Summary

  • England slip from 215-1 to 247-5

  • Cook 75, Lyth 107 - maiden Test century

  • Cook now England's top Test run scorer

  • NZ 350: Ronchi 88; Broad 5-109

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

  1. Goodbyepublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Well, that concludes another fascinating, topsy-turvy day of Test cricket in this enthralling series. England were well on top for most of the day but a brilliant spell of new-ball bowling from New Zealand has brought them back into this match and given them a fighting chance of getting the win they need to square this series.

    Tomorrow will be an absolutely crucial day in deciding the outcome of this match. Join us for the live text from 10:25 BST. Until then, goodbye.

  2. Captain's viewpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Captain Alastair Cook, who became England's leading run scorer in Test history, tells Sky Sports: "I can't really describe it. I probably don't deserve to be there. You don't play for the record, but I knew what I needed to break the record.

    "It is a huge battle to have longevity as a Test cricketer. It is an amazing journey. As a batsmen you obviously have a lot more bad times. It's been a battle but I'm delighted that today was a special day.

    "The last 18 months has been a tough one for me personally. I think that's part and parcel of being a batter. A lot of stuff has gone on and the last four or five months I have dedicated time to my game. When you are in a bit of form, you have to make it count."

  3. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "If the rain stays away, I think there will be a result. I couldn't tell you until that third innings who will win. England might get blown away tomorrow morning."

  4. Captain's viewpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    England captain Alastair Cook on TMS: "It was an amazing moment, a personal one - I haven't been nervous in the 20s before, I didn't want to fall four short. I've not heard from Goochie yet as we're not allowed our phones with us, I'm sure he's somewhere in Essex enjoying a glass of red wine but I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him."

  5. Player reactionpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    England batsman Adam Lyth on Sky Sports: "It's a fantastic moment and my family who came from Whitby: I'm very pleased to get three figures in front of my home crowd. I was a little bit nervous in the 90s, but to be fair New Zealand did bowl pretty well. Reaching the hundred was a moment that I'll never forget. I would have liked to have got more runs at Lord's. I was pleased we'd won the Test match but I knew this game I needed to get some runs. I was more nervous this game than I was at Lord's. A couple of years ago I didn't deserve the England shirt, but I've worked hard and I think I deserve it now."

  6. Postpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Before New Zealand took the new ball, I thought they bowled really well, even the spinner, Craig, who didn't bowl well at Lord's. I talked to McCullum this morning and told them they had to get him to bowl it quicker. He held one end for them with more control, and our openers didn't really go after him. New Zealand scored at 4.6 throughout their innings, and we haven't been able to score at three an over. And when the new ball was taken, it all happened - it got a bit gloomy, Boult and Southee made the ball talk and created problems. The game's moving on."

  7. Postpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "If England can get at least level, they know a lot can happen in the third innings - if New Zealand go for glory, that positivity can become reckless, and that could be England's chance."

  8. Postpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "I've always had admiration for Alastair Cook's batting. He's had a couple of spells in his career when he's lost it, but he's now playing as good as he's ever played - what he's done differently is just open his front foot so he's not too sideways on. Now he's centred, he's waiting, he's making bowlers bowl at him. If they don't get it perfect, he picks them off on the on side, which he is brilliant at. If you asked me who is the best opening batsman in the world today, no contest: Alastair Cook."

  9. Postpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Terrific cricket to watch, just like Lord's there was a bit of something for everyone, congratulations to the groundsman. Many of us have played at Headingley for a long time, we know you've got to pitch it up to nick the top of the stumps. If you bowl short it sits up and it's easier to hit, but we bowled like that against tail-enders. It was a dozy plan."

  10. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    MixItNFixItMan: Can we just accept that New Zealand are a good bowling side and, Lyth wicket aside, we've been undone. Too much player hate.

    Mark Gallagher: England fans really don't understand Test cricket.

    Graham Lovell: Can't help but think that once Cook was out and Ballance came in, England lost all their momentum and encouraged NZ bowlers. Not a time for run outs either, just before new ball when have established batsmen in.

  11. Close-of-play scorecardpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    England 253-5 (88 overs)

    Batsmen: Bell 12*, Buttler 6*

    Fall of wickets: 177-1 (Cook 75), 215-2 (Lyth 107), 238-3 (Ballance 29), 239-4 (Root 1), 247-5 (Stokes 6)

    Bowling figures: Boult 23-4-63-2, Southee 23-4-57-1, Henry 18-4-76-0, Craig 22-10-38-1, Williamson 2-1-5-0.

    New Zealand 350 all out (Ronchi 88, Latham 84, Broad 5-109)

    England won toss

    Full scorecard

  12. Postpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

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

    "A lot of overs from Mark Craig in that session and five wickets, so New Zealand's session - I think the first was pretty even, then the middle session you'd give to England. So a pretty even day overall. Tomorrow, if England can get a good start, they can push on from there. With just under 100 runs ahead, I think New Zealand have their nose just ahead in the match, but it's not a done deal."

  13. Day two reviewpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    It all seemed to be going so well for England. After a bit of tail-end tap from New Zealand in the morning took them to a very decent score of 350, England set about their work superbly, with Alastair Cook soon passing Graham Gooch as England's all-time leading Test run-scorer in a resolute opening stand with Adam Lyth.

    Cook eventually fell for a well-compiled 75 to the impressive Mark Craig, before Lyth went to his maiden Test century, to the delight of his home crowd at Headingley. When he and Gary Ballance took England to 215-1, the hosts looked to be in the box seat.

    But the run-out of Lyth just before the new ball was crucial as it left England exposed when Boult and Southee got the new nut in their hands. And how they profited, producing a superb spell of new-ball bowling to take three late wickets and keep New Zealand's chances of win very much alive.

  14. Email tms@bbc.co.ukpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Luke: New Zealand played really well this evening and are right back in this.

    Toks, Nigeria: The challenge is not the run rate but rather the loss of wickets. If England had tried to get runs with the way New Zealand were bowling, you would have had 120 all out which is even worse.

  15. Close of playpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Tim Southee to bowl the last over of the day. He zips one inches past Buttler's off stump, before Buttler responds with a cover drive for two. And that concludes a fascinating day of Test cricket.

  16. Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

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

    "Because England have only scored at 2.8 throughout, and no-one's really pushed on to control the match, they find themselves 100 behind with five wickets down."

  17. Eng 250-5 (Bell 12, Buttler 3)published at 18:37 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Jos Buttler is the new man. He's off the mark, jamming his bat down on a full, dangerous delivery and squeezing it out to mid-wicket for three. Wonderful spell from Boult - he really is a world-class operator.

  18. Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

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

    "Boult is so dangerous to left-handers - he gets 22 runs per wicket to left-handers, and 30 runs per wicket to right-handers. Buttler is a very dangerous player, but New Zealand will feel they have an end open here. The new ball came just at the right time and has started to swing."

  19. Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Test Match Special

    "Massive wicket for New Zealand."

  20. WICKETpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 30 May 2015

    New Zealand are cracking this game wide open with a devastating spell of new-ball bowling. Trent Boult has had Stokes in all sorts of trouble and he gets his man with a back-of-a-length away-swinger that Stokes can't help but fence at. The ball absolutely flies to second slip and is brilliantly held above his head by Mark Craig. He kisses the ball in triumph. What a moment for New Zealand - the hero of Lord's is back in the sheds.

    Trent BoultImage source, AP