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  1. How's stat?!published at 01:05 Greenwich Mean Time

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Updated Zak Crawley vs New Zealand's new-ball pair in Tests so far

    • Tim Southee - 59 runs, 4 dismissals, 14.75 average
    • Matt Henry - 19 runs, 4 dismissals, 4.75 average
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    I can't believe the pessimism from England fans. We'll win it by tea.

    Jimmy in Gateshead

  3. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 1.5 overs

    Crawley c & b Henry 1 (Eng 1-1)

    Uh oh.

    A fraction of movement does for Zak Crawley and a booming drive he envisions going through the covers ends up back in the hands of Matt Henry instead.

    Crawley was stretching to get that delivery and is unable to get the middle of the bat on it. Smart reaction catch from the Kiwi seamer, though.

    A few jitters in the England dressing room, perhaps?

  4. Eng 1-0published at 1 over

    Ben Duckett gets on strike and is beaten by an absolute peach of a delivery from Tim Southee. Swing, beautiful seam presentation and nip off the pitch.

    Too good for the England left-handed opener.

    Duckett responds with a bit of a wild slash to Southee's final ball but gets away with it.

  5. How's stat?!published at 00:58 Greenwich Mean Time

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Zak Crawley battingImage source, Getty Images

    Zak Crawley vs New Zealand's new-ball pair in Tests so far

    • Tim Southee - 58 runs, 4 dismissals, 14.50 average
    • Matt Henry - 19 runs, 3 dismissals, 6.33 average
  6. Eng 1-0published at 0.3 overs

    The new ball swings away from Zak Crawley in that rather asethtically-pleasing manner. Crawley leaves, is beaten and then gets off the mark with a drive.

  7. Postpublished at 00:56 Greenwich Mean Time

    Tim Southee has the ball in hand and is at the top of his mark, Zak Crawley has just taken guard.

    Play.

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    Glad I held off making a lunch reservation on the beach. Do need to stock up on sun cream though, scorcher!

    Tom, (still) in Christchurch

  9. Postpublished at 00:53 Greenwich Mean Time

    Right, New Zealand's players are assembling on the edge of the outfield looking fairly relaxed it has to be said. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett will open the batting for England.

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    Remember, there’s no team like England (over many years) for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory.

    Colin, Cambridge

  11. Carse has Ashes attributespublished at 00:44 Greenwich Mean Time

    Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on TNT Sports

    Brydon Carse has made a fantastic start to his Test career. What is it that makes him special, an earmarked him looking ahead to the Ashes? It's pace and bounce. He's a strong lad and he's developing his skills all the time with the Kookaburra ball.

    His domestic record is fairly modest, and not the sort which would pick him out as an international cricketer, but it's his attributes which make him so important. New Zealand's batters struggled against his short ball, and the lift he gets off a length.

  12. Postpublished at 00:41 Greenwich Mean Time

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Christchurch

    Carse is the first England bowler to take a 10-wicket haul in an away Test since Monty Panesar during the famous win in India in 2012. He's the first seamer since Ryan Sidebottom in New Zealand 16 years ago.

  13. Postpublished at 00:38 Greenwich Mean Time

    Steady now, Tim.

    Anyway, Brydon Carse has really caught the eye in this Test match. Lots of chatter he'll be a shoo-in for the Ashes given the pitches England are set to face there.

    He looks a handy player.

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    Tim L-G: I have a funny feeling I shall wake up in the morning to find NZ have pulled off a stunning victory

  15. Postpublished at 00:28 Greenwich Mean Time

    My research leads me to determine that only two lower fourth-innings totals lower than this one have successfully defended.

    Australia defended 85, winning by seven runs, against England at The Oval in 1882.

    West Indies were victorious by 35 runs when they defended 99 against Zimbabwe at Port of Spain in 2000.

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    Mr Stoney: England are still more than capable of losing this. Once again seem clueless how to deal with the tail. I’m sure New Zealand won’t field as badly as they did in the first innings.

  17. Postpublished at 00:23 Greenwich Mean Time

    Thank you kindly, Sam.

    I suppose we should take a look at lowest fourth-innings totals defended, out of curiosity.

  18. England need 104 to winpublished at 00:20 Greenwich Mean Time

    As frustrating as that last little session would have been for England, that was a good session all told for the tourists.

    Four wickets on a flat pitch to leave themselves just 104 to win.

    New Zealand need something incredibly special to deny them from here.

    To take us through the lunch break and the England chase, I'll leave you in the capable hands of Timothy Abraham.

  19. Postpublished at 00:18 Greenwich Mean Time

    David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    That brings the end of a really good innings by Daryl Mitchell, and gives Brydon Carse his sixth wicket in this second innings and 10 in the match.

    A wholehearted effort from Carse on a pitch that has got flatter and flatter. England will be relieved to break that last-wicket partnership having been made to wait a little longer than they thought.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 74.1 overs

    Mitchell c Woakes b Carse 84 (NZ 254 all out)

    That does it for England, Brydon Carse gets his sixth!

    A full ball from the seamer, Daryl Mitchell tries to hoist it over long off but instead picks out Chris Woakes 10 yards off the rope.

    Carse has 10 in the match for the first time in first-class cricket.

    Cheers for that, Ricky...