that was going over. Good length delivery, swinging back in on middle and leg, Cook walks across to tuck it away but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. The ball then settles into the gloves of the keeper. They keep appealing for an LBW but the umpire shakes his head. Hawk Eye shows it would have gone over the stumps. Initially we thought the appeal was for a catch but the replays show it was for the leg before.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Superb from Boult again! This is good positive start from him. Another one on a similar length, coming in first and then leaving Stoneman. He has a poke at it only to get beaten.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. What a delivery that! Angles it in from around off, Stoneman tries to defend it off the front foot but the ball jags away to beat the outside edge by a whisker.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Good length outside off, Mark has no qualms in leaving that one alone.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. FOUR! Streaky! Very full and darted in on off, Stoneman looks to squeeze it out on the off side but gets a thick inside edge which goes over the stumps and beats the dive of Watling for a boundary down to fine leg.

Trent Boult to Mark Stoneman. Good ball! On a back of a length and just around off, Stoneman plays inside the line to make a leave.

Trent Boult to Alastair Cook. Run straightaway! Fuller from over the wicket and veering on the pads. Cook clips it away easily down to fine leg to open his and his team's account. He got out on a similar ball in the second innings of the previous Test, so should be careful.

The players have made their way out to the middle for their respective national anthems. After the completion of it we are all set for the real action to kickoff. The Kiwi players have taken their positions and now the two English openers - Mark Stoneman and Alastair Cook. The star of the first Test, Trent Boult will steam in first up. Three slips and gully in place for the left-arm pacer. Let's play...

England skipper, Joe Root starts by saying they need to get a big first innings total. Adds it's important for them to play the first two hours well. Informs they have made three changes - Vince, Wood and Leach come in the side. Leach makes his Test debut today. States they have gone with the best combination that can help them take 20 wickets on this track.

New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson says they will bowl first. Feels the surface is good and since it's an early morning start, they want to extract all the juice. Adds they have been working hard and want to focus on the areas they want to hit. Further says the talks are about the hard work which needs to be continued and hopes for a good show again. Informs Ish Sodhi comes in place of Todd Astle.

Toss - Kane Williamson flips the coin and it comes down in his favor. New Zealand opt to field!

Pitch Report - Fresh pitch, seems to have a fair amount of grass on it, there might be a touch of pace, it's a gorgeous day, big boundaries (uh?) and David 'Bumble' Lloyd feels it's ideal to bat first. Michael Atherton on the other hand in his piece of pitch report opines that the surface looks well-grassed, quite firm, very flat, very even and counts it one of those pitches where you are not quite sure what to do first. Hmm...

Now, let's shift our focus to the second Test match between New Zealand and England at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The Kiwis were outstanding in the last Test match and embarrassed England in a way by bundling them out for just 58 on the first morning. The impact of that performance was such that in spite of very little play on a couple of days, England failed to salvage a draw. They did show glimpses of getting some form back but it will require a little more than that to upset this in-form NZ unit. Can they avoid making it their 13 overseas Tests without a win (their worst ever run away from home)? Only time will tell. Pitch and toss coming up next...

Plenty has happened in the past few days which should not have happened but it has, sadly. Two potential hall of famers and a promising upcoming cricketer have been banned by their board for their wrongdoing and it was heartbreaking to see the number 1 Test batsman in tears while accepting his mistake. Phew, it's good to get back to playing cricket and let's hope that both the Test matches starting today produce some great action and act as a painkiller. Lesson learnt - Play hard, play fair, the world is watching!

Stuart Broad was an absolute star with the ball. He claimed a 6-fer and played a crucial role in forcing an early collapse. He was ably supported by James Anderson who finished with a 4-wicket haul. Leaving these two alone, the rest of the bowling wasn't consistent enough. So far, all the wickets have been picked by the new ball bowlers in this Test. Let's see whether the picture changes going further or not. Stay tuned as England will be out soon to build on their lead.

A great recovery by New Zealand. If you remember, they lost half their side with only 36 runs on the board and it looked almost certain that England will gain a big lead. But the 142-run stand between BJ Watling and Colin de Grandhomme bailed them out. Both stroked vital fifties but failed to make it big. Although, Watling didn't do much today morning, the likes of Southee, Boult and Wagner, as mentioned earlier, did the damage with the bat and it resulted in England getting only a 29-run lead.

Wow, wasn't that last wicket partnership entertaining? Surely not if you're an England fan. Trent Boult and Neil Wagner raised a 39-run stand and reduced the deficit below the 50-run mark. The day started with the cameo by Tim Southee and then England took the second new ball to pick a few wickets. However, they went completely flat when put under the cosh by the Kiwi tailenders.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. OUT! Here goes the last wicket. England finally get rid of the last-wicket-frustrating-partnership. Stuart Broad wraps it up with a 6-fer. This is the 8th time he has achieved this feat in Tests. Persists with a short ball on leg, Boult moves inside the line to pull but gets a top edge instead. It flies towards fine leg where Dawid Malan takes a good catch near the rope. NEW ZEALAND BOWLED OUT FOR 278 and England gain a very small lead which at one stage looked like will be a massive one.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. And again! Moves leg side as he knows Broad will bowl short but fails to connect again.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. Another hook and a miss from Boult as he can't put the short ball away.

Mark Wood to Trent Boult. In the air... safe again! Agonizing for England. Length delivery on middle and off, Boult backs away to drive it away but ends up chipping it in the air. Much to his delight and England's dismay the ball evades Broad at short cover. A single taken.

Mark Wood to Trent Boult. Boult now tries to bring out everything he has in his kitty. Looks to ramp a short ball over the keeper but fails to do so.

Mark Wood to Trent Boult. This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone.

Mark Wood to Trent Boult. More frustration as nothing is spotted on Snicko and Hot Spot! England losing patience and also lose a review! Wood decks in a short ball down leg, Boult makes room and hence the bowler follows. The batsman tries to help it away but seems to have missed it. Bairstow moves to his left and collects it. Starts to appeal but umpire Erasmus stays put. England opt for the DRS. And replays show there is no involvement of the bat.

Is that it for New Zealand? A huge appeal for a strangle down the leg side is not given by the umpire. Bairstow thinks he has heard something and Root takes the DRS.

Mark Wood to Neil Wagner. Bangs again, this time on the leg stump, Neil lifts his one leg up and helps it with a pull towards fine leg for a single to continue to hurt England.

Mark Wood to Neil Wagner. Short delivery down the leg side, Wagner moves inside the line to pull it down to fine leg but fails to do so.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. Pitched right up there, driven crisply but straight to cover.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. Good change of pace. Boult continues to move around in the crease and had no idea about this one. Stuart bowls a slower delivery on the stumps, Trent makes plenty of movement inside the crease but the bowler sticks to his line. Follows Trent a bit down the leg side, the batsman tries to keep it out but is done in by the lack of pace on it.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. These two are putting a good show here. Fuller ball on the stumps, Boult clears his front leg and lofts it over mid on. Seemed destined to go for a boundary but Anderson from that position does well to stop it inside the rope. Two added to the total.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Sprayed it on the pads, worked fine down the leg side for an easy single.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Back to bowling short stuff, Wagner moves away and looks to pull it but it's too high. A good take from Jonny Bairstow behind.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Fuller in length from around the wicket, Wagner looks to dig it out but fails to do it.

A long chat between Root, Anderson and Broad. They need to talk about what's going on...

Mark Wood to Trent Boult. FOUR! Murdered. This is atrocious, trust me. Length ball, sprayed a bit wider outside off, Boult goes chasing after it and whacks it through cover for a boundary. The trail and partnership both read - 34!

Mark Wood to Trent Boult. Very full and at the base of the stumps, Boult stays leg side as he jams it out.

Mark Wood to Neil Wagner. On the pads, whipped by Wagner through mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Wood to Neil Wagner. Neil defends it from within the crease.

Mark Wood to Neil Wagner. Appeal for an LBW! Fuller in length and angling in, Wagner misses to get pinged on the pads. The umpire turns the appeal down as it was going down leg.

Mark Wood to Trent Boult. More runs! Wood from around the wicket bowls it on a length outside off, Trent Boult backs away and smashes it through mid off. Root gives a long chase and does extremely well to pull the ball back in play. Saves a run for his side. The stand moves to 29 now.

Mark Wood is brought back into the attack. So a 5-fer for Anderson seems to have gone out of the window as of now. No third man for Wood so he can't bowl short and wide outside off...

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Low full toss on off, pushed towards cover.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Good length on off, Wagner looks to defend it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Shortish in length outside off, NW tries fetching it from outside off but fails to get any wood on it.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Back of a length this time from around the wicket, kept out off the back foot.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Another one on a shorter length on middle and off, Neil looks to unfurl a flat-batted pull but skews it off the top edge down to third man for a double.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. FOUR! That's a slap on the face! Broad goes short, goes wide, Wagner stays put and slams it through point for a boundary. This is frustrating England.

James Anderson to Trent Boult. Fuller delivery and angling in on middle, Boult looks to flick but misses as the ball lobs off his thigh pad towards the off side. 13 coming from that over.

James Anderson to Neil Wagner. Chance of a run out! Wagner pushes one towards Broad at mid on and the batsmen are unsure whether to run or not. They eventually decide to go for it. Much to their delight, Stuart Broad fails to gather the ball. A single taken.

James Anderson to Neil Wagner. SIX! That's a biggie. The deficit now is under 50! Anderson can do nothing about it. He bangs in a short one on leg, Wagner at first was trying to duck but then while crouching he swings his bat. Gets a top edge and it sails over the fine leg fence and into the grass banks.

James Anderson to Neil Wagner. Stays back to a length delivery and swings wildly across the line but connects only with thin air.

James Anderson to Neil Wagner. FOUR! Top edged towards third man! Anderson hurls in on a back of a length on middle and off, Wagner swings across the line but gets a top edge which flies over the slip cordon for a boundary. The lead continues to diminish, says Mark Richardson on air.

James Anderson to Neil Wagner. Just short! On a length around middle, heading in the direction towards off, Wagner is opened up in his defence. It takes the edge and lands short of the gully fielder. What more? It rolls past the man there and a couple is taken.

Drinks break!

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. Too many open spaces on the off side and Boult finally connects one. A length delivery outside off, it's punched through mid off. Root from mid on hares after it and they take a brace. The deficit reads 61!

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. Stands back to a length delivery and defends it towards cover.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. Broad once again digs in a short ball, Boult stays leg side and with all his might he tries to have a go once more. But fails to make contact.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. Now backs away to take on the short ball but it's too high and he fails to connect.

Stuart Broad to Trent Boult. Nearly a hit wicket! Trent Boult walks way across the off stump and tucks it on the bounce towards short leg. He almost drags his back leg on the stumps. Should be careful.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Fuller delivery on the pads, whipped away through mid-wicket for a single.

James Anderson to Trent Boult. Good length delivery on middle, Boult looks to chip it down the ground but doesn't get it off the middle of the bat. But still it goes wide of Broad at mid on and he adds a couple more to his tally.

James Anderson to Trent Boult. Short on middle, Boult can't get going with his attempted pull shot.

James Anderson to Trent Boult. Fuller and curling back in on middle, Boult manages to bring his bat down. Ekes out an inside edge which rolls past short leg and he picks up a brace.

