After Watling is nearly run out at the striker's end from a throw from Root and Southee beaten all ends up by a ball that nips away from Southee, the latter falls to a poor swinging shot to a short ball that sends the ball spiralling into the sky to be claimed by Wood, who does a little gallop celebration like King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. All he's lacking is coconuts.

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Broad has been out the game for a while but he is called into action as Watling swats a full Moeen ball towards the leg boundary. Broad dives but fails to prevent four. The keeper follows that up with a reverse sweep that flicks the ball into the ground and between Buttler and slip for a second boundary. New Zealand fighting back after Moeen's double wicket salvo.

Elizabeth in London: What a great addition it is to be able to hear the third umpire. Rod Tucker sounds a good guy: thorough but quick, articulate and courteous. This ability to hear their considerations could create a new fan base for umpires! And will show up ditherers.

Joanna Lumley is still in attendance and appears to be having an absolutely fab... no, I can't do it. I'd be letting myself down, the BBC down and, worst of all, you down. Anderson has hit first go at Southee but his initial inswinger is flicked to leg for a single. The two share a word or two as they pass (entirely cordial I'm sure.)

Jay: Ali is playing as a specialist spinner who can bat a lot. How can he possibly be underrated?

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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"Kane Williamson batted 1,001 minutes between dismissals in Test cricket.

"Tim Southee has a higher percentage of his Test runs in sixes than any other player with over 1,000 runs."

So much for playing yourself in. Southee pats Moeen's first ball back to him, then launches the next high over mid-on for a one-bounce four. An inside-edged drive on to his pad is as exciting as it gets for the remainder of the over.

Ben Wire: On a job in the French Alps; shocked at the test! Bigger mountain than me to climb! Off for a beer, suggest you do the same.

Matt Barron: I'd like to take claim for those 2 wickets. Just got home from the pub, put the TV on and 2 fall straight away. You're welcome.

Watling is now the senior man for New Zealand. He is certainly capable, with four Test hundreds to his name, including 142* in his previous Test to this against Sri Lanka in January. However, he wafts ineffectively at Anderson, who claims a maiden.

New Zealand 474-7 (120 overs) - lead by 85

Batsmen: Watling 33*, Southee 4*

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)

Bowling figures: Anderson 25-6-77-0, Broad 26-4-77-2, Wood 25-2-82-2, Stokes 21-2-105-0, Moeen 21-3-71-3, Root 2-0-6-0

England 389: Root 98, Stokes 92

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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"I don't think New Zealand want to score too many more. If they can get a lead of 120 or 130 and then get England three down tonight, that's more important than extra runs. You'd like to bowl in these conditions, it's cold, it's overcast, but it's important that Southee and Boult bowl a heck of a lot better than they did in the first innings."

Tim Southee is the new man, in at nine. He starts positively with four from a powerful cut from a short Moeen ball that Mark Wood let through him when he should have stopped it. Poor finish, but a superb and vital over nonetheless.

Merlyn: Mo. You beauty. Should have bowled much earlier.

Gee: I do feel Mo is underrated, doesn't get the credit he deserves.

Out! It looked pretty clear-cut and so it proved with the replay offering no doubt to the one-field umpire's call that Moeen's delivery was destined to clatter Craig's castle. Suddenly, the game has taken a shift courtesy of a change of bowling and some quality deliveries from Moeen. Credit where it is due to bowler and captain.

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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Don't bother reviewing it, that's out."

Moeen wastes no time in trapping new man Craig on the pad. He looks bang in front but the batsman reviews. He might as well, they have reviews in hand. I can't see him surviving, though.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Williamson is the glue that holds this New Zealand batting side together. Alastair Cook had put a short leg in after that sweep and it's paid off for him. But it was a super innings, technically correct, he just caressed the ball into the gaps."

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Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali have taken some stick of late but this can be considered a mini triumph for bowler and captain. The spinner floats a ball that draws Williamson forward and into an uncontrolled flick that is snaffled by Ballance at the short leg Cook has stuck in. A superb (albeit somewhat checked) honours-board innings from Williamson comes to an end. It is a key breakthrough. How quickly can England make further progress?

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John M Butt: If there is not a major discussion as to why England are so inept in taking 20 wickets after this we may as well give up.

Richard Wilkinson: If they think this is a tough day at the office wait until the Aussies arrive…

Anderson are still working frantically on the ball to salvage the last dregs of swing. Anderson finds a touch but not enough to trouble Watling who illustrates his growing confidence with a drive through mid-off for four to bring up the 50 partnership in 88 balls. Watling has 33 of them.