I like your style, Jordan.

Waltz in, announce your improbable belief, don't endure the difficult early hours that would likely see you proven wrong.

To quote General Melchett in Blackadder, if nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through.

Slightly puzzled as to why I've come onto this live page and we're engaging in Zak Crawley discourse, given he got out yesterday.

Not that there's a decision to be faced by Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, but this has been the case for a while and I'm not sure yesterday changes anything in particular.

All I'm saying is, don't let Zak Crawley ruin your Christmas.

Hmm, it would actually be fairly impractical to write a live text commentary in wicketkeeper gloves.

Still, what are night shifts for, if not for experimentation?

Thanks Tom.

The live text has nestled safely in my gloves.

It is time for me to take a break as well.

I will leave you in the safe hands of Mike Peter.

Lovely shot from Ollie Pope, who leans into a full delivery from Tim Southee and drives nicely through the covers.

That will make Pope feel better, he moves onto 17 as we reach lunch with England on 193-5.

England started well but that flurry of wickets in the second half of the session has put victory within sight for New Zealand.

Lovely delivery from Mitchell Santner that drifts in to Gus Atkinson before spinning away and narrowly missing the edge.

Santner races through a maiden, so we should get another over in.

Another four for Gus Atkinson - but this is served up with a huge dollop of luck.

It is a loose drive outside off that flicks the inside edge but somehow evades the leg stump.

We will probably squeeze at least one over in before lunch.

Gus Atkinson is here to have a bit of fun, smacking Mitchell Santner for three fours.

The first is an uppish drive with minimal back lift through the covers. The next is more controlled through a similar area, with the third pulled through backward square leg.

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In the last five years in Test cricket only Mark Wood (90.7mph vs WI, Edgbaston) has bowled an 8+ over spell with a higher average speed than Will O'Rourke's 89.5mph today.

Gus Atkinson is the next batter so the hamstrung Ben Stokes is being pushed down the order.

It may have been a loose shot at the end but Jacob Bethell's innings was excellent. He has certainly been one of the finds of this tour.

Thanks, Charlie. We are all in this together.

Four runs come from Mitchell Santner's latest over with England's victory target now below 500.

Will O'Rourke is indeed taking a breather as Tim Southee comes back into the attack.

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Jacob Bethell might just be settling down again.

He begins the over with back-to-back fours through point. And, after sharing singles with Ollie Pope, clips the ball through square leg for another.

An angry Will O'Rourke goes for a bouncer to end the over, but it takes off and flies over the wicketkeeper for four byes.

Is that the signal for O'Rourke to have a breather?

A delivery from Mitchell Santner straightens on Ollie Pope and avoids the edge by millimetres.

The pressure is released by a full toss that Pope can swipe away for four.

England have now surpassed their first innings total.