Summary

  • Debutant Ronchi hits 88 off 70 balls

  • Latham - dropped three times - makes 84

  • Anderson first Englishman to 400 wickets

  • 2nd Test, day one, Headingley; Eng 1-0

  1. Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    That's it from Headingley for the day - BBC Radio 5 live sports extra will now switch to commentary from Chelmsford where Essex face Somerset (now with added go-faster Chris Gayle) in the T20 Blast. You can follow live text commentary, and listen to the game of your choice, via the BBC Sport website.

    As for England and New Zealand, they'll be back tomorrow for day two - fingers crossed, the BBC weather forecast is predicting "a fine and dry day with plenty of sunny spells. Good batting weather, you'd think.

    Until then, thanks for your company though the rain - and your tales of being mistaken for certain cricketers - we'll be back from about 10:30 BST tomorrow. Bye for now.

    James AndersonImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "England are going to have a very good day to bat. It will be light sunshine throughout the day. I think England are in a good position. The problem for New Zealand is their spinner can't bowl for toffee, and Southee has to improve too. If England don't make more runs than New Zealand, they haven't batted very well."

  3. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    peter: A bit sloppy from England, but nothing an Aussie can't sort.

  4. Postpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "McCullum was exciting but you live and die by the way you play. It looked silly, he looked angry but it's the way he plays. I think you have to have a few balls before you attack. Attacking from the first ball is reckless."

    Brendon McCullumImage source, Getty Images
  5. Review of the daypublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    The day began with rain - there was no play before lunch, and even after Alastair Cook had won the toss and elected to field, there were still occasions when the players were running on and off because of the weather.

    New Zealand were reeling at 2-2 at one stage but Tom Latham (84) and especially debutant Luke Ronchi (88 from 70 balls) made England work for their wickets as the tourists rattled along at four-and-a-half or nearly five runs an over.

    While Cook's men will hope to knock the last two wickets over cheaply tomorrow morning, he might also reflect on dropped catches which might have had England batting already.

    Anderson, Broad and AliImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "I thought we should have bowled New Zealand out today. They shouldn't have made much more than 200. We don't have the discipline to bowl six balls in an area. I wonder if we have the mentality to tie an end up."

  7. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Ollie Davies: This is how Test cricket should be played. Another exciting, eventful day!

    Luke RonchiImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "I think the quality of the cricket is similar to Lord's. A lot of credit is due to the groundsman. Once there's a bit there for the bowler, the captain has slips, there are gaps there for the batsmen to score runs. We need a pitch which encourages all types of cricketers and we've had that here today."

  9. Postpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Stand by on TMS for Geoffrey and Aggers' review of the day...

  10. Postpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

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

    "New Zealand have reaped what they've sowed, so there have been wickets as well. But the game is very well advanced, so England will be batting quite early tomorrow. New Zealand will be batting third, which means the decision will be theirs, if they're good enough to bowl England out."

  11. Close of play scorecardpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    New Zealand 297-8 (65 overs)

    Batsmen: Craig 16*, Henry 14*

    Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Guptill 0), 2-2 (Williamson 0), 68-3 (Taylor 20), 123-4 (McCullum 41), 144-5 (Watling 14), 264-6 (Latham 84), 265-7 (Ronchi 88), 281-8 (Southee 1)

    Bowling figures: Anderson 13-3-43-2, Broad 14-0-83-3, Wood 14-4-62-2, Stokes 13-4-43-1, Moeen 11-3-48-0

    England won toss

    Full scorecard

  12. Postpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "That's the end of a really quite remarkable day in which we lost 25 overs, and yet 300 runs were scored."

    Luke Ronchi's 50Image source, AP
  13. Close of playpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Mark Wood to bowl the last over of the day, once again Craig is having to defend a short ball which nearly pops to short leg. He evades a couple which are taken down the leg side by keeper Jos Buttler - there's even a strangle down the leg side off the last ball of the day as England appeal for a catch, but Craig stands firm and walks off. And so ends a curious rain-truncated day of only 65 overs - but nearly 300 runs.

  14. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Edward: seems to me that England have periods when they just switch off. Dire bowling spinner doing nothing, three drops in eight balls. #wakeup

    David townend: Ali's poor bowling has allowed NZ to come back into this & has lost the early pressure from Jimmy etc. Ali is not a Test spinner.

  15. NZ 297-8published at 19:16 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Henry unleashes a village-style tail-ender's cross-batted mow at Stokes - and fortune favours him as it sails over the slips for four. A swipe through mid-wicket, from a ball pitching outside off stump, brings him four more, while a sliced two past gully takes him to 14 from eight balls. Stokes (13-4-43-1) is done for the day. Last over coming up.

  16. Postpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

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

    "New Zealand's tail is quite a long one at the moment. I think nine is too high for someone like Southee. Even though Henry looks a bit uncomfortable, I think he's got a better chance of scoring runs than Southee at the moment."

  17. NZ 287-8 (Craig 16*, Henry 4*)published at 19:12 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Craig has to fend off a fierce delivery from the pacy Wood which rears up at his gloves, but he steers it out of the reach of the lurking short leg fielder. A maiden over - two left.

  18. NZ 287-8published at 19:10 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Having put New Zealand in to bat at the start of this truncated day's play, I wonder how Alastair Cook feels with the overs running out. His side are close to bowling the Kiwis out, but they've rattled along at five an over for most of the day - while all those dropped catches won't have helped. Craig defends resolutely, just a leg bye from the over. Three to go.

  19. NZ 286-8 (61 overs)published at 19:04 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Matt Henry is the new batsman, he was able to hang around usefully in the first Test, the batsmen crossed on Southee's catch but Craig immediately takes a single to bring the number 10 on strike. Three slips, a gully and a short leg are posted. But a free swing brings Henry four through the covers.

  20. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "It was well judged from Adam Lyth. Tim Southee is a compulsive hooker. It's shaping up to be a real good finish for England, but I still think New Zealand have had a good day."