Trent Boult is the last man in.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. OUT! Middle stump goes for a walk! What a sight for any pace bowler. Anderson has picked up his fourth now. Can he add a 5-fer too to his name? Pitches it on middle, Southee clears the front leg and looks to swing it across the line. The ball straightens a touch and goes through to take the middle stick apart. Southee walks back but not before playing a handy cameo.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. Keeps coming in with the angle and raps Southee on the thigh pad. Anderson appeals but it was heading down leg.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. 4th Test fifty for Tim Southee! Certainly in contention for the Man of the Match award is the Kiwi pacer. Picked up a 5-fer and now has scored a pivotal fifty. Works a fuller ball through square leg and picks up a single. Gets to it in just 45 balls which includes 8 boundaries and a biggie. His highest Test score is 77 which came on his debut, coincidentally the team then was also England. Fancies them!

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. This is good bowling from Broad. Shortish delivery on middle and leg, Wagner fends it past short leg for a single.

Wagner is getting some assistance from the physio. Looks to be fine. He's getting some ice pack on his head. England, he'll remember this blow when he will bowl...

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. OUCH! Nasty! Broad pounds in a short one on middle, Wagner at the last moment takes his eyes off and cops a blow flush on the badge of his helmet. He's down but is on his feet immediately. Getting a taste of his own medicine? Mike Atherton on air, says he has lost the count of players copping a blow on the head gears in this match so far - Root, Bairstow, Watling and now Wagner. Phew!

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Will be happy to see this on a length as he manages to tap it away.

Stuart Broad to Neil Wagner. Beaten! Fuller in length and heading towards off, Wagner pokes and misses.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. Taps a back of a length ball in front of point and scampers through to the other end. On 49 is Tim.

James Anderson to Neil Wagner. Almost a replica of Jeet Raval's dismissal. Fuller in length, angling away from off and keeps moving further. Wagner presses forward a bit to fiddle with it. Is beaten all ends up.

James Anderson to Neil Wagner. Wider on off, easy leave for the southpaw.

James Anderson to Neil Wagner. Fuller in length and angling away from Wagner who defends it off the front foot.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. Strays on the pads, Southee moves to 48 with a flick through backward square leg.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. FOUR! Top edge and it's gone over the slip cordon! Southee looks to thwack this short ball but it gets big on him. A top edge is induced which flies behind for a boundary.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. Tries to bowl the yorker but ends up slipping a low full toss, Southee pushes it back to the left of Anderson.

Neil Wagner is the new man in.

Stuart Broad to Ish Sodhi. OUT! 16th fifer in Tests for Stuart Broad! England are wrapping this up quickly now. Both the new ball bowlers aren't wasting much time. Broad goes a bit wide of the crease and delivers it on a back of a length outside off. Ish Sodhi plays it away from his body, expecting some kind of footwork is a little too much from a number 9 batsman and the ball moves away just a bit to take the outside edge. Fifth catch for Bairstow in this innings and he's having a great time behind the stumps. The record for most catches by an English wicketkeeper in an innings is 7 by Bob Taylor. Jonny has a chance here to equal him. New Zealand still 76 in arrears.

Stuart Broad to Ish Sodhi. Short delivery, angling in towards Sodhi but he is happy to sit under it.

Stuart Broad to Ish Sodhi. Length delivery, skidding a bit off the deck, Sodhi looks to defend but gets an inside edge which nearly rolls back onto the stumps.

Stuart Broad to Ish Sodhi. Stays back and with an open face of the bat Sodhi pushes it to point.

Stuart Broad to Ish Sodhi. Nipping in from around off, Sodhi misses his tuck and wears it high on the thigh pad.

Stuart Broad to Ish Sodhi. Broad bangs in a short one on middle and leg, Sodhi ducks.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. Some serious movement for Anderson. On a back of a length around off, Southee hops back to defend but the ball nips in and beats him on the inside comprehensively.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. FOUR! Southee gets a boundary but Anderson wins the battle. An outswinger that keeps jagging away, Southee looks to drive but edges one through the slip cordon and picks up a boundary.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. Fuller and down leg, Southee can't put it away.

James Anderson to Ish Sodhi. Sodhi opens his account by staying deep in the crease and clipping one through square leg. A single taken.

Ish Sodhi is the new man to the crease.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. OUT! Watling has been castled! A typical Anderson delivery, that. Can't blame Watling here as it was too good for any batsman. BEAUTIFUL! Jimmy pitches it around leg, Watling plays for the initial line but this one nips away, beats the outside edge, brushes the back pad and shatters the off stick behind. England get a breakthrough with the second new ball as they break the 48-run stand and are still ahead by 81 runs. Watling walks back to a standing ovation after a wonderful knock.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Gets forward and across to pinch a single through square leg to keep strike.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Wider this time on off, asking the batter to go after it. He resists and makes another watchful leave.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Good length delivery with a scrambled seam, gets it to skid a touch but no worries for Watling as he defends it comfortably off the back foot.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Brave leave! Tries to bring one in from around off, BJ Watling plants his front foot across and then makes a leave. Not too far away from the off pole.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Hits the length around middle and it angles in towards leg, Watling tries clipping it away but the ball lobs off his thigh pad and dies down in the vacant short leg region.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Fuller in length and right in the zone, BJ prods forward to keep it out.

Stuart Broad into the attack as well. He's one short of a 5-fer.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. FOUR! Drilled! A half-volley on off, Southee was waiting back for this. He gets one and he belts one past mid off for a boundary.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Edgyyy. Anderson keeps it full, it moves away a shade, BJ comes forward to defend but the ball shapes away. It rolls off the outer half of the bat through gully for a single.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. On a back of a length outside off, Southee without any feet movement looks to defend. Gets it off the higher portion of the bat towards point and they run one.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. Now tires the inswinger, Tim walks across to flick but misses again. Wasn't far away from kissing the leg stump.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. Fuller this time, some swing away after pitching, Southee wafts at it and gets beaten again.

James Anderson to Tim Southee. An outswinger to begin with, curling away from off, Southee gets back and pokes at it really late. Gets beaten.

The second new ball is available now. And England have opted for it straightaway. James Anderson to taste the new cherry first. Three slips waiting in anticipation...

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Back of a length delivery outside off, defended back down the pitch.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. FOUR! Edged and through! On a length and holding its line outside off, Watling pokes at it. Gets an edge which lands short of the first slip fielder and then trickles away to the third man fence for a streaky boundary.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Stokes pitches it up on off, BJ Watling once again defends.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Covers the sticks and offers a tight defense.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Fuller in length and angling in on middle and off, defended off the front foot.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Darted in on middle and leg, worked towards mid on for a single.

Jack Leach to Tim Southee. NOT OUT! As expected. Southee knocks one towards Root at mid on and sets off. The English skipper throws it at the striker's end where Bairstow takes the bails off as Watling drags his bat to get back in. It's taken upstairs and an easy call for the third umpire as BJ was comfortably in. He in fact was near the stump line when the bails were removed and David Lloyd (on air) jokes, he is short of that, should be out. Haha!

A run out appeal is taken upstairs.

Jack Leach to Tim Southee. Fired in on middle and off, blocked.

Jack Leach to Tim Southee. Loops it up outside off, Southee drags it off the inner half towards mid on.

Jack Leach to Tim Southee. FOUR! Boom! Southee spots the flight, wears his dancing shoes on and hits it straight. Jack sticks his right hand out but only manages to get a bit of fingertips on it. The ball still had enough legs to race away to the fence.

Jack Leach to Tim Southee. Floated up outside off, bunted back to Leach.

Jack Leach to roll his arm over.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Fuller delivery on middle and leg, worked away off the inner half to mid on. A maiden for Stokes.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Is exactly behind the line of the delivery as he stabs it out.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Pitches it up on off, BJ is rock solid in defense.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Stays back and blocks it out towards cover-point.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Fuller again and moving away a touch, Watling leaves it unharmed. A bit of reverse there.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Fullish ball outside off, driven to the cover region.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. FOUR! And again! Tim Southee is in the mood to destroy. He quickly moves to 29 off just 26 balls. Playing a handy cameo here. After the fuller delivery on the previous ball, Wood drags his length back, Tim expects it as he stays back and pummels it over mid-wicket for back-to-back boundaries. 9 from the over, 17 in the last two, New Zealand hitting the right notes first up in the morning.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. FOUR! Don't even try stopping it, Wood! Fuller in length and on the stumps, Southee backs away and bashes it straight back down the ground. It was hit flat and Wood had no chance to stop it in his followthrough.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Length delivery on off, defended with a straight bat.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Ahead of a length outside off, a nice back foot punch from Southee towards mid off.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Fuller ball outside off, BJ drives it nicely towards wide mid off and sets off for a single. Root gets to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Replays show Watling nearly dashed into Wood while taking the run. No harm done though.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Wood angles in a fuller delivery on middle, Watling moves inside the line and pushes it with soft hands towards mid on.

Ben Stokes to Tim Southee. Back of a length delivery outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover.

Ben Stokes to Tim Southee. Once again delivers it in the channel outside off, Tim has a tame poke inside the line and gets beaten. Maybe, he's expecting Stokes to bowl short.

Ben Stokes to Tim Southee. On a length and just outside off, Southee hangs his bat out in defense but gets beaten.

Ben Stokes to Tim Southee. SIX! Has that gone all the way? Oh yes, this will be fun to watch. Southee has come out with intent. Waits back for a short of a length delivery and pulls it with authority over mid-wicket for a maximum. 200 is up for New Zealand.

Ben Stokes to Tim Southee. Angling in on middle, clipped away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. First of the day.

Ben Stokes to Tim Southee. Stump to stump line, a length delivery on middle, defended out off the back foot.

Ben Stokes to bowl from the other end. Maybe, Root wants his new ball bowlers to be fresh before he opts for the second new ball.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. No, he bowls a fuller ball to start the day, complete contrast from yesterday. Watling pushes it towards cover.

We are all set for the third Day to kickoff. It's bright and sunny at Hagley Oval. Perfect conditions to play cricket. BJ Watling and Tim Southee will resume their innings. Mark Wood will finish off his pending over. What will he bowl? Short? Let's find out...

Pitch report - David Lloyd inspecting the pitch says that it has been an excellent pitch. He adds there was hardly any turn on offer on Day 2. Further, he reckons that the curators have sprinkled water all over it and with the sun beating down on the 22 yards, will make it tacky. Feels batting will only become difficult as the day progresses.

Day 3 is usually termed as the moving day of a Test match. The team that takes the honors today might well be on course to win it. So wherever you are, whatever you're doing, leave it and concentrate on this game because it's worth every penny. We welcome you to our coverage for the third day's play. Hello and good morning, folks!

Twice in a row, we saw a team fighting back from a precarious situation in this Test. What it has done is it has nicely poised this match but given that England are ahead by 115 runs, one would argue they have the upper hand. But mind you, BJ Watling is still out there and with the way he has constructed his innings, doesn't look like he would throw it away that easily. The only question remains though is - will he get the same kind of support that Bairstow got from the tail?

... Day 3, Session 1 ...

After the fall of de Grandhomme, Southee walked in next and would be thanking his stars as he managed to survive. BJ Watling is looking as solid as a rock and is inching closer to a well-deserved ton. They trail by 115 runs and all the eyes will be on him as to how he shepherds the tail. England would be looking to come out and wipe the tail off quickly on the Sunday morning and then bat well to set a target. Remember, daylight saving ends today in New Zealand and as a result Day 3 will start half an hour early. Join us at 1030 Local (2130 GMT previous day) to catch all the action. Cheers!

All this while, Root was left scratching his head. He tried out Stokes (who wasn't deemed fit to bowl), brought himself on, but nothing worked. Then came Stuart Broad towards the end of the day and got them the much-needed breakthrough in the name of Colin de Grandhomme. He was easily the pick of the bowlers as he nipped out 4 wickets while his partner, Anderson was good in parts. Wood tried some serious short stuff but without any success. Debutant Leach bowled long spells but didn't look convincing.

