Summary

  • Cook & Bell recover from 25-2

  • Lyth & Ballance fall early

  • NZ 523: Williamson 132, 67 extras

  • Broad 3-77, Wood 3-93, Moeen 3-94

  • First Test, day three, Lord's

  1. Eng 10-0 (Lyth 8, Cook 2)published at 17:44 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    BJ Watling's latest injury has earned him some more feet-up time, he's in the dressing-room while Tom Latham takes the gloves again. Closet Eurovision fan perhaps? Alastair Cook is happy to watch Tim Southee's first five balls zip past his off stump, then he turns him into the leg side for a couple.

  2. Email tms@bbc.co.ukpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Alex in Toronto: I think we need to remind ourselves that this is a world class New Zealand side that England are playing. On current rankings, they have two of the world's top 10 bowlers, and three of the world's top 15 batsmen, and have had a very successful few years.

    It is with noting that only one other team can match their batting depth - Australia also have three of the top 15 batsmen. When was the last time England matched up to two such high quality teams in one summer? Proper Tests.

  3. Eng 8-0 (trail by 126)published at 17:39 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Lyth immediately demonstrates his positive intent by bopping Trent Boult over mid-on for four. The New Zealand seamer is just dropping a bit short in his first over, and off the final ball Lyth picks up another boundary, cutting him crisply to the fence.

  4. Text 81111published at 17:38 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Tattz in Oldbury: It goes without saying that lead of 134 is the difference between your first 4 wickets making runs or not. I think if England's top order can fire, we can at least match NZ and the Aussies.

  5. Postpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "The hardest thing to deal with as a new player in Test cricket is the drain of being out in the field. Because of the spotlight you cannot switch off as you maybe can a bit in county cricket."

  6. Postpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Adam Lyth takes strike again. Trent Boult running in to five slips...

  7. Postpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    This 90-minute session here could decide the game. If England can get through to the close without too much damage, they could still set New Zealand a tricky fourth-innings target - even something in the region of 160 could be challenging.

    But if Tim Southee and Trent Boult can fire and get England three or four down, the hosts could be in real trouble.

  8. End-of-innings scorecardpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    New Zealand 523 all out (131.2 overs) - first-innings lead of 134

    Williamson 132, Guptill 70, Taylor 62, Watling 61*, 67 extras

    Fall of wickets: 148-1 (Latham 59), 148-2 (Guptill 70), 337-3 (Taylor 62), 404-3 (McCullum 42), 420-5 (Anderson 9), 470-6 (Anderson 9), 470-7 (Craig 0), 493-8 (Southee 11), 515-9 (Henry 10), 523 all out (Boult 0)

    Bowling figures: Anderson 29-7-88-1, Broad 26.2-4-77-3, Wood 27-2-93-2, Stokes 21-2-105-0, Moeen 26-4-94-3, Root 2-0-6-0

    England 389: Root 98, Stokes 92

    Full scorecard

  9. Postpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "All I can say about Trent Boult is that I hope he bowls better than he bats. Three swats and he's out. He couldn't knock the skin of a rice pudding. Some one should tell him he's not very good at batting and he should try and stay there for Mr Watling.

    "It is not easy out there. If Tim Southee and Boult can get it right they will cause problems for England. It could work well for them batting now. New Zealand will be attacking so they could score runs but if they nick the balls New Zealand missed during their innings they could be in trouble."

  10. Text 81111published at 17:28 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Marc in Northampton: Superb advert for the Test game. Totally absorbed by this malarkey.

  11. WICKETpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    It's over. Jimmy Anderson takes an excellent running catch to reel in a steep top edge when Trent Boult's patience cracks. Now the real work begins for England, and indeed Boult, who goes charging off eagerly.

    New Zealand lead by 134 runs. Very useful advantage that.

    James Anderson catching Trent BoultImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    "How does BJ Watling manage to keep getting hurt? A blow to the knee when he was keeping, he's now somehow hurt his neck when hitting a boundary. Is he New Zealand cricket's Darren Anderton?"

  13. Ouch!published at 17:25 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    This is bizarre. Watling seems to have cricked his neck badly playing that uppercut over the slips. He looks in real pain and the physio has been summoned here. Remember, he's already nursing a knee injury from England's first innings. Hope New Zealand have got some frozen peas in the team fridge.

    BJ WatlingImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Watling has good hand-eye co-ordination. They are going to play shots. They know they will have the best part of 30 overs in decent conditions to bowl at England."

  15. NZ 523-9 (Wood 27-2-93-3)published at 17:23 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    BJ Watling isn't going to hang around with a number 11 at the other end and conditions perfect for New Zealand's bowlers. Quick runs are the order of the day, and he supplies eight of them, backing away and flat-batting Wood through cover point, then cleverly spooning him over the slip cordon.

  16. Postpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "What would worry me as an England opening batsman is that there have been some good balls bowled this afternoon that haven't taken wickets but could easily be nicked. It is going to be a testing evening. By the time we get to tonight we will have a much better idea of who will win the match."

  17. NZ 515-9 (Watling 53, Boult 0)published at 17:20 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Well, we thought Trent Boult might play a few strokes, but he begins in circumspect fashion, blocking out a maiden to Moeen.

  18. NZ 515-9published at 17:17 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Trent Boult is the new man. He'll be salivating at the imminent prospect of bowling under these leaden skies with a new cherry. Survival will be the last thing on his mind.

  19. WICKETpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Unsurprisingly, it looks as though New Zealand have been sent out after tea with instructions to smack it around, and Matt Henry duly perishes in over-adventurous fashion, hoicking a good-length delivery miles up in the air to give Mark Wood his third wicket.

    Joe Root catches Matt HenryImage source, AP
  20. Text 81111published at 17:13 British Summer Time 23 May 2015

    Eddie F: Reading all this criticism is laughable. It seems that nobody is giving any respect to this good New Zealand side. I don't think that Australia are too much further ahead of NZ in terms of form or good test match players.