So, 36 overs left, five wickets needed by England, 211 runs needed by New Zealand.

If England are to push on to a famous victory (which is more likely than a tourist win right now) they need to break this partnership, which has consolidated well for 73 runs since Ben Stokes did for Williamson and McCullum in successive balls.

It is a huge ask for New Zealand to win this, but the longer Anderson sticks around and playing like he is, the more nervous Lord's will get nervous. But let's not think about that until we have to.

More from Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie, who looks to have been beaten to the England job by Trevor Bayliss: "I know Trevor. I don't know him particularly well but everyone who has worked with him has had nothing but very positive things to say about him.

"Paul Farbrace has worked with him in the past with Sri Lanka and I'm sure they will be delighted to work together again.

"Farbrace is a fantastic coach - he's great with support staff, great with players. He's somebody England certainly should keep there."

Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie has said he is not the England and Wales Cricket Board's "preferred candidate" to become England coach.

The ECB is in exclusive discussions with its first-choice coach, understood to be Trevor Bayliss.

More from Gillespie on BBC Radio Leeds: "Throughout the whole process the ECB have been very good. It was made clear to me there are a number of candidates. I certainly haven't been led down the garden path at all.

"It was good to go and meet with Andrew and Tom Harrison. It was just a discussion on their plans for the future and what they want to do with English cricket.

"They asked if was interested in making a contribution and I said let's just keep having a chat. They were very professional throughout the whole process."

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New Zealand 134-5 (41 overs) - target 345

Batsmen: Watling 36*, Anderson 51*

Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Guptill 0), 0-2 (Latham 0), 12-3 (Taylor 8), 61-4 (Williamson 27), 61-5 (McCullum 0)

Bowling figures: Anderson 9-5-11-1, Broad 11-3-28-2, Wood 8-2-20-0, Stokes 7-3-28-2, Moeen 6-1-35-0

England 389 & 523; NZ 523

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matt wilkinson: Think we should have declared first thing this morning. Come on lads prove me wrong for once!

Ben Sutton: I'm sorry but Moeen ain't good enough. If he's at 8 then we may as well pick a young out and out spinner and give him time.

Broad continues to dig it in for Watling as Lyth waits expectantly at short leg. The keeper is able to knock a fuller one through mid-on for a couple and a full-toss to deep mid-wicket for a single. That is lunch and the end of another gripping, dramatic, entertaining session. What a Test match!

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

"One of the things about the non-declaration is that New Zealand were able to get past that 80 overs left in the day mark, so there is no second new ball for England."

Kofi in London: Re Charlie (15:28). Studying for my Unification final tomorrow which may as well be Serbian since I can't keep my eyes away from the cricket!

OptaJim: 13 - The 13 scores of 50+ in this match are the most ever recorded in a Lord's Test.

A change of ends for Anderson to the Nursery End. he finds a good line to his left-handed namesake, who tries his one-kneed slap approach again but fails to connect. We will have one more over before tea. Can England make a very timely breakthrough?

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Sue: Oh, Rich in Cannock (15:26) Can we please just have one day of enjoying an amazingly positive game from England with no negativity...

Harry Winter: The better team is usually the one disappointed with the result. If NZ hold out England will be disappointed, NZ will be lucky.

Chaos in the field as Wood goes to catch a ball to hand to bowler Broad and tumbles over Lyth, who is putting the shin guards on. Like any crowd worth its salt, they react with a 'waaaaaaay'. Having donned his kit, Lyth crouches at short-leg as Broad peppers Watling with some chin music. He copes well but looks ruffled enough to believe England will continue with the strategy.

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Raw brutality is part of Corey Anderson's game. He reminds me of a bouncer outside a club, who would make mincemeat out of me."

Anderson's assault continues with a slap down over mid-off for four and a a one-kneed swipe to mid-wicket for another. That is his 50, off just 44 balls. Brutal. 38 overs gone. 39 to go. It remains thoroughly gripping.

Helen: Great day at Lord's apart from some strange bloke called Dave following me! Hopefully the boys can push on and get the win.

Swipe left Helen, swipe left!

Charlie in Nottingham: Following the cricket whilst revising for my Serbian language final. Willing to bet a few dinars that there aren't many other Serbian studying cricket fans out there! Idemo Engleska!

Watling draws some inspiration from his partner with a flick off his legs to bring his four off Anderson. Jimmy hits back with a bouncer, which has the batsman rocking but ultimately untroubled.

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Moeen looks a different bowler when he does toss the ball into the air a bit more, above the batsman's eyes."

Rich in Cannock: Let's not get ahead of ourselves, there has been some massive positives but we can't afford to be 30-4 in the Ashes and expect to win Tests. Saying that....welcome back Cook!

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Speaking of Tinder, Anderson continues to swipe right and left. He takes Moeen for another boundary, this time over mid-off. He is then outsmarted by Moeen with two spinning, looping balls that beat the swooshing bat of the big fella.