It needed an inspirational batting display to get out of the jail for the hosts. BJ Watling and Colin de Grandhomme formed an alliance and together they joined forces to keep England at bay. They literally frustrated them to an extent and in the process churned out runs. The former was happy to eat time and balls whereas the latter was happy to counter-attack. Both complemented each other well as they steadied the sinking ship through a massive 142-run stand with both scoring their respective fifties.

One word if you would ask me to describe the past two days of this Test - Fightback! Yes, just like England, New Zealand too have surged a comeback which at one stage looked highly unlikely. After bundling out the tourists for 307 this morning, the hosts didn't get an ideal start. Anderson and Broad were running in with the pitch offering enough assistance to them. They applied the pressure by picking up wickets and left the Kiwis reeling at 36/5.

The umpires are having a chat regarding the fading light. They also have a word with the English skipper. Probably, regarding bowling a fast bowler at this stage and adopting the short pitch bowling ploy. Now, they turn their attention towards the batsmen, who are happy to walk off the field. That will be Stumps on Day 2!

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Digs in another short ball, angling away towards off, Watling is quick to take evasive action as he ducks under it.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Wood with another short ball, Watling is right on his toes as he fends it away.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Finally connects one. Tucks it over short leg and scampers to the other end.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Once again moves inside the line to lift it over fine leg. Fails to make any connection.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Appeal for a catch at short leg, not given! Moves inside the line to help it down to fine leg. It lobs off something towards short leg where Stoneman dives to take it. They appeal but it's turned down by umpire Erasmus. Replays show it was off the thigh pad.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. Taps it in front of cover and calls his partner through for a single.

It's getting a bit too dark for the umpires' liking. They can get together anytime now.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. Southee has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Risky single, absolutely no need! Watling taps this length delivery beside the pitch and Southee immediately calls him through. He responds and Bairstow charges towards the ball and fires a wild throw at the other end. He misses as Watling makes it in.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. This one shapes back in from a length around middle, Watling fails to counter it. Manages an inside edge on the pads. Hint of reverse?

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Once again presses forward to a full ball and keeps it out with a straight bat.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Length delivery in the corridor outside off, a tight defense from Watling.

Physio comes out! Tim Southee is looking in some discomfort after copping a blow on his left armguard in the last over. Getting his elbow examined. Seems nothing serious though...

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. FOUR! Right between the two fielders. Shortish stuff again, Southee walks across and tries to help it away. Gets it off the top edge and much to his delight it flies right between the fielders at fine leg and deep square leg. Lucky boundary for Tim.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Enough of patience shown, says Tim! Backs away to a short ball and wildly swings at it to only connect with thin air. Immediately Watling walks across and has a word with him.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Shortish delivery, angling in towards middle and leg, Southee looks to move inside the line and leave it alone but the ball keeps following him and hits him on the left armguard.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Much better from Southee! Reads the short ball early and ducks in time.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. Tries to be overambitious now! Once again makes room, arches back a touch and attempts to play the upper cut. Misses completely.

Mark Wood to Tim Southee. FOUR! He's done the job with the ball and now will swing his bat around as well. Backs away to a short ball and pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Coming back in on middle, defended by getting behind the line.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Fuller ball outside off, Watling lunges forward as he keeps it out towards the cover region.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Angling in on middle and leg, worked away towards mid-wicket.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Another edge doesn't carry! Watling seems to be tiring now. Isn't leaning into the delivery, he's playing away from the body. Gets the edge and luckily for him it lands short of Malan again at second slip.

Interestingly all the 16 wickets to fall has been scalped by the new ball bowlers - Southee, Boult, Anderson and Broad. Hunting in pairs?

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Back of a length delivery outside off, dabbed with an open face towards gully.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. Angling down leg, Southee with one leg up in the air looks to help it away but gets it off the gloves towards fine leg for a single.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Finds the edge but to no avail! Persists with a similar line and length, Watling goes hard at it but gets an edge which falls short of Dawid Malan at second slip. A good maiden over from Wood.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Tempts Watling with a length ball in the channel on off, BJ resists.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Slightly ahead of a length outside off, BJ looks to punch but gets a bottom edge on the off side.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Ducks under a short ball in quick time to let it sail over him to the keeper.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Tries to hit one through the cover but mistimes it towards the same region.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Wood goes fuller on off, Watling shows a nice compact defense.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. Short ball, rising off the deck, Southee hops to fend. He does so awkwardly but there is no short leg. The ball dies down safely.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. Edgyyy! On a back of a length outside off, Tim hangs his bat out. The ball goes off the outer half of the bat and races through the gap at third slip and gully for a couple of runs.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. Presses forward and meets it with a straight bat.

Stuart Broad to Tim Southee. Fuller ball outside off, driven on the up but straight to cover.

Tim Southee is the new man in.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. OUT! Stuart Broad does a Southee - breaks the stubborn stand which was worth 142 runs! Some relief for the Englishmen as they have been kept at bay for quite a while. It's a length delivery, seaming away just a wee bit outside off. De Grandhomme tries to force it through the line but gets an outside edge instead. Jonny Bairstow takes his 4th catch of the innings. A wicket against the run of play as cliched as it can get. Anyway, rejoice for Broad as he is one shy of a 5-fer. New Zealand behind by 129 runs.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. A harmless length ball outside off, easy leave for Colin de Grandhomme.

Stuart Broad is reintroduced into the attack. Can he break this stand? A long chat between Root and him.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Stands back to a back of a length delivery and punches it towards cover.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. There comes the bouncer from Wood, digs it short outside off. BJ arches back to let it be.

Just had a random glance at the scorecard. Isn't it amusing that BJ Watling, a quiet-natured batsman has a six to his name but Colin de Grandhomme, the monster-hitter, has none so far...

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Between good and fuller length, on off, BJ presses forward to defend but gets a soft edge which evades through the slip cordon. It helps him take a brace.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Tries to bring one back in but the initial line is well outside off, easy leave for Watling.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. A hint of shape in. Angling in on middle, Watling gets it off the inner half towards the man at short mid-wicket.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Goes wide of the crease and pitches it on a fuller length outside off, Watling lets it pass.

Ben Stokes is taken out of the attack. Mark Wood is back.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Finally he plays one, it's on middle and off on a back of a length, punched towards cover.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Four in a row. Outside off, de Grandhomme pays no heed.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Now serves it a bit too wide than the previous delivery, shouldered arms to.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Another one outside off, same result.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. In the nervy channel outside off, Colin is too set a batsman to fall for the bait.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Anderson continues to keep it full, serves it with width on offer, Colin goes hard at it. He drives it but cannot get it past mid off.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Stokes pitches it up on middle, BJ brings his bat down in time to bunt it back to the bowler.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Takes a stride ahead, reaches to the pitch of the ball and drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Fuller ball, spearing in on off, Watling has it covered as he makes a good leave.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Bangs one short, angling towards the body of Watling who ducks under it.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Back of a length delivery outside off, tapped towards cover for a single.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Fuller in length and angling in from outside off, De Grandhomme looks to drive it away but the ball straightens a touch to beat the outside edge.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. And that's where the ball goes. Straighter in line, Watling plays it off his pads but finds the fielder at mid-wicket.

One extra fielder on the leg side. So far, it was completely vacant with only mid on in place. Now a fielder is placed at mid-wicket.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. This one is a little too wide outside off to bother the batsman.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Anderson is probing outside off, hoping for Watling to err. For the moment, BJ is watchful and lets it through.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. On a good length and outside off, holding its line, BJ this time shoulders arms.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Reaches out for a fuller length delivery wide outside off and pushes it towards short cover.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Did it carry? Nopes. Anderson bowls it wide outside off, Watling swings his bat at it and gets a bottom edge. It dies just in front of Bairstow.

Drinks break. The current partnership continues to grow and frustrate the tourists. Both batsmen have settled in quite nicely and BJ Watling in particular is showing some great stroke making form. England need wickets. They still have a 132-run lead but it's quickly getting reduced. Can they strike in the final hour? Let's wait and watch.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Lands it on a length and wide outside off, Colin gets forward to cover the line and then shoulders arms.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Pitches it up and outside off, de Grandhomme is forward as he pushes it to mid off.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Good length ball shaping down the leg side, Colin moves away.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. There to be driven, outside off, de Grandhomme restrains himself from going after it.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Full and wide outside off, de Grandhomme tries to dig it out but fails.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. In the channel outside off, Watling leaves it untouched.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Straighter in line, Colin works it across the line and Root dives from mid on to make the stop. A single taken.

Just one fielder on the leg side, at mid on. Joe Root has got some innovative field set but it's more to pack the off side.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Fuller and on off, driven past silly mid off to proper mid off.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Way wide outside off, de Grandhomme in no mood to chase it.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Full and outside off, Colin walks across the stumps to align himself behind the delivery and pushes it down to mid on.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Drops it a little short and outside off, Watling hits it from the crease and finds the gap at covers for a single.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Rocks back to a short ball and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. A bit short and on off, it's punched through covers for one.

Ben Stokes to BJ Watling. Too full in length and outside off, BJ tries to squeeze it out but fails.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Gets forward and drives it through covers for a single.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. Safe! A length ball landing around off, shaping back in a bit, Colin de Grandhomme stays back to defend but misses and it goes off his pads to the keeper. Bairstow collects the ball, they appeal but the umpire remains unmoved. Initially, we thought it's for an lbw but later we came to know it was for caught behind. Anyway, England opt for the DRS and the replays fail to find any inside edge. Now, as per the norm, the third umpire checks for the lbw as well but it's heading over the stumps. A review wasted.

Huge shout for a catch! The umpire remains unmoved and England take the DRS.

Ben Stokes to Colin de Grandhomme. A touch short in length and around off, de Grandhomme defends it off his back foot.

Ben Stokes is introduced into the attack.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Presses forward to a length ball and defends it on the leg side.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Mishit! Back of a length delivery around off, BJ tries to punch it through covers but it takes the inside edge and rolls to mid-wicket.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Watling has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Bowls it full and straight, it's pushed down to mid on.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. On a length and outside off, tapped down to covers.

A silly mid off in place.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Fullish and on off, driven down the ground and the mid off fielder made a sliding stop.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Another watchful defensive shot by Colin to end the over.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. De Grandhomme has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Comes from over the wicket and serves a full ball around leg, Colin advances down the track and helps it to mid-wicket.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Bowls this one with a round-arm action and lands it full on off, de Grandhomme drives but finds the cover fielder.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Slower through the air, full and on off, Colin defends it off his front foot.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Flighted and very full on off, de Grandhomme drives it to mid off.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Very full again, on middle, it's hit down to mid on.

Dark clouds are slowly approaching the stadium.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Too full and on middle, Watling keeps it out safely at mid-wicket.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Pitches it full and outside off, Colin drives and beats the cover fielder. It's cut off in the deep and they take a run.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Lets the ball go outside his off stump.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. On a full length outside off, driven to covers.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Covers the line of the delivery and pushes it to mid off.

