BBC Weather's Simon King: "There is some rain forecast today - the Pennines will probably keep it dry at Headingley for much of the afternoon. There may be a few spots of rain, but mainly dry. The rain won't set in until 19:00-20:00 BST, but the light may be quite bad by then anyway. For tomorrow, a sunny start but showers developing into a windy afternoon."

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Headingley

"The best morning of the Test so far, bright sunshine covers Headingley as the England team warm up with a game of football. A quick scout suggests that Ben Stokes doesn't do a great deal - he's playing statues at right-back. However, there's rain forecast later, which may be welcomed by the home team. As it stands, they are staring down the barrel."

Matt Jarrett: A new era in Test cricket? For me it is exhilarating to watch. The last two Tests have been the best since 2005.

Has it come to this? Are we really praying for rain to save us again? Well, for the more pusillanimous among you, here's the weather forecast. As you can see, it's mostly dry, but there are a few showers forecast for the afternoon...

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"In BJ Watling they have a nice foil for all the firecrackers, he just bats normally and produces the odd shot to spread the field, which he did particularly well against Moeen Ali."

Richard (ready for anything) at the ground: Tickets - check. Sunhat - check. Umbrella - check. Thermals - check. Binoculars - check. Earpiece set to TMS - check. Liquid refreshments - check. Pork pies - check. England fightback - pending...

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As we mentioned, yesterday was a day that belonged to one of the unsung heroes of this New Zealand touring side, BJ Watling.

He batted superbly for his unbeaten 100, guiding New Zealand from the slightly perilous position of 141-4 to the dominant situation at the close. In his last five Test innings, the diminutive Durban-born scrapper has notched up 142 not out, 61 not out, 59, 14 and now 100 not out. Mighty impressive for a man who is hardly a household name.

England's first task will be to remove him, or things could get very messy indeed...

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"This New Zealand side are so difficult to bowl to because they just go on that front foot and as soon as you have a batsman coming at you, it is that much more difficult to bowl to them."

Just to underline the scale of England's task in the fourth innings, here's a look at England's all-time highest run-chases. As you can see, they are already in uncharted territory, with four wickets still left to take:

• 332-7 v Australia, Melbourne, 1928-29

• 315-4 v Australia, Headingley, 2001

• 307-6 v New Zealand, Christchurch, 1997

Here's the good news though - a team has chased 400 to win a Test at Headingley. Admittedly, they did have a certain Mr D Bradman in the side:

• 404-3: Australia beat England, 1948

• 315-4: England beat Australia, 2001

• 219-7: England beat Pakistan, 1982

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It was a sloppy day for England, characterised by numerous missed opportunities in the field.

Things might have turned out better had England held on to a trio of chances, with Gary Ballance dropping Ross Taylor, Mark Wood missing Brendon McCullum, and Jos Buttler shelling centurion BJ Watling.

Whatever the result of this match, poor catching will be one of the issues under the microscope as England prepare for the Ashes, along with Ian Bell's form, the spin issue, and the team's apparent inability to 'bowl dry'.

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Hello and welcome to live text commentary of day four of the second Test between England and New Zealand.

Day three saw the tourists well and truly seize the initiative, closing on 338-6, a lead of 338, thanks to the neat coincidence of both teams having the same first-innings total.

BJ Watling was the star of the show and the good news for New Zealand is he's still at the crease as they bid to stretch England's task further into the distant horizons of improbability. England's hopes rest on the new ball, and then an almighty fourth-innings batting effort.

You know this feeling. The closer-than-usual listens to the weather forecast, the ever more nervous look at the list of all-time highest run-chases, the silent prayers sheepishly offered to a god whom you last consulted when you were flashed by a speed camera.

This is how it feels when England are losing a Test match.

Not the predictable maulings down under, from which time difference provides an easy escape. Not the dramatic late momentum-shift of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews-inspired win last summer. But a proper, two-days-left, up-against-it survival mission.

Yes, as Geoffrey Boycott put it last night, England are behind the eight ball, the six ball and the four ball. But as we all know, records are there to be broken. Can England produce a miracle?