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

Live Reporting

James Gheerbrant and Phil Dawkes

  1. 50 for Watling

    Watling doesn't take long to bring up his fifty after tea, driving two into the covers and then dabbing two more down to third man. A tidy knock that, from a very underrated cricketer.

  2. Right. Moeen Ali to bowl after tea...

  3. Gillespie would accept England job

    Dave Callaghan
    BBC Radio Leeds' Yorkshire reporter

    "Andrew Strauss and Gillespie met on Monday in Leeds and again on Thursday in London. They got on well and found a lot of common ground in a bid to resurrect the fortunes of the England team.

    "Strauss explained that there were other candidates and he had to go through a proper process. As yet there has not been a firm offer to Gillespie, who loves his job at Yorkshire, where he has had considerable success. But he is ambitious and loves a challenge."

  4. Gillespie would accept England job

    A reminder of the big cricket news story of the day: Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie would accept the England coach's job if he is offered it by the ECB.

    Here's more info from someone who knows Gillespie well...

    Jason GillespieGetty Images

  5. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    "You just feel that we're on the cusp of the real game beginning. If England mop up these final two wickets final sharpish, then how they bat tonight will go a long way to deciding the course of the game. No more than one down and they will be in good shape. Three or four down and New Zealand could even win tomorrow."

  6. Phil, thank you. A pulsating afternoon session, but one in which England failed to to wrest New Zealand's grip on this game.

    They could do with wrapping up this New Zealand innings quickly, but it's after that that the real work begins as England try to bat themselves back into this match. This could be a big session for Alastair Cook and Adam Lyth.

  7. My work here is done. I now hand you back to m'colleague James Gheerbrant, who will see you through to the close. Seems cruel, considering Jos Buttler's struggles behind the sticks, to say bye.

  8. Tea scorecard

    New Zealand 507-8 (127 overs) - lead by 118

    Batsmen: Watling 47*, Henry 8*

    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)

    Bowling figures: Anderson 29-7-88-1, Broad 26-4-77-2, Wood 25-2-82-2, Stokes 21-2-105-0, Moeen 24-3-89-3, Root 2-0-6-0

    England 389: Root 98, Stokes 92

    Full scorecard

    Kane WilliamsonGetty Images

  9. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    John Noble: Please please please England beat NZ as I'm on holiday with nine Kiwis. The loss would involve much mickey-taking.

    Marc: Surely Cook has to be dropped as captain or all together if England lose to NZ. You'll have no chance with the Ashes.

  10. Aggers meets Joanna Lumley

    During the interview we'll be hearing from actress Joanna Lumley on Test Match Special. In fact, she is talking to Aggers right now...

    Joanna Lumley@Homeofcricket

  11. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "I thought Mark Wood's spell was great. That's what England fans have been waiting to see for a long time, a young bowler running in with pace. But New Zealand are in a real strong position, England have got a real fight on their hands."

  12. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Callum Johnstone: Another one of these that will never ever been given with DRS, brave umpiring to say out straight away!

    Richard Parfitt: We criticise umpiring practice so often, so when they get it right credit is due - microphoning up the third ump is brilliant.

    James Richardson: Been watching cricket since the 2005 Ashes aged 10 and I'm still yet to see one of those close calls go the fielding sides way.

    Alastair Cook had a low slip catch upheld on review in the recent Test against the West Indies in Barbados, James. Shai Hope was the batsman.

  13. NZ 507-8 (Watling 47, Henry 8)

    Henry rubs salt in the wound by slashing a four through backward point off the penultimate ball of the over. That is tea. New Zealand by 118. We'll have a 20 minute break before play resumes for a final session that is likely to go until about 19:30 BST.

  14. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "It's rather sad that, because it gives the impression that the fielder has tried to pull the wool over everyone's eyes, but Root will have been convinced that he caught that."

  15. Not out

    After numerous replays the umpire crosses his arms and Watling survives. Root seemed convinced he'd taken that. But New Zealand remain just eight down.

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "I think Watling might get away with this."

  17. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "I think he's got his fingers under the ball."

  18. Is this out? It is a gloved Anderson ball to Root at point by Watling. The umpires need to see if the fingers are under the ball or not?

    If it is out, Anderson will be on a hat-trick to claim his 400th Test wicket!

  19. Dropped catch

    I'm going to give Ian Bell the benefit of the doubt here and say it is not really a dropped catch. Bell gets his fingertips to a punched drive down the ground by new man Henry off Moeen but can't get a hand around it. Along with four more byes and a single that is nine runs from the over.

  20. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's not been easy for Jimmy Anderson. He's not quite been at his best, compared to the high bar he set in the Caribbean."