Ben Stokes is loosening up, spots David Lloyd.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Keeps it flighted and full outside off, it's stroked to covers.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. FOUR! Another sweet sweep shot played by BJ! Gets down on one knee to a full ball around off and unfurls his horizontal bat shot through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep can only retrieve it from the rope.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Advances down the track and pushes it back.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Flighted and full outside off, Watling drives it off his front foot but finds the cover fielder. He is timing his shots beautifully at the moment and seems to be in a zone.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Arm ball on middle, skidding in, de Grandhomme gets back and helps it to mid-wicket for a run.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Bowls it in the channel outside off, Watling shoulders arms.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Angling into the batsman, around middle and leg, it's nudged towards square leg for one.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Length delivery outside off, holding its line, Colin gets forward to play at it but is beaten.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. On a length and outside off, de Grandhomme plays it from the back foot to the off side.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Gets on the front foot to a full ball and blocks it watchfully.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. A nicely timed cover drive by Watling but once again he finds the fielder.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Flatter and shorter on off, Watling plays a nicely timed back foot punch but finds covers.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Full and outside off, driven firmly and through covers for a single.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Tossed up ball on off, driven down towards mid off.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Outside off, left alone. 8 from the over.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. FOUR! Watling has played an absolutely cracking shot! You won't see a better cover drive played by anyone. The way he eased himself towards the line of the delivery, his flow of the bat, the angle at which it came down and found the sweet spot and the placement adds cherry on the cake. Whizzes past short cover and speeds away to the fence. He has overtaken Colin de Grandhomme in scoring. Deficit is under 150 now.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Lands it full and outside off, Watling drives but finds the short cover fielder.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. FOUR! Beautiful shot! He is growing in confidence with every shot. Anderson overpitches it around off, BJ takes his front leg forward, nice transfer of his weight into the shot as he drives it straight back past the bowler for a boundary.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Starts with a shortish length ball on off, it's punched off the back foot but finds the cover fielder.

James Anderson returns in the attack, replacing Wood.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Knocks it down towards mid on and Joe Root moves across to his right from mid off to make a tumbling stop. They take a run.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Flighted full ball on off, 81.7 kph, it's driven to mid off.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Around off, Watling goes on the back foot in defense.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Gets on the front foot and drives it towards the cover fielder.

A backward square leg in place.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. FOUR! Loopy full ball around off, Watling kneels and seeing that Stokes takes off from first slip in anticipation of a sweep shot. BJ connects and connects well, leaving Ben with no chance of cutting it off. He places it wide, through backward square leg and finds the fence.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Slower through the air, a bit on the shorter side, Watling strokes it off his back foot to covers.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Angling into the batsman, on a length and a hint of inward movement, de Grandhomme flicks it towards short mid-wicket.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Watchful this time. In the region outside off, Colin allows it through.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Colin de Grandhomme survives a rush of blood. Tries to hook a short ball wide outside off, fails to control his shot and gets a top edge. It drops safely behind mid on as Root runs back. Two added to the total.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Short and width on offer, Watling rocks back and punches it square of the wicket on the off side. Three runs taken.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Second bouncer in a row, Watling is not taking it on at the moment.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Bouncer by Wood. Watling ducks.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Gets on the front foot and drives it with the spin to covers.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Strides forward to a full ball and drives it back.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Turns it off his pads to fine leg for one.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. SIX! Sweet connection and it has gone all the way! Brings up his 14th Test fifty with an aggressive shot. A knock which started on a quiet note reaches a landmark with a maximum. Flighted ball on middle, BJ kneels and nails his slog sweep over mid-wicket. He attempted a similar shot in the previous over of Leach but that time it had hit Stoneman at short leg. Superb innings by him, he has always played handy knocks for the Kiwis but seldom gets his share of limelight.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Quicker delivery from over the wicket, around middle and Watling keeps it out to mid-wicket.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Good length ball landing outside off, shaping in a bit, de Grandhomme defends it off his back foot.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it on the off side.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. In the air... safe! Wood switches to over the wicket and bowls a short delivery on middle. Watling pulls it across the line, right from the middle but fails to keep it down. It doesn't carry to the fine leg fielder though as they switch ends. 100-run stand comes up!

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Bangs in a short delivery on off, Watling ducks. Now the batsman will be guessing the length.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Wood alters his length this time. Attempts to slip in a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss on off, Watling walks across a bit and pushes it down to mid on.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Wood continues with his short pitch bowling. A bouncer, going down, Watling lets it be.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Presses forward to a full ball and blocks it safely.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! Uppish but safe! Leach bowls it full and outside off, nicely flighted, Colin latches onto it and spanks it through the line. Doesn't bother to keep it down as he finds the gap at covers for a boundary.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. De Grandhomme has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Shout for a catch! Overambitious. Too full and outside off, de Grandhomme tries to squeeze it out but misses. The keeper collects and appeal, nothing from the umpire. The sound there was of the bat hitting the turf.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Slower through the air again, Colin gets forward and defends it on the off side.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Overdoing it, Mark. Half-tracker again, BJ is anticipating it and leaves it. Should be mixing up his length to put a seed of doubt in the batsmen's mind.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Stays rooted inside the crease and plays down a shortish ball to short leg. Testing stuff!

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Bouncer around middle this time, Watling this time decides to let it through.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Nearly plays it in the hands of leg gully. Shortish and around the rib cage, Watling tries to glance but fails to control his shot. It goes aerially but falls wide of the fielder.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Bangs in a short ball around leg, Watling tries to pull but fails to make any connection. Risky attempt with a short leg and a leg gully in place.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Good length ball on middle and leg, nudged behind square leg for a single.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Floated and on middle, helped to the leg side but straight to mid-wicket.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Ouch, that would have hurt! Flighted ball on middle, Watling clears his front leg and tries to sweep. Connects firmly but it hits Stoneman on the left hand at short leg. He has got a lot of padding but not quite there.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Once again Colin drives and this time finds the gap at covers. A single taken.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Presses forward to a full ball and drives it to covers, finds the fielder.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Extra loopy delivery, full and on off, Colin defends it off his front foot.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. De Grandhomme has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Some extra bounce this time, Watling is hurried up as he tries to defend. Seems it has hit him on the helmet before rolling past silly point.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Good length ball on middle and leg, Watling defends it down to short leg.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. FOUR! Watling is ready to play his shots, unlike at the start of his innings. He spots a short delivery outside off, there is some width on offer and BJ slaps it to the cover fence for a boundary.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Shortish and on middle, defended from the crease to the leg side.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Back of a length ball around leg, Watling tries to work it around the corner but fails to connect. He needs to be careful with a few close-in fielders surrounding him.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. As expected, the first delivery is a bouncer, Watling ducks.

Mark Wood to continue from this end. A short leg, silly point and a leg slip in place...

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Loopy full on off, it's defended off the front foot.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Slower through the air, full and on middle, 81.8 kph, de Grandhomme flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Colin has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Tossed up ball on off, driven off the front foot to mid off.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Flighted and around off, de Grandhomme gets on the front foot and defends it to the off side. The tactic remains the same with a couple of slips and a short extra cover in place.

Back for the final session. 35 overs left in the day's play. Next 30 minutes crucial for both teams, more for New Zealand as if they lose another wicket, their lower order will get exposed. Let's see how it unfolds. Jack Leach to start proceedings...

... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ...

Mark Wood was really bending his back but just couldn't get the breakthrough. England seemed to be wilting away just like the hosts did yesterday. The current stand is just 13 short of a ton and before it swells to a big one, Root and co. need to come up with a plan to break it. At this moment, New Zealand can enjoy Tea but they would know the work isn't done yet. Can this pair continue to dig in and eat out the deficit? We shall find out once the final session gets underway...

A good fightback from the Kiwis! Yesterday we saw the English keeper-batsman doing it and today it's the Kiwi keeper who has rose to the occasion. Anderson nipped out Williamson very early in the session and the talks regarding New Zealand getting bowled out early looked certain. But... Watling and de Grandhomme didn't let that happen. They negotiated the early spells quite easily. The former was very compact while the latter meant business as he counter-attacked.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Short again but it's down leg, easily ducked under. TEA CALLED ON DAY 2, NZ 184 BEHIND!

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Shortish on middle and off, Watling drops his wrists to make a leave.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Short ball, aiming at the body, Watling hangs back and fends it down, making sure the ball doesn't go in the hands of the close-in fielders.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Back of a length delivery on middle, defended off the back foot.

Mark Wood comes running but loses his run up. Goes back quickly...

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Switches to around the wicket, another one on a shorter length around leg, Watling gets on top of the bounce and taps it on the bounce to short leg.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Wood comes back into the attack and digs in a short one on middle, Colin plays a controlled pull shot behind square on the leg side. Runs the first one hard, wants another but won't get it.

Mark Wood to bowl the final over before Tea.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. An extra slip fielder comes in before this delivery. Leach bowls it full and wide outside off, Colin drives it to sweeper cover for one.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Goes slower through the air and lands it full on off, de Grandhomme is forward in defense.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Shorter and outside off, Colin allows it through. Playing for Tea?

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Gets forward to a full ball and blocks it watchfully.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Loopy one, full and angling in on middle, it's dug out back towards the bowler.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Flatter and on off, punched from the back foot to short extra cover.

Joe Root to BJ Watling. FOUR! That's a gift really from Root. Watling is happy to feast on it. Gets down to a delivery down leg and swipes it off the meat through fine leg. An expensive over from Root, 9 off it.

Joe Root to BJ Watling. Gets back to a flatter ball and defends it down.

Joe Root to BJ Watling. Another one on the pads, flicked towards square leg for nothing.

Joe Root to BJ Watling. FOUR! Easy peasy for Watling! Root once again fires it down leg, this time the Kiwi keeper doesn't miss out. He gets down and sweeps it towards fine leg to pick up a boundary.

Joe Root to Colin de Grandhomme. On the pads, whipped down to backward square leg for a single.

Joe Root to Colin de Grandhomme. Horrible delivery from Root! Fires it down the leg side, the batsman lets it be.

Joe Root to roll his arm over. He came in to bowl a few cheap overs in the first Test and got a wicket as well.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Turning away from a length outside off, patted towards the cover region.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Pushed towards mid off for nothing.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Loopy delivery outside off, Colin de Grandhomme eases it through cover for a single. Third Test fifty for Colin. He has played a good hand again. Came in when his side was in tatters and has played extremely well to resurrect the innings. Job not even half done though.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Dances down the track to a tossed up ball and drives it towards cover but the fielder there cuts it off with a dive to his right.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Floated delivery outside off, a nice front foot push towards Cook at cover.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Sprays it wider outside off, BJ Watling doesn't play at it.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Taps this length ball outside off.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Pitches it up outside off, BJ Watling shoulders his arms.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Back of a length delivery on middle, Watling hops back and fends it towards mid-wicket.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Another one on a shorter length on middle and leg, pulled down to fine leg for a single.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! Controlled pull shot! Broad from around the wicket, pounds in a short ball on leg, de Grandhomme moves inside the line and helps it along the ground towards fine leg. Played it really fine.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Flighted ball, served outside off, driven through covers for a single and will keep strike.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Very full and fired on middle, whipped towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Darted on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Loops it up outside off, driven through extra cover for a single.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Flatter delivery around middle, defended well.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Defends this length delivery towards the point fielder.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Stays back and tucks it towards square leg.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Back of a length delivery outside off, tapped with an angled willow towards gully.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Changes the angle again, comes from over the wicket now, hurls it on a back of a length and angles it in, Watling tries to tuck it away but misses to wear it high on the thigh pad.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Digs in a short one again, angling towards off, Colin shapes up for the pull shot but the ball goes off the helmet over the slip cordon. They run a bye.

