After losing his way a bit in the last over, this is much better from Shoaib Bashir.

A maiden and he holds that attacking line wide of off, finding a bit of turn in to the right-handed Kane Williamson.

The last ball doesn't turn but does bounce a bit and slides just past Williamson's edge as he played back.

The Hagley Oval is of the most picturesque Test grounds in the world.

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Gus Atkinson struggled with front-foot no-balls in the morning session and that continues in the afternoon.

He oversteps towards the end of his over and it's one of just two runs from the over, the other is a Kane Williamson single that keeps him on strike.

Nothing doing.

Daylight between bat and ball so England lose a review.

They've got two remaining. It felt like they didn't want to risk missing out again after the Rachin Ravindra nick that passed them by before lunch.

Gus Atkinson's first ball back slides down leg and England think it may have touched Kane Williamson's bat on the way through to Ollie Pope.

Review taken with a couple of seconds to spare.

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.

50 for Kane Williamsonpublished at 33.4 overs

33.4 overs

NZ 145-3

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Two 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.

Ben Jones
CricViz analyst

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Wasn'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.

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.

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.

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...