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

"It was a surgical over from Boult. We know he can be so dangerous against left-handers. That one pitched about middle and leg, it went away with the arm, and it was close enough to draw Lyth into the stroke. Good start for New Zealand."

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Boult strikes - Lyth, on the back foot, is pushing the ball away from his body as it moves away, and he feathers an edge to the keeper Luke Ronchi.

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Steve J: Strategically, I think that if/when Cook and Lyth get out, we should send in the young guns: Root, Stokes, Butler and maybe Broad - and give them free reign for a at least a session. If the run rate isn't enough or we're losing too many wickets, then England can park the bus for the evening and hold out for the draw, But the worst that can happen now is a drawn test: I'd rather see us lose going for the win, and going down in a blaze of glory.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Headingley

"Understandably for a Tuesday, Headingley is near empty. Clearly, a Test match can only ever have two weekend days, but it seems silly to start on a Friday. If they must be back-to-back, is it not better to start on Wednesday and the following Thursday, rather than Thursday and the following Friday? A first-day Wednesday crowd will always be bigger than that of a final-day Tuesday."

The bearded Craig, long-sleeved shirt billowing in the wind, tosses the ball up to Cook, the radar is a little more aligned this over and he spins down a maiden over to the England skipper.

Stuart Mitchell: After that first over, I don't think England are chasing this, love to be proved wrong, but I think its a day of hard graft for England.

Jonny Cottingham: There is not a cat in hell's chance of England winning this Test. I'm amazed to see all the comments about it being possible!

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

"I noticed yesterday that Cook defends the off-spinner by pushing his hands towards the ball, and that brings the man in close on the off side into play."

Left-arm paceman Trent Boult will begin at the Football Stand End, and he finds captain Alastair Cook in watchful mode this early. England's first runs off the bat today come as Cook guides a well-run three down to third man.

Matt Arnerich: That was the most village maiden I've seen in my life. Long hop, long hop, couple of surprise straight ones, moon ball to point.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

"Semi-encouraging signs for New Zealand: the ball is spinning, but Mark Craig's radar isn't quite tuned in."

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Off-spinner Mark Craig takes the first over of the day, Lyth aims a fierce stroke outside off stump to the first ball but the ball spins away from him. Is that a sign of England's intent? Then there's an incredible delivery from Craig - the ball flies wildly out of his hand and nearly hits the square leg umpire! No kidding! Dead ball is signalled - but the extra delivery is an absolute ripper, turning and bouncing past Lyth's forward prod. England beware.

Maiden over, and with 97 more to come today, for those of you in Joe Root Optimism mode, the required rate is up to 4.24.

New Zealand out for their final start-of-play huddle, while Aggers is urging anyone who can go get down to the ground. "It's a fiver. I know it's a working day but you can't get much more accessible than that," he says.

If the locals need any incentive, there's a Yorkshireman at the crease - Whitby's Adam Lyth accompanies Captain Cook to the middle.

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New Zealand off-spinner Mark Craig tells Sky Sports about the pitch: "It has dried up a bit; it is going up and down.

"It's always good to bowl to left-handers with the ball turning away. Every time the batter is positive, it allows opportunities to get wickets. I'm looking forward to it."

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

"The one over I saw from Craig yesterday, to a left-handed batsman, that turned, and turned quickly. I think England will look at it rationally and bat in order not to lose."

England 44-0 (13 overs) - target 455

Batsmen: Lyth 24*, Cook 18*

Bowling figures: Boult 7-0-20-0, Southee 3-1-13-0, Craig 1-0-1-0, Henry 2-0-9-0

NZ First innings 350: Ronchi 88, Latham 84; Broad 5-109

England first innings 350: Lyth 107, Cook 75, Broad 46; Southee 4-83

NZ second innings 454-8 dec: Watling 120, Guptill 70; Wood 3-97

Full scorecard

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Richard Clapton: Would be great to be record breakers but chasing 454 will mean we're all out for 150 with our ability to crumble under pressure!

Steve C Lawley: In all honesty for Joe Root to imagine that 400 in a day is possible is aiming too high. England should go for a draw first.

Another moment from the Tuffers and Vaughan show - find out why Phil Tufnell could be the new Jeremy Paxman?

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More from Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie on England's new coach: "Trevor Bayliss's record in limited-overs cricket is second to none and I can certainly see why Andrew Strauss went that way. He's got great knowledge of the game. You just have to speak to anyone who has worked under him, and they'll say there's a real sense of belonging, so what I would read into that is that he's a very inclusive coach. He calls a spade a spade, but he backs his players. I think he'll be just what the England cricket team need."

Covers are off and we're going to start on time at 11:00 BST. A sprinkling of fans huddled in the stands, but there are huge sections of empty seats. It's only a fiver to get in, get yourself down to the Test...

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More from Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie on how to bowl at tailenders: "If hitting off stump is good enough for the top six, it's good enough for the bottom five. You just have to be very disciplined - nothing beats hitting the pitch hard on a good line and length.

"I would certainly be questioning the current England tactics: I don't mind short balls at 95mph, but not at 82 or 83. You're taking modes of dismissal out of the game."