In public interest - Daylight saving ends today in New Zealand and as a result Day 3 will start half an hour early.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Short delivery from around the wicket, de Grandhomme is quick to duck under it.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. FOUR! Poor delivery! Fired full and down the leg side, Watling gets across and paddle sweeps it. Stokes from first slip anticipates it and is quick to get to his left but the ball goes through his legs to the fine leg fence. 100 is raised for the Kiwis, the stand moves to 64.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Drags his length back just a touch, Watling lunges forward to keep it out.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Nice flight outside off, de Grandhomme drives it powerfully through extra cover. There is a man in the deep and hence will get only a single.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Very full on off, drilled towards cover.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Shimmies down the track and drives it back to the bowler.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Good ball! Pitches it up on off, lures batsman forward and then it turns away to beat the outside edge with good amount of bounce.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Sliding down the leg side, Watling moves across and leaves it.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Excellent delivery, straightening from a length around off and squaring up Watling in defense. He edges it behind but it doesn't carry to second slip.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Good length ball on off, Watling stands back and taps it down to point.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. FOUR! It was hit aerially and wasn't too far away from the bowler. Broad pitches it up around off, Watling gets forward and drives it uppishly but just wide of the diving bowler. The mid off has no chance of cutting it off. A boundary results. It was the slower one and probably BJ was early into the shot.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Brings his line close to the off stump, on a length, Watling gets behind it with a vertical bat and blocks it safely.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Serves it on a driving length outside off, Watling takes his front leg forward to cover the line and then leaves it.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Drifting in on middle and leg, Colin de Grandhomme presses ahead and stonewalls it. Leach is doing well to hold one end up and testing the patience of the batsmen.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. A bit flatter through the air, punched off the back foot towards Cook at covers who once again makes a good stop.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Darts it in on middle, another tight defense.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Takes a long stride forward to kill all the turn and dead-bats it.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Turning away from a fuller length outside off, it's blocked watchfully.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Colin de Grandhomme lunges forward and defends it out.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Stays calm, brings his bat down and offers a compact defense.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. On a length on off, straightening a touch, Watling shoulders his arms.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. On the stumps, BJ bunts it back from where it came, towards the bowler.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Doesn't feel for the ball served outside his off stump.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Fuller ball outside off, Watling takes a little stride ahead and defends it down solidly.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Hangs back to a short ball and help-pulls it through backward square leg for a single.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Stays leg side and pats it towards mid off.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Run out chance! De Grandhomme drives it towards mid off and wants the single. There is a direct hit scored at the bowler's end by Root and they refer it upstairs. The replays find Colin safe.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Pushed off the front foot towards the bowler who dived and parried it past extra cover. Cook moved back a bit towards mid off to collect the ball. No run taken.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Was there an edge? Nope! What amount of turn for Leach! He lands it outside off, Colin reaches out to drive it but the ball turns away sharply to beat the outside edge. Stokes at first slip puts his left hand out and grabs it. Excellent reflexes.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Good stop, Cook! Tossed up delivery outside off, Colin makes room and drives it hard. Cook at short cover dives to his right and parries it back towards the bowler.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Fuller delivery outside off, driven towards cover where the fielder dives to his right to stop it.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Chance of a run out! De Grandhomme drives it towards mid off and takes Root on. The English skipper has a shy at the bowler's end but he misses. Even if that had hit, Colin would have been home. Good running.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Dragged his length back a touch, clipped through mid-wicket to get a brace to his tally.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. That brings up the 50-run stand between the two! These two have batted sensibly and have churned out well. Watling clips this full ball towards widish mid on and gets to the other end. New Zealand getting a move on after that early stutter.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Fuller delivery on the pads, lucky Broad to get away with that one. It's whipped neatly but straight to the man at mid-wicket.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Pitched up delivery outside off, driven back in the direction of the bowler who failed to stop. It rolls towards mid off but they don't run.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Fuller and angling in on middle and leg, flicked towards the man at square leg.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Shot! Dropped short outside off, slapped through cover-point. The outfield isn't that quick and hence they get another three.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Loopy ball outside off, driven towards deepish mid off for a single.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Drifting in from around off, de Grandhomme lunges forward in defense.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Loops it up outside off, defended down gently.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Quicker fuller ball on the stumps, Colin de Grandhomme offers a tight defense.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Floated delivery outside off, driven into the cover region.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Drops it on a length outside off, again, this time the Kiwi keeper makes a leave.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Edged but it lands just short I feel! But what lines from Broad! He continues to serve around the off stump channel, it's on a length, Watling pushes at it and gets an edge. It flies towards Vince at third slip who dives full length to his left but the ball doesn't carry.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Very close to the off pole, BJ Watling covers the line before letting it pass.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Brings it in on middle but it's a bit too straight, it's worked away through mid-wicket for one.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Another one hurled on a similar line and length, de Grandhomme leaves it unharmed.

Stuart Broad to Colin de Grandhomme. Length delivery outside off to begin the new spell, a gentle loosener, left alone with ease by Colin.

Stuart Broad is back into the attack.

Drinks are on the field.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Drifting in on middle and leg, Watling presses forward in defense but gets it off the inside edge towards the leg side.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Flighted delivery, landing full outside off, bunted by making a bit of room back to the bowler.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Gives it a bit of a loop on middle, it's pushed back to Leach.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Darts it in on middle and leg, Watling lunges forward and blocks it out.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Very full and fired in on middle, worked away off the inner half towards short mid-wicket.

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Floated ball outside off, driven towards sweeper cover for a single.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Angling in a length ball on off, Watling is solid in defense.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. A back foot defense by Watling.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Fullish and on off, it's pushed down the ground but straight to mid on.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Gets behind the line of the delivery and taps it down with an angled bat towards the slip cordon.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. FOUR! Best shot so far from Watling's willow! A length delivery in the channel outside off, Watling puts it away with some class through point for a boundary. Has worked exceptionally hard for his runs, BJ!

Jack Leach to Colin de Grandhomme. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Another one fired in, helped to fine leg and Wood was present there. He has a good arm and hence only a single resulted.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Darts this one in, around middle and spinning away a bit, Watling gets squared up and edges it past first slip. A couple taken.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Tossed up ball on middle, defended towards mid-wicket.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Watling has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Full flighted on off, pushed down towards mid on.

Debutant Jack Leach into the attack again, bowled an over before lunch. Will have the breeze behind him.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Good length delivery outside off, Colin plays inside the line and misses.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! A genuine outside edge but since it was played with a loose bottom hand it would not have carried. Anyway, there was no fielder there. A length ball around off, de Grandhomme plays it with a straight bat and edges it through the gap between slips and gully for a boundary.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Straighter in line, Colin helps it on the leg side but finds the fielder.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! Slapped away! Anderson allows width outside off, de Grandhomme spots the scoring opportunity and whacks it through covers for a boundary. The stand moves to 32!

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Good length ball around off, de Grandhomme turns it on the leg side but finds the mid-wicket fielder.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Pitches it full and around off, Colin gets forward in defense.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Full and angling into the batsman, 142.6 kph, Watling defends it from the crease to the leg side.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Goes on the back foot and punches it square of the wicket on the off side. A couple taken.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Switches to over the wicket and lands another short ball outside off, Watling has nothing to do with it. The pace is dropping now from Wood. He is still bowling in the high-130s but before he was clocking 140-plus.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Another bouncer, around off, Watling is doing well so far in letting them through.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Digs in a short ball on middle, 139.6 kph, Watling sways away from the line. Testing time for the keeper batsman.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Wood continues from 'round the wicket and bowls it on the shorter side on middle. Watling defends. The short pitch bowling was a ploy adopted for de Grandhomme initially as he was taking the short balls on. Watling will be feeling he is caught in a battle where he has nothing to do.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. An inswinger this time but outside off, de Grandhomme leaves it.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Beaten! Anderson bowls this one from wide of the crease, change of angle and that made de Grandhomme play the delivery. However, it nips away to beat the outside edge. Terrific bowling. Using the crease well.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Tries to tempt the batsman into a drive but Colin shoulders arms.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. A length ball on off, de Grandhomme is forward in defense.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Fuller in length and around off, de Grandhomme drives it off his front leg to mid off.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Back of a length delivery on middle, Watling nicely gets behind the line and defends it back.

Physio charges in. BJ Watling seems fine but bells will be ringing in his head at the moment. Checks his helmet and gets it changed. Looks good to continue after catching a few breath.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Bang on the helmet! The protective piece behind the helmet flies off and nearly falls on the stumps. A well-directed bouncer, Watling fails to get away from the line of fire and cops a blow. Joe Root is quick to check on him. Wicketkeepers seem to be in danger in this Test. Bairstow took a similar blow yesterday and now Watling. Even Joe Root was hit on the helmet.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Switches to around the wicket. He has a leg gully and short leg in place. We can sense the line and length of attack. Yup, it's short and around off, angling away, Watling fends at it and misses.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Bouncer! The batsman does well to evade it.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Well bowled and well played. Wood digs in a short ball around off, de Grandhomme gets on top and taps it on the off side for a run. Wood seems to have taken a leaf out of Wagner's book. Persisting with the short pitch bowling and generating good pace also. The last ball was 142.6 kph.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Back of a length delivery around off, BJ goes on the back foot and punches it through the vacant gap at covers. Not for the first time we are seeing the batsmen taking three runs.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Drops it a bit on the shorter side around off, it's punched off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Plays it with the angle on offer and works it towards mid-wicket, finds the fielder.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Length ball on off, defended off the back foot.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Sliding into the batsman, a little too straight in line, Colin flicks it through square leg and collects a brace.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Anderson targets the stumps with a good length ball, de Grandhomme blocks it from the back foot.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Lands it on a length and outside off, Colin covers his stumps and allows it through.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. A bouncer to end the over, Watling has nothing to do with it.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Watling receives a bouncer now, he ducks immediately.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Short and on middle, de Grandhomme is also not shying away from pulling it. Connects well and the deep square leg fielder quickly moves across to his right to make the stop. A single taken.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Uppish but safe! Another short ball on middle, de Grandhomme pulls it across the line and it travels uppishly towards fine leg. Broad stationed there charges forward to attempt for the catch but it falls just short. In the process his sunglasses falls down and more importantly, the ball sneaks past him and rolls towards the boundary line. Broad recovers quickly to pull it back but while returning the throw, he stomps on his sunglasses. A broken piece now. A couple added to the total.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Wood has gone for a few boundaries by bowling short but he is not backing away from the challenge. Hurls a half-tracker again, around off and Colin shapes up for the pull shot. He fails to connect though.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Another leave outside the off stump to finish this over.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Fuller and angling into the batsman, Watling plays it off the inside half of the bat to short mid-wicket.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Keeps it on a length and outside off, it's left alone with ease by BJ.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Good length delivery on off, defended off the back foot.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Back on strike after some time, BJ. He shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Again, it's on the fuller side and de Grandhomme drives it in the gap at covers for one.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. Wood, as expected, delivers it full and around off, Colin is on the front foot as he pushes it to the off side.

Change in plans. Maybe, reverting to the old ploy of pitching it up and getting some movement.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! Another crashing shot by de Grandhomme. He fetches a short ball from around off and smashes his pull shot to the deep mid-wicket fence. He is a very dangerous batsman and England will be knowing this. An hour or so his typical batting and New Zealand will be back on their feet.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! Boom! Wood once again is on the shorter side around off, Colin swivels and pulls it in front of square on the leg side. There was a fielder in the deep but he had no chance.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. In the channel outside off, left alone by de Grandhomme.

Mark Wood to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! There is the attacking shot from the bat of Colin de Grandhomme. Wood digs in a short ball and CdG pulls it with disdain to the deep square leg fence. This will be fun.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Shortish and on off, played down with soft hands to the off side for a run.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. On the pads, flicked through square leg for a single.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Colin has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Around off on a length, de Grandhomme defends it well.

