Summary

  • England dominate day three on batter-friendly pitch - report

  • Tourists bowled out for 499, a lead of 151

  • Brook top-scores with 171, Stokes 80, Pope 77

  • Atkinson (48 off 36) and Carse (33* off 24)

  • Williamson (61) holds up England but is trapped by Woakes

  • Woakes takes three, including two in two

  • Carse also picks up three wickets

  • First Test, day three, Christchurch

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 35.4 overs

    Williamson lbw b Woakes 61 (NZ 133-4)

    WoakesImage source, Getty Images

    Gone - and England celebrate! They know how big a wicket that is.

    Just the merest hint of movement back towards the right-hander from Chris Woakes to beat Kane Williamson's inside edge.

    Impact was umpire's call - Williamson just not able to get outside the line - and from there it was plumb.

    Struck on the back pad with the ball going on to hit middle and off.

  2. New Zealand reviewpublished at 35.4 overs

    NZ 133-3

    Has Chris Woakes got the big wicket for England?

    Kane Williamson looks to be trapped in front and the umpire raises his finger.

    Reviewed. This is a big moment...

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 04:25 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

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    Wicket please… so I can go back to sleep.

    Daphne, Blackheath

  4. NZ 132-3published at 35 overs

    Trail by 20

    Shoaib Bashir continues and it is a very tidy over after drinks, just a single from it.

    The England off-spinner varied his pace nicely there to keep the New Zealand pair on their toes.

  5. Postpublished at 04:22 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

    WilliamsonImage source, Getty Images

    Thanks, Tim.

    With an hour and 10 minutes left in the day, England remain on top in this Test but they are being held up by this unbroken 67-run stand between Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell.

    New Zealand certainly aren't out of it but with this pitch looking increasing good to bat on, they will need to keeping batting for a long while yet to put England under pressure.

  6. drinks break

    New Zealand 131-3 at drinkspublished at 04:19 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

    England get the chance to take on board so much-needed refreshment after being blunted by Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell.

    I'm going to do likewise and pass the controls to Sam Drury.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 04:18 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

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    Just waking up in Molo - small village in the Rift Valley, Kenya - sun is shining and tee-off time booked. Just want England to grab a couple more before close of play.

    Ben in Kenya

  8. How's stat?!published at 04:17 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    In 12 innings, Williamson and Mitchell average 65.7 while batting together.

  9. NZ 131-3published at 34 overs

    'Catch!' is the shout from Chris Woakes after Kane Williamson dabs at one outside of off stump but it just goes wide of the fielder at gully and races away for four.

    A couple of ball later and Williamson decisively opens the face and runs it down through the vacant third region for another four.

    Woakes puffs his cheeks and responds by changing the angle, bowling wider of the crease.

  10. Postpublished at 04:13 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

    Jacob Bethell has been signing autographs for his class-mates between overs.

    Joking!

    BethellImage source, Getty Images
  11. NZ 122-3published at 33 overs

    Shoaib Bashir is briskly through an over, with just a single off Kane Williamson's bat from it. New Zealand closing in on parity.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 04:10 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

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    Can’t sleep so may as well do cricket. Wicket needed soon I think.

    Neil in Lichfield

  13. NZ 121-3published at 32 overs

    Daryl Mitchell elegantly holds the pose as he crisply dispatches Gus Atkinson through the covers for four. He's got half an eye on a half-century as well,

    This partnership worth 57 runs now.

  14. How's stat?!published at 04:07 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    This is the 37th Test fifty for Kane Williamson and sixth against England. He also has 32 Test hundreds.

  15. 50 runs

    Fifty for Williamsonpublished at 31.1 overs

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    Kane Williamson brings up a half-century off 74 balls with a trademark back-foot push through the covers off Gus Atkinson for three.

    The New Zealand great looks in good nick.

  16. NZ 114-3published at 31 overs

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    Daryl Mitchell shows some positive intent to Shoaib Bashir, skipping down the pitch and hoicking the England spinner across the line for four.

    Bashir responds with a beauty which beats the outside edge of Mitchell only to then see the Kiwi batter reverse sweep the final ball of his over for four.

    A profitable over for the Black Caps.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 04:03 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

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    I flew home from Sydney on Thursday and had been congratulating myself on getting back into my UK sleep schedule….. Ah well!…

    Paul in Sidcup

  18. NZ 101-3published at 30 overs

    Well, Kathryn, had you been on holiday in Fiji 40 years ago you'd have caught England in action there. They stopped off before their tour of New Zealand in 1983-84.

    A full England side, featuring Gatting, Botham et al - played two games against a Fiji Cricket Association President's XI in Lautoka and Suva.

    England won both games, but were given a fright in the second match as they won by just 18 runs.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 03:56 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2024

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    Really excited to finally be following an overseas Test in the right time zone - on a beach, with a banana daiquiri in hand, rather than my usual triple espresso! Solidarity with everyone fighting the good fight back home.

    Kathryn in Fiji

  20. NZ 100-3published at 29 overs

    An unthreatening over from Shoaib Bashir with a couple of freebies offered up to Kane Williamson but he is unable to punish the England spinner - and duly chunters to himself in frustration.

    New Zealand have passed three figures.