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. NZ 44-2 (Anderson 6-2-20-2)published at 15:10 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    England have a very attacking field for Anderson, which means plenty of close catchers, but also a few run-scoring opportunities for New Zealand. Ross Taylor takes advantage of one such avenue with a powerful cut for four. When Anderson gets a little too straight, Taylor steers him nicely to mid-on for a couple more.

  2. Postpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "I feel sorry for the batsmen here. It's difficult to get any kind of rhythm when you're on and off like this."

  3. NZ 36-2 (Latham 26, Taylor 2)published at 15:06 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Mark Wood sprays his first delivery after the resumption down the leg side and it beats Jos Buttler for four leg byes. It's a slightly wayward over from Wood and Taylor is happy to watch the deliveries go by.

  4. NZ 32-2published at 15:03 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Ross Taylor survives an optimistic lbw appeal from Anderson first up and then safely negotiates the rest of the over.

  5. Postpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    We're ready to go again. Jimmy Anderson has the ball...

  6. The greatest fast bowlerspublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Who was more difficult to face - Curtly Ambrose or Courtney Walsh?

    "Both. I saw more of Courtney as he seemed to always be there with Gloucestershire, while I only faced Curtly a little with Northants. I wasn't physically scared of them, but I never thought they'd bowl me a bad ball. I was batting with Athers and I'd scored three from 48 balls, so I thought I'd pull the next ball - and then thought 'what have I done?'. But the other bowlers in that side. Franklyn Rose and Reon King, would always give you something to hit."

  7. Mistaken for a 2005 Ashes winner?published at 14:54 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Geraint Jones: In early summer 2006, eight or nine months after "that" catch at Old Trafford, I made a booking at an Indian in Oxfordshire. On arrival, we were asked to wait a moment, and then the very gregarious owner came over, vigorously shook my hand, escorted us to a prime table and insisted we'd have nothing to pay for dinner. Being a few inches taller than my namesake, much less Australian and a few years younger, I was somewhat surprised to learn that he thought I was the man who'd kept wicket for England the previous summer... My girlfriend tried in vain to say I wasn't who he thought I was, but he just winked and brought us more beer!

  8. Mistaken for Michael Vaughan?published at 14:53 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Ben Chambers: Back in the days when I had hair I used to live in India in Andhra Pradesh and used to get people asking me if I was Michael Vaughan. In the end I just bought an England cricket shirt and said yes as it was easier and they became less interested.

    Junior, Norfolk: My brother was having some work done on his house, and one of the builders made a passing comment that he looked like TMS's very own Michael Vaughan. Later that summer whilst we were watching Eng v Australia at Old Trafford, somebody else spotted the similarity and it ended with him having to appease the crowd in our section after a chorus of "stand up if you're Michael Vaughan..." quickly ensued.

  9. Good newspublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Play is due to restart at 15:00 BST.

  10. Anderson passes 400 Test wicketspublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "I've often been abused by Kiwi fans for daring to compare James Anderson with Richard Hadlee. but they've both got the capacity to swing the ball and control it. It's almost like watching Shane Warne or a wrist-spinner on form as you don't know which way it's going to move."

  11. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Daniel Spiller: Well done Jimmy, half-way to Murali's record now!

    Rich Sciver: That Test bowling wicket-taking list just shows how good Richard Hadlee is/was. Hats off to all the quick bowlers up there.

  12. Anderson passes 400 Test wicketspublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "James Anderson didn't play for England for a long time, he was always 12th man in about 2005, and it frustrated the hell out of him. But since he came back into the team in 2007, he's been a mainstay. With the way he can disguise the ball, he's got both edges of the bat covered, and he's got a different style worked out on how to bowl to left-handers."

  13. Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    "On the concourse underneath the Western Terrace is a good place to see the clouds coming in. The outlook is bleak, the point of hail falling. It's cold and wet, all the more reason for Bovril to be a welcome sight in the press box. Headingley, I salute you."

  14. Postpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Umbrellas still up in the crowd. Conditions don't look too awful at Headingley, but still no word on a potential restart...

  15. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    getoutmehcarbro: Cricket: The only sport where commentators, players, umpires and groundsmen momentarily turn into weathermen.

    Robert McHugh: The Headingley weather is such a tease.

    Steve Marsden: Sunny here in Guiseley. About 2 miles away. No rain.

  16. Mistaken for a cricketer?published at 14:36 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Tom Close: People always ask if I'm related to Brian Close. If I am, he kept the cricket genes to himself.

    Mike Ado, Wirral: My mate Phil Jacques has been receiving emails for about a decade with requests for interviews, media appearances and job offers. He recently got sent a contract of employment for a new role! He has never played cricket in his life and has never responded to the emails.

  17. Leading Test wicket-takerspublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Anderson might end up catching Curtly Ambrose before the end of this innings, but the question is, how much further can he go?

    800 Test wickets: Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka, 133 Tests, average 22.72

    708: Shane Warne, Australia, 145 Tests, average 25.41

    619: Anil Kumble, India, 132 Tests, average 29.65

    563: Glenn McGrath, Australia, 124 Tests, average 21.64

    519: Courtney Walsh, West Indies, 132 Tests, average 24.44

    434: Kapil Dev, India, 131 Tests, average 29.64

    431: Richard Hadlee, New Zealand, 86 Tests, average 22.29

    421: Shaun Pollock, South Africa, 108 Tests, average 23.11

    414: Wasim Akram, Pakistan, 104 Tests, average 23.62

    413: Harbhajan Singh, India, 101 Tests, average 32.37

    405: Curtly Ambrose, West Indies, 98 Tests, average 20.99

    401: James Anderson, England, 104 Tests, average 29.26

    For full list click here., external

    Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri LankaImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Nobody looks like overtaking Muralitharan's record anytime soon

  18. Four keepers in one team?published at 14:31 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Steven, Oxfordshire: If Luke Ronchi keeps, there will be four players in the NZ line-up who have kept wicket in a Test, along with Watling, Latham and McCullum. How many occasions can you name when a team featured four players who had wicket in a Test? I've got one so far, Sri Lanka v England at Galle in 2012 when Prasanna Jayawardene kept, with Chandimal, Dilshan and Sangakkara also in the team.

  19. Postpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    "At the first of those stoppages, when the players didn't go off, James Anderson had the ball and put it in his pocket. On the second Stuart Broad, obviously more of a teacher's pet, was straight to the umpires to surrender the cherry."

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

    Graeme "Greem" Fowler (not Foxy): Having been born & grown up in Manchester I've spent my life having people make wisecracks about me playing for Lancashire. I moved to Loughborough in my early 20s; with the ECB National Performance Centre being based here I occasionally receive emails destined for the cricketer (who's been in Durham for years, not here). Most recently I was asked to attend a county cricket annual dinner as their guest speaker but I explained that the audience might not want a witty entertaining speech about IT systems!

    Nick, Sutton Coldfield: I was in the Post Office queue in Barking a few years ago and the guy behind the counter shouted, "Oh my God it's Kevin Pietersen". The place was packed and everyone looked at me. Despite me saying you have made a mistake and he is currently in India playing for England, the bloke wouldn't have it! He even left his seat and got his colleagues to come to our counter asking for my autograph. I only wanted a stamp! He would not serve me until I said I was KP, so I signed an envelope and walked out with my stamp. Still makes me laugh!