James Anderson to Colin de Grandhomme. Good length ball on middle, defended off the back foot.

Colin de Grandhomme is in next. Big test of his skills here. Will he give the counter-punch?

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. OUT! The old-fashioned strangle down the leg side and it's a body blow to the Kiwis. Anderson with the big wicket. He is all smiles after getting rid of New Zealand's best batsman. Not a delivery to be proud of but sometimes even good balls go without giving the desired result. Jimmy will take it whole-heartedly. A length ball sliding down the leg side, Kane tries to work it around the corner off his pads but gets a gentle tickle behind to Bairstow. He takes the catch, they appeal and the finger goes up. Stokes also got out in a similar fashion yesterday. These deliveries on the pads are turning out to be wicket-taking ones. With Williamson gone, will NZ be able to avoid the follow-on? Is 58 all out still on the cards?

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Good length ball around off, Watling eases himself on the back leg and defends it back.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Hurries up the batsman with extra pace and bounce, it's around middle and Watling goes on his toes in his defense. That wasn't too far away from short leg.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Angling down the leg side, Watling lets it be. There is a leg gully waiting for any error. Good attacking field placement by Root.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Fractionally short and around off, BJ sticks back and plays it down to the off side.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Bouncer to begin with, around off and Watling ducks underneath it. It's always a good option to bang in short rather than bowling a short wide delivery first up as a gentle loosener.

Mark Wood to bowl from the other end.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Fullish and outside off, shaping away, Kane strides forward before making the leave.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Turns it off his pads but finds the fielder on the leg side.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. FOUR! First of the innings, finally. Anderson errs a bit in his line and serves it around middle and leg, Williamson picks it off his pads and clips it through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep tries his best but fails to pull it back. Right then, Kane Williamson has now surpassed John Wright to become the fifth leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Tests. Taking giant strides.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Full and angling in on middle and off again, Williamson opens up a bit in his stance and defends it back.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Angles in a length ball around middle and off, Williamson is behind the line as he defends.

We are back for the afternoon session. Kane Williamson and BJ Watling are out in the middle. The skipper will be on strike. James Anderson to begin proceedings. Three slips and a gully in place.

... Day 2, Session 2 ...

The pair of Anderson and Broad made merry on this wicket and doesn't look like they would stop. They have put their side in the pole position and it would need something spectacular on the part of the hosts if they are to come out of this mess. Yes, they have their skipper out there but he needs support from the other end. So far, Watling has seen the tricky passage in his brief stay. 275 is what the deficit reads. The Black Caps have their task cut out. Will they be able to keep the English speedsters quiet? Join us back in a short while for the post-Lunch session to find out...

England well and truly on top. The morning started on a bright note for them as Jonny Bairstow didn't take time to reach his ton. That was all about it with the bat for them as Southee and Boult cleaned them up rather quickly. It was testing time for the Kiwis with the bat as the pitch had enough juice in it and Anderson and Broad came out all guns blazing to exploit it. They were right on the money and speared into the batsmen. Soon New Zealand started feeling the heat and were reduced to 17/4.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Flattish but down the leg side, BJ Watling moves inside the line to let it be. It brushes the pad of Bairstow and runs behind. They don't cross since no shot was offered. LUNCH ON DAY 2!

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Darted in on middle and leg, wristed towards mid on.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Flatter one on the stumps, blocked.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. A bit too full, drifting in on middle, worked towards mid on.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Tossed up on the stumps, Watling dead-bats it.

Jack Leach to BJ Watling. Fuller and flatter around middle, nudged towards short leg.

Last over before Lunch coming up. Jack Leach, the debutant is asked to roll his arm over. A slip, a leg gully and a short leg in place.

James Anderson to BJ Watling. Watling anticipates it to be another outswinger, he opens the face of the bat and steers it towards gully to retain strike.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. A bit too straight this time, clipped through backward square leg for a single.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Very full on off, eased off towards mid off.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Moves away from a length outside off, Williamson shoulders his arms to it.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. In the channel outside off, holding its line too, Kane taps it away.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Starts his new spell with an outswinger, Williamson covers the line and lets it be.

James Anderson is back on.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Hops back to a short ball and taps it beside the pitch. Watling wants a run but his skipper sends him back.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Hangs back to a length delivery and defends it down.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Shortish and outside off, climbing off the deck, Williamson taps it in front of point for a single.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Pitched right up there, driven towards mid off.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Shuffles a bit and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Loud shout, not given! Nipping back in on middle and leg, Watling looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Seemed he has gotten an inside edge. Wood appeals but the umpire shakes his head. Yes, replays confirm there was an edge. Wood denied by a piece of wood!

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Hangs back and punches it towards point for a single.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Good length delivery on middle and leg, whipped away through mid-wicket. Once again they run three. Too many threes today for New Zealand.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Outside off, Kane is happy to make a leave.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Back of a length on middle and off, blocked off the back foot.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Covers the line and defends.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Fuller in length and straightening a bit off the pitch, Williamson looks to run one down to third man but gets it off the edge which rolls towards the slip cordon.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Punches it through cover-point and takes the single.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Looks to turn one through the leg side but misses and wears it on the thigh pad.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Watling gets across and taps it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Back of a length delivery on middle, punched off the back foot.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Hits the deck hard, Watling arches back to evade it.

Mark Wood to BJ Watling. Short of a length delivery outside off, Watling hops back and steers it towards the slip cordon.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Fuller ball outside off, Williamson has it covered before making a leave.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Short of a length delivery outside off, Watling cuts it to deep point and takes three. Still not a single boundary has been scored by New Zealand.

Strong breeze is blowing across the stadium. It has gone a bit dark as well. More of England-esque conditions.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Very full on off, Watling pushes it back to Stuart.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Covers the line and stabs it out watchfully towards cover.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Back of a length delivery on off, tapped in front of cover for a single.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Gets across to a back of a length delivery and tucks it off the hips towards fine leg for a single.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Outside off, no shot offered.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Short of a length delivery outside off, Kane gets on top of the bounce and steers it towards the position where he usually stands while fielding - gully.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. This time he stays in the crease and lets it pass.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Length delivery outside off, Williamson prods forward to push it away and is lucky to not nick one behind.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. In the avenue of apprehension, Williamson is happy to make a leave.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Watling stays behind the line and defends it down.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Short of a length ball outside off, no heed paid.

Stuart Broad to BJ Watling. Fuller and curling away from off, Watling lifts his bat to make a leave.

BJ Watling is in next. How long will he survive?

Stuart Broad to Henry Nicholls. OUT! What a judicious use of the review from England! Third wicket for Stuart Broad and he has his tail up. On a length around middle again, this one nips back a shade into the southpaw (thought at first it skidded through) who fails to counter it. Gets rapped near the knee roll of the back pad and a loud appeal follows next. Stuart appeals and keeps appealing but doesn't get the nod from the umpire. He then convinces his skipper to opt for the DRS and they take it. No inside edge on the Hot Spot and Hawk Eye shows it's pitching in line and crashing into the stumps. Boom! England are all over New Zealand here in Christchurch. My colleague says, are they here to return the favor of 58 all out? Well, I don't want to comment on that but what I want to inform is that Stuart Broad now has 405 wickets in Tests and equals the great West Indian pacer Sir Curtly Ambrose in the list. It's a big achievement to be talked in the same breath as Curtly!

England review again. Looks really close again. Broad literally screams his lungs out. David Lloyd says, he doesn't want to comment this time.

Stuart Broad to Henry Nicholls. Pitched up delivery, bunted back to Broad.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Good length delivery outside off, pushed into the off side off the front foot.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Bangs in a short one on middle, Kane ducks.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. 4th leave in a row. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. No movement for Wood. Lands it outside off, it goes straight on, Kane shoulders his arms.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Back of a length again, the line is a touch wider this time, left alone.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Back of a length delivery outside off, Williamson is happy to make a leave.

Mark Wood is the first bowling change.

Stuart Broad to Henry Nicholls. Wider on off, left alone without much fuss.

Stuart Broad to Henry Nicholls. Length on middle, angling away, left alone by Henry.

Stuart Broad to Henry Nicholls. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Stuart Broad to Henry Nicholls. Bumper on middle and off, Nicholls ducks.

Stuart Broad to Henry Nicholls. Short of a length delivery on middle and off, Nicholls stands tall and drops it down on the pitch.

Henry Nicholls is the new man in. He is fresh on a ton. Can he emulate?

Stuart Broad to Ross Taylor. OUT! Ross Taylor departs! Attacking length, screams Atherton on air. He says the length that the new ball bowlers - Broad and Anderson were bowling in the Ashes was either short or good, they were hardly pitching it up. He further adds, they have done it today and see the result. In David Lloyd's words - one of the big shots is out of here. Fuller ball, pitched up on off, Taylor goes for a booming drive but the ball moves away just a bit. Enough for it to take the edge and settle into the hands of Alastair Cook at first slip. New Zealand in deep trouble now. You know what? Stuart Broad has now dismissed Ross Taylor 10 times in Tests. Clearly telling him - You know Ross, I am the boss! The bunny talks can be started now.

James Anderson to Ross Taylor. Fuller outside off, Taylor leans ahead and drives it through cover for a single.

James Anderson to Ross Taylor. Lunges forward and blocks it out gently.

James Anderson to Ross Taylor. Anderson once again keeps it full outside off, Ross pushes it to mid off.

James Anderson to Ross Taylor. Outside off, Taylor lifts his bat to make a leave.

James Anderson to Ross Taylor. Pitches it right up there, driven towards mid off.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Fuller ball, angling in on middle and leg, clipped through square leg for a single.

Stuart Broad to Ross Taylor. Lunges ahead to a length delivery and punches it back to Broad. Maiden from Stuart!

Stuart Broad to Ross Taylor. Angling back in on middle, Ross pushes it towards mid on.

Stuart Broad to Ross Taylor. Bangs in a short one on middle, Taylor is quick to sit under it.

Stuart Broad to Ross Taylor. In the corridor of uncertainty, Ross Taylor shoulders his arms.

Stuart Broad to Ross Taylor. Good length ball on middle and off, punched towards mid on again.

Stuart Broad to Ross Taylor. Fuller delivery on off, wristed towards mid on.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. On a back of a length on middle and off, Kane Williamson offers a straight bat.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Stays back and stabs it out off the back foot.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Fuller and miles down the leg side, Kane tries clipping it away but fails to do so.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Not out! But it ain't that straightforward as it seemed to the naked eye. As soon as Williamson failed to put bat to an inswinging delivery, there were shouts for an lbw. The umpire showed no interest and everyone including the commentators on air felt that it took the inside edge. But England opted for the DRS. When the first replay rolled in, David Lloyd got excited seeing there was no inside edge. Now, it looked quite close and a good call to take the review. But the replays rolled further, brought the Ball Tracking into picture and all the excitement shown by Lloyd and also Atherton fizzled out. Yup, the impact is just outside off. The onfield decision stays. Michael Atherton on air is amazed on two accounts - 1. There was no inside edge. 2. Williamson has managed to get himself outside the line of the stumps. Technology very seldom fails to surprise you.

Huge, huge shout but umpire Erasmus shakes his head. After a chat England take the review against Williamson. Seemed like there is an inside edge. David Lloyd is quite sure and not impressed that England are opting for the replays. Let's roll...

James Anderson to Ross Taylor. Fuller in length and nipping back in, Taylor looks to flick but gets it off the inner edge through backward square leg for a single.

