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 14:27 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    I think we might be off for a while this time. The skies look darker than Stuart Broad's mood after he has an appeal turned down...

  2. Mistaken for a cricketer?published at 14:25 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Winner, Uxbridge: Have a friend who is the spitting image of Ricky Pointing. He lives in Sydney and is frequently stopped and asked for autographs...

    A Ricky Ponting lookalike
  3. Postpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "It looks like it's going to keep rolling in for a while from over the Western Terrace. A perfect day to have the ball in your hand."

  4. Rain stops playpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    And, we're off again. It looks like it's going to be one of those days. On come the covers...

  5. Postpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Bryan Waddle
    BBC Test Match Special

    "It wouldn't surprise me if Watling came in next if a wicket fell, as it's a similar situation to when he came in above McCullum at Lord's."

  6. Mistaken for a cricketer?published at 14:19 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Paul Pennock: I was once mistaken for an Australian tourist! I was having a net at the old Hampshire county ground during a tourist match and left 20 minutes after the close of play via the entrance the players used. there were a number of schoolkids waiting for the Australians to get on the coach, one asked for my autograph and I ended up scrawling in about 10 books to oblige them - it seemed churlish to disappoint them! To put this in context, the previous day the local paper had run a report that the Australians had been refusing to sign autographs after the close of the previous day's play.

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

    India spinner Harbhajan Singh: Welcome to 400 Test wickets club @jimmy9 great efforts!!! Keep going.

    Harbhajan has 413 wickets from 101 Tests, and was recently recalled to India's Test squad to face Bangladesh.

    Headingley Cricket Ground celebrates James Anderson's 400th test wicketImage source, Getty Images
  8. NZ 30-2published at 14:19 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    New Zealand may be on thin ice here, but Tom Latham has begun with the poise and finesse of an accomplished figure-skater - he welcomes Mark Wood into the attack with a perfectly timed cut that sails over cover point and away for four.

  9. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Wisden editor Lawrence Booth: NZ's second-wicket stands in this series: 0, 0 and 0.

  10. NZ 26-2 (Latham 22, Taylor 0)published at 14:17 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    That last over showcased a particularly fine example of Stuart Broad's signature appealing method: a very cursory 'howzat', followed by an immediate turn around, arms raised triumphantly to the sky in celebration in an attempt to convince the umpire. If that doesn't work, turn back to face the umpire and give him a look comprising equal parts disbelief, exasperation and contempt. It worked on umpire Ravi, but sadly the DRS foiled Broad on that occasion.

    Latham adds three with a drive past gully.

  11. Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    "Both captains seemed in two minds as to what to do at the toss - it's often like that when it's a bit damp and there's a bit of greenery around."

    Alastair Cook at the tossImage source, Getty Images
  12. NZ 23-2published at 14:11 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    So, a reprieve of sorts for Latham, who has begun very fluently this morning, and earlier in that over flicked Broad beautifully off his legs for four.

  13. Postpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Yes, umpire Ravi has got that one wrong - the ball just flicking Latham's back leg instead of the bat, as he supposed. On we go...

  14. Postpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

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

    "England went up immediately, including Broad which isn't surprising - but he's missed that by miles. It's hit the pocket of his trousers."

  15. Postpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    "The umpire thought a long time about that, then gave him out, and Lathan reviewed it immediately."

  16. Umpire reviewpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Now then, has Latham gone? There's a noise as the ball flies through to the wicket-keeper's gloves, the umpire's finger goes up, but Latham reckons he hasn't hit it. Let's see...

  17. Postpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "Luke Ronchi, at 34, is the oldest Test debutant for New Zealand since off-spinner Tom Puna, external (36) in 1966."

    Incredibly, he is also the first Luke to play Test cricket!

  18. Mistaken for a cricketer?published at 14:06 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Neil Fairbrother: I'm called Neil Fairbrother. My third cousin once removed (apparently), but I wouldn't be physically mistaken for him, I'm taller, right handed, and no good at cricket. I reckon I could take him at snooker though...

    Richard, London: Whilst at Lord's, my friend was asked if he was Monty Panesar; he replied "do you think Monty Panesar would be sitting in these cheap seats?" This was in 2009 though, and given his problems since then who knows what seats he would sit in now.

    Peter May: My name is the same as one of the most well known England captains of the past and caused me no end of fun when I used to play the game! My mother insisted when I was at school in the 60s that all my kit had my name on it, so I would walk out to bat with Peter May written on the back of my bat and this used to be OK if I scored some runs but not so clever if I was out cheaply!

    Peter May of EnglandImage source, Getty Images
  19. NZ 17-2 (Anderson 3-2-9-2)published at 14:05 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    If we learnt anything from the last Test, it's that attack is often the best form of defence when you're in a perilous position, and Tom Latham lands a couple of counter-punches on Jimmy Anderson. They're not wild swings though, rather beautifully timed blows: one a full-blooded drive through the covers, the other a lovely clip off his legs.

  20. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    "Just because you have 400, or even 401, Test wickets, it doesn't stop you from making a fool of yourself in front of the Western Terrace. Lancastrian James Anderson gets ironic cheers from the Yorkshire crowd as he falls over, responding with a wave of appreciation. In days gone by, Lancastrians have been torn limb from limb on that side of the ground."