New batter Matty Potts sees the final delivery of Henry's over beat his bat.

There's another lbw appeal as Brydon Carse is struck deep in his crease.

The umpire says no, with height the likely issue. Tom Latham isn't interested in the review.

And it might just have got trickier.

Ben Stokes goes for a huge sweep off Mitchell Santner and the ball cannons into his front pad.

The finger goes up - but Stokes reviews.

Three singles come off the next Matt Henry's next over, though New Zealand have their tails up.

This is turning into a tricky session for England.

Gus Atkinson studiously defends the final ball of Santner's over.

A reminder that New Zealand's last three wickets added 116 to their total - can England's tail offer a similar performance?

After 127.1 overs in this Test, we have our first sight of spin.

Mitchell Santer replaces Southee, and Stokes greets the New Zealand all-rounder by reverse sweeping his first ball for four.

That's the fifty partnership.

Stokes takes a single from the final ball of Henry's over, easing the ball through backward point to deny the New Zealand seamer a maiden.

Ashwanth R Kavuluri
Cricviz analyst

Average speeds (average swing) in this Test:

• Will O'Rourke - 142 kph (1.8°)
• Brydon Carse - 134 kph (0.8°)
• Ben Stokes - 132 kph (1.2°)
• Matt Henry - 131 kph (0.9°)
• Gus Atkinson - 130 kph (1.0°)
• Tim Southee - 128 kph (1.9°)
• Matt Potts - 128 kph (0.6°)

Will O'Rourke, the fastest bowler, generated 1.8° of swing, while Tim Southee, one of the slowest in this game, produced 1.9°. Both were able to extract more movement than the rest, despite their very differing bowling actions.

Stokes greets a full ball from Southee by nonchalantly turning the delivery through mid-wicket for four.

That and a subsequent single takes this partnership to 46 from 11.1 overs.

Yep, O'Rourke gets a rest as Henry changes ends to start a second spell.

A couple of singles from the over.

Meanwhile the camera picks out former New Zealand international Nathan McCullum, brother of England coach Brendon, wearing a t-shirt with the sleeves crudely cut off.

It's a look.

A strong shot from Ollie Pope, driving Southee down the ground for four.

The only runs from the over - Southee has gone wicketless and at an economy rate of exactly four from his 10 overs thus far.

Ben Stokes, who'd scored five from his first 16 deliveries, opens O'Rourke's eighth over with consecutive fours.

He starts by driving cleanly through the covers, then times the ball well through mid-wicket for another boundary.

O'Rourke responds with four dot balls, but I wonder if he might get a rest after this over.

Pope stretches for a wide Southee delivery, just about managing to cut the ball away for four through point.

The only scoring shot of the over, with Pope moving to 18.

Ashwanth R Kavuluri
Cricviz analyst

Average Swing per session - This Test:

Day 1, Session 1: 1.0°

Day 1, Session 2: 0.9°

Day 1, Session 3: 0.8°

Day 2, Session 1: 1.1°

Day 2, Session 2: 1.6°

Average Swing - This Test:

England - 0.9°

New Zealand - 1.5°

Stokes spoils the chance of an O'Rourke maiden, fencing his final ball of the over down to the fine leg boundary for four.

Drinks were taken to the sound of Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer, while the England trumpeter followed-up with a rendition of Do They Know It's Christmas?

A musical smorgasbord in Hamilton.