Ross Taylor is the new man in. David Lloyd on air quips, the big shots are in for New Zealand.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. OUT! Anderson finally draws the edge! He had been doing this since the start of the innings and finally, he gets the reward. Comes running in and pitches it around middle, the angle takes it further away as Raval without any feet movement chases it. It takes the feather for Bairstow to do the rest behind. To be honest, this was always on the cards. New Zealand lose both their openers inside five overs as Raval's nervy stay in the middle comes to an end.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Length this time, in the channel, Kane has a tame push at it only to get beaten.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Fuller outside off, a poke and a miss from Williamson.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Length ball on middle and leg, Kane looks to tuck it away but gets a soft leading edge back down the track.

Stuart Broad to Jeet Raval. That should give Raval some confidence! Fuller in length outside off, driven down past mid off. Won't get a boundary but will get three.

Stuart Broad to Jeet Raval. How did that miss the stumps? How? The look on Broad's face, he just can't believe it. Nor can I. On a length around middle and off, Raval plants his front foot forward and doesn't offer any shot. The ball nips back in and goes over the off pole.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Good shot! An overpitched delivery outside off, Williamson leans across and drives it through the gap at covers. Picks up another three.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Beaten again! Jeet Raval doesn't have any clue about this. Anderson lands it on a length around middle, Raval is very tentative about what to do. He commits himself to play at it first but then withdraws his bat. Almost kisses the outside edge of his bat.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Full and shaping away, nothing doing from Jeet.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Keeps it fuller on middle and off, Jeet Raval tries to defend it with soft hands. The edge is taken but it goes along the ground towards the fourth slip fielder.

James Anderson to Kane Williamson. Not the line to bowl, Jimmy. Drifts it on the pads, easy for Kane as he works it neatly past Broad at mid on. The English pacer gives it a chase and does well to stop it inside the rope. Comfortable three runs taken.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Hits the back of a length mark, it's around middle and off, Jeet punches it past point and pinches one.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Anderson sprays it wider outside off, Raval is happy to let it pass. There are five slips in place, not a regular sight this.

Stuart Broad to Jeet Raval. Fuller and on the stumps, worked past short leg for a single. A successful first over from Stuart Broad.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Good length delivery, angling in on middle and leg, clipped through the vacant mid-wicket region. It helps Williamson pick up three runs.

Stuart Broad to Kane Williamson. Keeps it nice and full outside off, Kane Williamson lunges forward and taps it away towards the off side.

Kane Williamson is in next, replacing Latham. Four slips and a short leg for the Kiwi skipper.

Stuart Broad to Tom Latham. OUT! Gone! Stuart Broad draws first blood! Tom Latham doesn't even open his account, early dent for the hosts. Fuller in length, enticing the batsman to have a go. He does sans any feet movement and there is enough movement for Broad to catch the outside edge of Latham's bat. Bairstow behind the stumps takes an easy catch. You just cannot keep him out of the game, chirps Mark Richardson on air. Another flop show from Latham, he has struggled to get going. Stroked a century back in January 2017 and since then has managed only a couple of 50-plus scores. A lull in his Test career.

Stuart Broad to Tom Latham. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman.

Stuart Broad to Tom Latham. Fuller in length on middle and leg, Tom Latham looks to jam it out but gets an inside edge towards short leg.

Stuart Broad to have a go from the other end.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Make that three in a row! Superb from Jimmy. The outswinger, Raval once again has a poke at it but gets beaten all ends up. A maiden to kickoff the second innings.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Beautiful bowling! Anderson is a treat to watch when he makes the ball move around. Once again lands it around middle and then it jags away. Beats the outside edge.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Pitches it around middle and leg, Raval plays for the initial line but the ball moves away and beats him comprehensively.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Fuller on leg, kept out towards mid-wicket.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Back of a length delivery, just outside off, Raval gets squared up a touch as he defends it towards point off the back foot.

James Anderson to Jeet Raval. Swing straightaway for Anderson! Lands it on a length around off, it swings away after pitching, Raval makes a watchful leave.

It's a stiff target in front of the Kiwis. The highest successful chase at this venue is 201 and they will have to create history to win this series 2-0. Don't think they can approach the final innings with a defensive frame of mind and aiming for a draw as they already lead the series 1-0. The conditions have turned overcast and it will assist the English seamers. Definitely going to be challenging for the home team. Stay tuned for their reply.

Another good batting show by the Englishmen. Almost every batsman contributed and we saw plenty of partnerships. Mark Stoneman, James Vince and Dawid Malan, the supposedly weaker link of England's batting line-up, scored handy fifties while Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow also were brilliant. For New Zealand, it was a real struggle yesterday. They had to work hard for wickets. Trent Boult and Tim Southee failed to have the same impact and Colin de Grandhomme who finished with a 4-fer was the most successful bowler.

So, as expected, England came out after Lunch and made their intentions clear. Their batsmen looked for quick runs and lost wickets in the process as well. But once again Jonny Bairstow played his part, scoring handy runs and the lower order also contributed. It started to drizzle a bit and maybe, that prompted the English skipper to make the declaration, otherwise one would think that the psychological 400 mark would have been in his mind.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! Bairstow is bounced out! Wagner picks up his second wicket. He bangs in a short ball, angling away outside off. Bairstow moves across to play the pull shot but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes high in the air and Henry Nicholls comes a couple of steps ahead from deep square leg to take a safe catch. That's it from England, they have DECLARED. 382 is the target for New Zealand.

Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Similar delivery, this time the southpaw gets it off the inner half through square leg. Brings Jonny back on strike.

Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Angling in on middle, Leach works it away on the leg side.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller in length and outside off, Bairstow drives it through extra cover for a single. Partnership is now 39 from 37 balls.

Neil Wagner is back on.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Good length, angling away from off, Leach shoulders his arms.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Gets forward, reaches to the pitch, drives well but can't find the gap.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. FOUR! 350 up for England! Jack Leach joins in the fun now! Stands back to a short ball, Southee offers width and it's slapped through point for a boundary.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Fuller in length and swinging away a bit, Leach has a waft at it. Gets beaten.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Length ball outside off, defended down.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Good stop from Boult! On a back of a length outside off, Leach taps it towards backward point where Trent dives to his left to stop it. He then releases it at the bowler's end but it hits the bat of Bairstow who was dragging it in.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Jonny Bairstow is taking the attack to the opposition now. Makes room to a fuller ball served outside off and drills it through cover. Not a soul moved. Lead now touches 375. 16 from the over.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Driven hard but finds the man at cover.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! England on the charge! Short ball on middle and leg, Jonny pulls it down to fine leg for another boundary, second of the over.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller delivery on the pads, flicked past the umpire at square leg for a couple more.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Whacked! Boult bowls it short on middle, Bairstow hangs back and powers it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Nice punch on the up! Boult delivers it full outside off, Jonny punches it past mid off and picks up a double to his name.

There is a bit of drizzle in the air and the groundsmen are getting ready...

Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Direct hit would have been curtains for Jack Leach! Bairstow works a length ball in front of square leg and scampers across to the other end. This is a misjudged run, never on but the fielder misses his shy at the striker's end. Leach, who had given up all the hope, survives.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Good length ball on middle and off, it's stroked past Williamson at gully for a run.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Another back foot punch by Leach but this time he finds the fielder at cover-point.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Very well played by Leach. Back of a length ball on off, Jack delays his back foot punch a bit and then places it through point for a couple.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Starts by angling a length ball outside off, Leach shoulders arms.

Tim Southee returns. Colin de Grandhomme gets a break after going for 10 runs in his last over. Poor guy is just one away from his maiden Test fifer. Must be feeling bad.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Digs in a short ball on off, Bairstow tries to hook but misses.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Strides forward to a full ball and drives it straight to mid off.

It's gone pretty dark out there. The clouds have built up slowly.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Bouncer this time by Trent, around middle, the keeper-batsman ducks.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. On a length and around off, Jonny punches it to covers.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. A length ball on middle, Jonny defends it by getting forward.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Hops inside the crease and plays it down with soft hands to point for a run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Short and outside off, cut straight to point. 10 from the over.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Turning out to be a good over for England! Bairstow spots the width outside off and slams it through point for a boundary.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jack Leach. Pitches it full and outside off, it's driven brilliantly through covers for three. Lead now touches 350!

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. On middle, Bairstow works it in the acres of space at mid-wicket and jogs across for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jack Leach. Colin changes his angle for the left-hander. Bowls it from 'round the wicket and hurls a length ball on middle, Leach nudges it behind to fine leg and takes a run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Lands it on a length outside off, Bairstow pushes it with an angled bat to point. Runs the first run hard, wants the second but the fielder gets to the ball and stops him in his tracks.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Straighter in line, it's worked towards mid on where Sodhi dives all over it and misfields. Concedes a single.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Identical to the last delivery, this time Leach plays a square drive and collects a single. His partner eyes the second run but it's not on.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Serves it full and outside off, inviting a drive but Jack is content in leaving it.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Good length ball on off, it's punched off the back foot to covers.

Trent Boult to Jack Leach. Bouncer to Leach by Boult, the debutant ducks.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Taps it down in the gap at covers for a single.

Jack Leach is the new batsman. He did a good job in the first innings by playing a supporting role to Jonny. Can he do it again?

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. OUT! Straight through the gate! Colin gets his fourth and will be smelling his maiden fifer in Tests. Delivers a full length ball around off, shaping back in a bit, Wood swings across the line without accounting for the movement and misses the ball completely. The stumps are shattered and Wood returns. England's lead is 9 short of 350!

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. FOUR! Another cracking shot by Wood! He is making his case for batting ahead of Broad. Latches onto a delivery wide outside off and smacks it through covers.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. FOUR! We saw a few from his bat in the first essay. A short ball angling into the batsman, the pace of Colin won't trouble Wood as he goes back and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket fence.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Short and on off, a mistimed pull wide of mid on for a run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Short in length and outside off, Jonny tries to pull but misses.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Runs in from around the wicket and angles in a length ball on off, Wood defends it off his back foot.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Outside off, another play and a miss from Wood.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Goes full outside off, it's driven off the front foot to mid off.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Again it lands outside off, Wood feels for it and gets beaten.

Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Beaten! Boult bowls it on a length around off, angling away, Wood pokes inside the line and misses.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Slants it away from the batsman, Bairstow steers it through point for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Fullish and outside off, it's pushed out to point.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Angling into the batsman, Bairstow knocks it down to mid on for a run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, Jonny tries to drive but misses as it beats the inside edge.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Dropped by Boult but that was travelling. Would have been a stunning return catch. Full and around off, it's driven back firmly. Goes uppishly and Boult sticks his left hand out. Fails to hold on. Another life for Jonny.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Play and a miss! Boult takes a length ball away from the batsman, outside off, Jonny once again in this over feels for it and gets beaten.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Played to the point region by the batsman.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Angling away from the batsman, outside off, Bairstow pushes at it and misses.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Mark Wood. On a length and outside off, Wood pushes at it and edges it behind towards gully. Doesn't carry.

Mark Wood is in next. He joins Bairstow in the middle. This pair did an amazing job in the first innings. England will be hoping for something similar again.

Colin de Grandhomme to Stuart Broad. OUT! Colin de Grandhomme gets his revenge after going for 12 runs in this over. The change in pace does the trick. Colin delivers it at 96.6 kph, around middle and on a length, Broad attempts for a big heave across the line but mistimes it in the air. Ish Sodhi, who has got hardly anything to do today, gets a low ball in front of him and he dives forward to take it at mid on. End of a short little cameo by Stuart. New Zealand doing well by picking regular wickets.

