Ashwanth R Kavuluri
Cricviz analyst

Matthew Potts targeted the stumps much more in his third spell than in the previous two. However, he went a bit too straight and slightly fuller, which led to him being hit for runs.

Economy rate by spell:

• Spell 1 - 2.83
• Spell 2 - 4.00
• Spell 3 - 4.00

Hitting the stumps percentage:

• Spell 1 - 6% (Overs 6)
• Spell 2 - 0% (Overs 4)
• Spell 3 - 10% (Overs 5)

Ideally, with the inconsistent bounce, it is advisable to target the top of the stumps rather than going fuller.

Right on cue, Ben Stokes gets the ball to shape away from Kane Williamson and bounce that bit more as well.

It whistles past the edge again before Williamson clips a single to fine leg to end the over.

Maiden over to start his spell from Brydon Carse.

England have managed to get the ball to shape a little this afternoon and the odd one is bouncing more than expected but in between, the pitch has been pretty docile.

Maintaining consistent pressure on the batters has not been easy.

A little more than 20 minutes until tea and Brydon Carse is back on for another burst.

This pitch is expected to turn later in the game but England have refrained from using off-spinner Shoaib Bashir so far today.

Good, probing over from Ben Stokes and it starts with a beauty that fizzes past the bat of Kane Williamson.

The next ball gets up but Williamson rides the bounce expertly and guides it down to deep third for four.

He is going to take some shifting here, on a ground where he clearly loves batting.

Rachin Ravindra is off to a flyer as he takes Matthew Potts for back-to-back boundaries.

He guides the first between the slips and gully before hitting a sumptuous drive back past the bowler next ball.

Big appeal from England as Ollie Pope dives to his left to take the ball down the leg side.

Ben Stokes is the bowler but despite Pope's efforts to persuade him otherwise, the England skipper isn't interested.

He makes it clear that he thinks it was off the thigh pad, not the bat of Kane Williamson, and doesn't review.

Good call from Stokes. UltraEdge shows he was exactly right.

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Edgy but four for Rachin Ravindra to get off the mark.

He plays away from his body to a shorter delivery that bounces and shapes away from Matthew Potts but gets enough on it to clear gully.

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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Hamilton

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Ben Stokes is very frustrated as Tom Latham and Kane Williamson are able to scamper quick singles into the covers three times in the over.

Meanwhile, the TV have just put up a graphic that shows Williamson averages 95 in Hamilton. Ominous for the tourists.

Back-to-back maidens for Matthew Potts, this time keeping Kane Williamson tied down by holding a consistent line around off stump.

That's where he wants to be but, for now, Williamson is up to the challenge.

Ben Stokes starts with a good one after drinks, whistling the ball past Kane Williamson's edge as the right-hander had a little nibble at it.

Just a single from the over that ends with Tom Latham getting a thick edge that bounces well short of gully.

Maiden over from Matthew Potts but not the most threatening with a couple of balls to Tom Latham sliding down the leg side.

Time for drinks.

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Short from Matthew Potts and disdainfully hammered through the leg side by Kane Williamson.

More runs in one shot than in the previous 35 balls he'd faced from the England quick...

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Now we're going to see what that looks like in reality...