Williamson anchors New Zealand with composed 93
Carse and Atkinson take two wickets each
Stokes drops difficult chance to remove Phillips on 0
England win toss and bowl first
First Test, day one, Christchurch
Williamson 51, Mitchell 3
A third long hop from Shoaib Bashir but the man has gone out now so this one only costs him a single.
The young off-spinner ends with a better delivery that drags Daryl Mitchell forward and he defends.
NZ 145-3
Image source, Getty ImagesTwo drag downs in a row from Shoaib Bashir and both are thumped away for four by Kane Williamson.
That takes the former Black Caps skipper to his 36th Test fifty, from 90 balls, to go with his 32 hundreds.
Gifts from Bashir to get him there and he looks in good enough touch that he was not going to miss out.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWasn't the best ball, but Rachin Ravindra's issues against off-spin continue. He's now been dismissed 12 times by offies in Test cricket, at an average of just 21.
It takes a while because the increasingly strong breeze in Christchurch keeps blowing the bails off - but Brydon Carse's over is eventually completed.
Kane Williamson pulls the last delivery away for two before the fourth umpire jogs out with some heavier bails.
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Glove Actually
Alex in Thailand
Daryl Mitchell, so often a thorn in England's side in recent years, is the new batter for New Zealand.
He gets off with mark with a single to end a successful Shoaib Bashir over.
Ravindra c Crawley b Bashir 34 (NZ 130-3)
Image source, Getty ImagesThe full toss does the trick!
Ben Stokes turns to his spinner on a green seamer - and he gets his reward.
Rachin Ravindra skips down to a loopy delivery from Shoaib Bashir, meets it on the full but plinks it straight to Zak Crawley at mid-wicket.
A much-needed wicket for England.
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Forgetting Malcolm Marshall.
John in Nibley
Back-to-back boundaries for Kane Williamson.
He pulls Brydon Carse through mid-on for four before driving sumptuously down the ground next ball.
Stating the obvious, I know, but he really is a class act.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Christchurch
It's very, very breezy. The wind is rocking the press tent.
And we're off!
Lovely stuff, Paul.
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Paul in Sheffield
Tidy start from Shoaib Bashir, just a couple of singles from the over.
Good control from the off-spinner but - as you'd expect on a green, day one pitch - not much turn.
Interesting. We're going to see some spin as Ben Stokes turns to Shoaib Bashir...
Image source, Getty ImagesProbing over from Chris Woakes. A maiden.
Still no breakthrough for England with a leading edge from Kane Williamson falling short of the fielder at cover.
Oof!
There has been plenty of bounce in this surface and we've just seen another example of it.
Banged in back of a length by Brydon Carse and the ball rears up to hit Kane Williamson on the grille of his helmet.
He seems OK and plays continues without a concussion check. Did the umpires think it hit him elsewhere?
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Right then, it's the middle of the night in the UK, England are in need of wickets and what better way to keep yourselves going than by showing off your creativity...
Anonymous' message at 00:46 GMT got me thinking about the potential for a cricket-related rom-com (00:49) - I came up with what I'm sure we can all agree was a flawless plot.
So now it's over to you to come up with your best cricket-related rom-com titles...
Ben Jones
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Image source, Getty ImagesWilliamson is absurdly consistent at home. He averages more than 50 on all five days of Tests in New Zealand - and averages a remarkable 387 on the final day. He's just getting going.
Rachin Ravindra is striking the ball beautifully so far in this afternoon session.
He adds another boundary with an excellently-timed shot through backward point off Chris Woakes.
This partnership is now worth 57 and England come really do with breaking it.
There is still a little bit in this surface for the seamers.
Having been driven through the covers for two by Kane Williamson, Brydon Carse comes back with a super ball that moves away to beat the former New Zealand skipper as he went on the drive again.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latham,caught Pope, bowled Carse Latham, caught Pope, bowled Carse | 47 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 87.04 |
Conway,caught and bowled Atkinson Conway, caught and bowled Atkinson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25.00 |
Williamson,caught Crawley, bowled Atkinson Williamson, caught Crawley, bowled Atkinson | 93 | 197 | 10 | 0 | 265 | 47.21 |
Ravindra,caught Crawley, bowled Bashir Ravindra, caught Crawley, bowled Bashir | 34 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 69.39 |
Mitchell,caught Brook, bowled Carse Mitchell, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 19 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 40.43 |
batting,Blundell,not out batting, Blundell, not out | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 52.94 |
batting,Phillips,not out batting, Phillips, not out | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22.22 |
Extras, no balls 8, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 8, total 26 Extras, no balls 8, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 8, total 26 | ||||||
Total,232 for 5 62.1 overs Total,232 for 5 62.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 15.0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 3.53 |
Atkinson, bowling | 13.1 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 3.49 |
Carse | 13.0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 3.61 |
Stokes | 8.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4.75 |
Bashir | 12.0 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2.91 |
Bethell | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1 (1.6 overs) | Conway |
62 for 2 (13.6 overs) | Latham |
130 for 3 (31.3 overs) | Ravindra |
199 for 4 (52.4 overs) | Mitchell |
227 for 5 (60.2 overs) | Williamson |