Colin de Grandhomme to Stuart Broad. FOUR! Booming shot by Broad. He is trying to attack Colin here. Latches onto a full delivery wide outside off and drills it square of the wicket on the off side for a powerful boundary. 300 up for England!

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Sliding down the leg side, Bairstow fails to flick and it goes off his pads to square leg. A leg bye taken.

Colin de Grandhomme to Stuart Broad. This one cuts back into the batsman from a length around off, Broad turns it through mid-wicket and takes three.

Colin de Grandhomme to Stuart Broad. FOUR! Glorious, this time from Broad. He receives a full ball in his half and drives it beautifully through mid off for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Boult serves it full and wide outside off, Bairstow strides forward and drives it crisply through covers for a glorious boundary. End of the over, Boult will be feeling hard done by as he had Jonny.

Trent Boult to Stuart Broad. A length ball around off, Broad stays back to push inside the line. Gets an outside edge wide of the slip cordon and they cross.

Trent Boult to Stuart Broad. Good length delivery outside off, punched from the back foot to point.

Trent Boult to Stuart Broad. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Gets on the front foot and drives it through point for a run.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Edged and gone, noooo! It's not given. Boult delivers a cutter around off, Bairstow gets forward with a straight bat to defend but fails to middle it. There is some sound as it goes past his bat and the keeper jumps in joy after catching the ball. They all appeal but nothing from the umpire. New Zealand have no reviews left. And...the replays detect a big spike. Oh dear, bad luck for the Kiwis.

Colin de Grandhomme to Stuart Broad. Good length delivery outside off, Broad allows it through.

Stuart Broad is in next.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. OUT! Jeet Raval has taken a ripper as New Zealand get rid of Ben Stokes soon after the Lunch break. Colin de Grandhomme continues from around the wicket and angles in a full ball around off, Stokes gets forward and across to flick it on the leg side but fails to keep it down. Jeet Raval at mid-wicket flies to his left and takes an excellent catch. Stokes is disappointed with himself as he walks to the pavilion. Lead - 311!

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Four byes! A length ball around off, nipping away to beat the bat of Stokes. Watling has no chance of cutting it off and it races behind for a boundary. The keeper standing up didn't help either.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Angles in a length ball on middle, Stokes defends it from the crease.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Pitches it up and outside off, it's driven down to mid off.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. Starts with a driving length ball outside off, Stokes strokes it through the line, it's a bit uppish but not carrying to the cover fielder. On one bounce it goes.

Back for the afternoon session. The players are making their way back on the field. One can sense a counter-punch here from England and they have two big hitters to do that job. Having said that, the Kiwis will be operating with the second new ball and will be hoping to pick quick wickets. Game on. Colin de Grandhomme to continue. The keeper is standing up and there are two slips in place. Here we go...

... DAY 4, SESSION 2 ...

Soon it got rubbed on his partner as Neil Wagner got rid of Joe Root in the following over to lift the morale his side which seemed to be sinking with every passing over. Post that, Kane Williamson didn't waste any time as he took the second new ball but Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow saw it through safely. With Tim Southee unwell, it's a huge responsibility on the rest to stop England from setting a big target. The lead has already crossed the 300-run mark. Can the Kiwis restrict it to a gettable one? Or will the Englishmen continue to stretch it? An action-packed session awaits. Do join us shortly...

The session which was turning out to be a one-way traffic, suddenly spiced up just towards the end. The overnight pair of Joe Root and Dawid Malan were going along well in the first hour as they were scoring at around 4 runs per over. Both looked set, assured and notched their respective fifties. It seemed like they would run away with the show but all of a sudden, out of nowhere, Colin de Grandhomme removed Malan to become the first non-new ball bowler to pick up a wicket in this Test.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Switches the angle for the last ball of the over. Comes from around the wicket and hurls it outside off, it comes back in but Bairstow has it covered as he makes an assured leave. LUNCH ON DAY 4!

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Pitches it right up there, Jonny leans ahead as he drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish outside off, Bairstow lifts his bat to leave it alone.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller and swinging back in on middle, worked off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Leg bye! Good length delivery, angling in on the pads, Ben tries to work it away but gets it off the pads towards fine leg. A leg bye taken.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Keeps it nice and full on off, Stokes presses ahead to defend but the ball shapes away a bit. Takes the edge and rolls towards gully. He played it with soft hands that is why the edge didn't carry.

Last over before Lunch, can NZ pick up another wicket?

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. On a good length and shaping away a touch, no harm for the keeper-batsman as he is happy to push it away. A maiden!

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Knows the ball is jagging away so Bairstow covers the swing well as he keeps it out.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Slightly fuller in length, on off, Jonny B prods ahead and defends it down.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Third leave in a row! Touch fuller and hurled outside off, JB is happy to make another leave.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Pitches it up outside off and keeps moving away, Jonny lifts his bat to let it be.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Some swing for Colin! He lands it on a length around off, it curls away, Bairstow lets it pass.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Fuller again from Boult, Stokes lunges forward to defend but gets it off the edge towards point, along the ground.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Presses forward to a fuller delivery and stabs it out firmly.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Fuller and veering on the pads, Stokes whip/flicks it down to fine leg to get a couple.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Makes him play by pitching it up and bowling it on the stumps, Stokes keeps it out.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Another one on a similar length outside off, another leave follows.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. In the channel outside off, Ben shoulders his arms.

Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Comes forward to a fuller delivery and defends it well.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. On the pads, not good from Colin. Glanced behind square on the leg side for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Edged but safe! On a length and at a gentle pace outside off, it's the new cherry and that is why it skids a bit off the deck, Stokes pokes at it and gets a thick edge which flies past the diving first slip fielder for a boundary. A streaky one. THE LEAD REACHES 300!

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. An appeal for LBW has been turned down! Angles in a length delivery from outside off, Stokes walks across the stumps to flick it away but misses and wears it high on the pads. Colin appeals but nothing from the umpire. Height was an issue there.

Colin de Grandhomme to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Poor start from de Grandhomme with the new ball. He has been trusted for the job and this isn't a good start. He comes from around the wicket and delivers it on the pads, too easy for Stokes as he works it down to fine leg for a boundary. To add to it, it's also called as a no ball as CdG overstepped.

Change of ends for Colin de Grandhomme.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, driven towards cover.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, Jonny glances it down to long leg to get off the mark with a brace.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Fuller delivery on middle and leg, Stokes looks to flick but gets it off the inside edge down to fine leg for a single.

Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. Boult comes running in and hurls it on a length around off, a little bit of shape away, Stokes is behind the line as he defends it down.

New Zealand going all out now. They have now taken the second new ball and Trent Boult returns to make first use of it. Two slips in place...

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Huge shout for an LBW! Fuller in length around leg, Jonny looks to flick it away but misses to get rapped on the pads. Wagner cries his heart out but it's turned down. Hawk Eye shows why - pitching outside leg. What an over, Wagner has his tail up.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller ball on off, pushed towards mid off.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Takes a stride forward and defends.

Neil Wagner to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller outside off, Bairstow leaves it alone.

Here comes the centurion of the first innings - Jonny Bairstow to replace his skipper.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. OUT! Edged and Root doesn't get a ton, yet again! Some bad habits die hard. As they say, one brings two and that exactly is the case here. Let me tell you they haven't opted for the second new ball yet and it's the old cherry that has reaped them huge dividends as the two set batsmen depart in quick succession. Wagner too is among the wickets now, it's all happening out there. Are New Zealand back in it? Only time will tell. This is how the wicket fell - Fuller ball, sprayed wider outside off, the tactic which was used to dismiss Vince. Root, who was playing those deliveries so well this morning, edges one and Watling behind the stumps takes it easily. The long wait for a century from his bat continues. Last time it came in August 2017 against the Windies in Birmingham. Joe seriously needs to sort out this issue. His conversion rate is quite ordinary given his class and comparison among the Fab Four of the modern era.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Fuller outside off, left alone.

Ben Stokes is the new man in.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. OUT! Stop the press! It's not the new ball bowler who has picked up a wicket for a change. Colin de Grandhomme has broken the deadlock in this Test match. Finally, some rejoice for New Zealand as they break the 97-run stand. A soft dismissal to term this and it's a wicket against the run of play. Fuller delivery, angling in on middle and leg, Dawid Malan walks across to flick it away but in the process, he loses his balance and ends up spooning a simple catch to Henry Nicholls at short mid-wicket. England's lead is 291!

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. Good stop, Latham! Fuller delivery outside off, Dawid drives it crisply but Tom Latham at covers cuts it off with a dive to his right. Certainly saved a boundary.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Gets across to a length delivery and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. On middle and off, JR defends it down.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Good length delivery outside off, Joe Root cuts it nicely but Taylor at widish first slip dives full length to make a stop.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Stays back to a length delivery and with an open bat face he pushes it to the point region.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Fuller on the stumps, pushed to mid on.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Sprayed down the leg side again, Dawid missed his flick shot.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Huge appeal for LBW! Slower delivery from Wagner, pitches on middle, grips a touch on the surface and hits Malan on the pads who fails to put bat on ball. A loud appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head, gesturing that it is going down leg.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Good length ball on middle, kept out.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Bangs in a short ball but the line is on the leg stump, Malan moves inside the line to let it be.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Fuller and on the stumps, nudged towards mid on.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. Clips one through backward square leg to cross ends.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. Fullish delivery on off, driven towards the cover region.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. FOUR! Streaky but Malan will take it, especially considering that he bagged a golden duck in the first innings. He has played a good hand here and now has a chance to score a ton. Fuller delivery outside off, Dawid goes hard at it. Gets a thick edge which flies safely through backward point for a boundary. The lead is now 289 and the partnership is 5 short of a century.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. Leans across to a fuller ball and pushes it towards cover.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. On a fuller length outside off, Root pats it towards cover. A maiden for Neil Wagner.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Good bowling! Root seemed to be frustrated after facing four dot balls and hence goes for an exciting shot. Wagner anticipates it as he hurls a slower one outside off, Root walks across the stumps and looks to whip it away but is done in by the lack of pace on it.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Pitched up delivery outside off, Root has driven it towards the cover fielder.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Short and outside off, steered off the back foot but straight to point.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Root drives it nicely towards mid off where Tom Latham fumbles but doesn't concede a run.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Fuller in length and outside off, driven on the up towards cover.

Good signs for the hosts as Tim Southee is back on the field.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. In the channel outside off, Dawid lifts his bat to make a leave.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. Malan wrists it towards mid on and shouts 'wait on!'.

Colin de Grandhomme to Dawid Malan. On middle and leg, nudged with soft hands towards short mid-wicket.

Update - Tim Southee has a viral and hence is off the field. Maybe, that's the reason Kane Williamson has not adopted for the second new ball. Shows that he lacks trust in other bowlers.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Stays rooted inside the crease and cuts it square on the off side for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, tucked towards mid-wicket.

Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Harmless delivery outside off, it's left unharmed by Root.

Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Bends his back leg and eases this full ball towards deep point for a single.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Chance of a run out! My word, Malan would have been gone for all money. He clips this towards mid on and sets off. Matt Henry, the substitute fielder for Southee, charges to the ball and fires a flat throw at the bowler's end but misses his target as Dawid dives to get back in. Replays show the dive wouldn't have saved the southpaw had that hit the timber.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Fuller and on the pads, worked straight to mid on.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Fullish in length outside off, Dawid blocks it out well.

Neil Wagner to Dawid Malan. Length delivery, angling down leg, Malan looks to flick, he does so but not cleanly. The ball goes to the keeper who dives to his right and takes it on the bounce. They appeal but not given.