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  1. 6 runs

    Eng 62-1

    Lead by 217

    Jacob Bethell offers another catching chance... but this one is for those watching on the grass bank!

    Short from Nathan Smith and clubbed over the leg side by Bethell. That was right out of the screws.

  2. Eng 56-1

    Lead by 211

    Risky from Jacob Bethell.

    He tries to guide Nathan Smith away between the two slips and gully, gets a thick edge and the ball goes just wide of Tom Latham at second slip.

    Four runs is the end result, though.

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    What a game. I'm at a wedding in the morning but I can't go to bed and leave this yet. Just hope I don't fall asleep in my soup at the reception.

    Jimmy, Fleetwood

  4. Eng 51-1

    Lead by 206

    Will O'Rourke is on for his first bowl of the innings and after three dots to start, Ben Duckett moves across his stumps and attempts a ramp.

    No luck this time, though. Dot ball again.

    A single follows before Jacob Bethell plays and misses at the last.

  5. Eng 50-1

    Duckett 23, Bethell 18

    Lovely drive from Jacob Bethell but he can't beat the fielder at cover.

    With around 25 minutes until lunch, England are in a very strong position in this match.

    But with all the talk suggesting this pitch is only going to get better for batting, they'll want to try and double this lead if they can before even thinking about bowling again.

  6. dropped catch

    Duckett dropped on 22

    Eng 50-1

    Is that a drop from Tom Blundell behind the stumps? It is...

    The ball from Nathan Smith is angling down leg, Ben Duckett tries to whip it away and just get a feather on it.

    Blundell has to dive to his right and is at full stretch but can't hold on.

    That would have been a brilliant catch but it goes down as a missed chance.

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    Sincere apologies to all concerned if this applies the mockers, but Mr Bethell really looks the part. Composed, lovely shapes, seemingly no nerves… a good shout from Stokes and McCullum.

    Dan, Cambridgeshire

  8. 6 runs

    Eng 49-1

    Lead by 204

    Six more!

    It's Ben Duckett this time. Another hook shot and this time it is Matt Henry watching his bouncer dispatched over the rope.

    England's lead is quickly up above 200.

  9. Eng 42-1

    Lead by 197

    I would assume not, Guy, but then how much do we really know about his life before he started running the factory?

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    Re 23:10 - presuming not the Johnny Briggs who played Coronation Street’s Mike Baldwin? Although I think he was also in Carry On England.

    Guy, Tooting

  11. Eng 40-1

    Lead by 195

    Well... five good balls in Nathan Smith's first over.

    The other one disappeared into the crowd.

  12. Eng 40-1

    Lead by 195

    Jacob Bethell pulls for sixGetty Images

    Wow!

    What a shot that is from Jacob Bethell.

    Banged in short by Nathan Smith and the England number three hooks it high over deep backward square for a big, big six.

  13. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    New Zealand's innings was their fourth shortest at home in Tests (when they were all out):

    • 26 in 27.0 vs England, Auckland 1955
    • 110 in 32.1 vs Pakistan, Auckland 1994
    • 54 in 32.2 vs Australia, Wellington 1974
    • 125 in 34.5 vs England, Wellington 2024

  14. Eng 34-1

    Lead by 189

    Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell run between the wicketsGetty Images

    It hasn't all been aggressive shots to the boundary from England.

    There has also been some very good running between Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell, to really frustrate the New Zealand bowlers.

  15. Eng 30-1

    Lead by 185

    Ben Duckett joins the party!

    Down the track and dismissively pumps Tim Southee over mid-off for four.

    There is still swing for Southee from round the wicket and, earlier in the over, he found the inside half of Jacob Bethell's bat.

    But the ball went safely through square leg for a single.

  16. Eng 23-1

    Lead by 178

    Matt Henry did not enjoy being hit down the ground for four and responds with a sharp bouncer.

    Jacob Bethell sways clear of that one before pulling the next away through mid-wicket for four.

    Good start from the young left-hander.

  17. Eng 19-1

    Lead by 174

    Super shot by Jacob Bethell.

    Full again from Matt Henry but just too straight and the left-hander times it nicely through mid-on for four.

    More in control than Ben Duckett, who charged the previous ball and hit over mid-off for three.

  18. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    In response to Steven's question at 22:58 GMT about players to have a Test hat-trick and century after Gus Atkinson joined Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali.

    The other players are:

    • Johnny Briggs
    • Wasim Akram
    • Abdul Razzaq
    • Harbhajan Singh
    • James Franklin
    • Irfan Pathan
    • Sohag Gazi

  19. Eng 12-1

    Lead by 167

    Steady over from Tim Southee with just a couple of singles from it.

    There is swing there for the veteran New Zealand quick and still assistance off the surface - both in terms of bounce and seam movement.

    It's up to Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell to try and deal with that.

  20. Not out

    Yep, big inside edge from Jacob Bethell and New Zealand lose a review.

    I'm surprised they went for that one given it just looked and sounded like there was a healthy amount of bat involved.