Summary

  • Watling 100*, fifth Test century

  • Guptill 70, McCullum 55, Taylor 48

  • Three wickets for Wood

  • Second Test, day three, Headingley

  • England lead two-match series 1-0

  1. Postpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    That's about it from us - you can already read Stephan Shemilt's match report from Headingley and listen again to "Ask the Umpire" on the TMS podcast page, where it will be joined by the Agnew and Boycott review very soon.

    You can also read about an astonishing T20 game at Taunton where not even 151 from 62 balls from the self-styled coolest man in cricket was enough to save Somerset from defeat.

    Unquestionably New Zealand's day - but I know you'll want to join us tomorrow to bring you every cough and spit of day four. Test Match Special will be on air from 10:25 BST. Until then, enjoy the rest of your evening - see you on the morrow. TTFN.

  2. Highest chases at Headingleypublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey said earlier that records are there to be broken - well, only once have a team scored more than 315 in the fourth innings to win a Test at Headingley - and that team, external contained a certain Donald George Bradman. The highest successful chases are:

    • 404-3: Australia beat England, 1948

    • 315-4: England beat Australia, 2001

    • 219-7: England beat Pakistan, 1982

    • 186-5: England beat South Africa, 1929

    • 180-7: Pakistan beat Australia, 2010

    Donald BradmanImage source, Getty Images
  3. New Zealand reactionpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    New Zealand opener Martin Guptill on Sky Sports, on team-mate BJ Watling: "He is a gritty little character, he can bat anywhere in the order. When Watling gets going he can really get big scores."

    On how the pitch is behaving: "There is still a bit of up and down movement. it can only be good signs for us as we have to bowl last."

  4. Coach reactionpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    More from England bowling coach Ottis Gibson on Sky Sports: "The New Zealand batsmen have been attacking. They hit some good balls and took the attack to us. They haven't allowed us to control our lengths.

    "We have set plans for every batsman but they haven't allowed us to settle into those plans. You can't have six slips if you aren't bowling enough balls in the right area. We just haven't created enough pressure on them with dot balls to be able to get the edge.

    "Tailenders have become a lot more competent with the bat than they used to be. Most tailenders are batting a lot better, they are hitting the ball harder. Pitching it up isn't always the best way. And there is no real right and wrong way."

  5. Postpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Broad played splendidly. You hope that innings will bring his confidence back, because he's a good player down the order. Make no mistake, it's going to be a tough ask for England tomorrow."

  6. Forecast for Mondaypublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    If you're travelling to Headingley tomorrow, it should be sunny early on but it looks like we might have a shower or two in the afternoon. (A cynic might add, if England haven't been bowled out by then).

    BBC Weather forecastImage source, BBC Weather
  7. Coach reactionpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    More from England bowling coach Ottis Gibson on Sky Sports: "The one thing I have noticed about this team is that there is a lot of character in the dressing room. We haven't been as good as we could have been, but the character in the dressing room, means that we aren't out of this. We just lacked control.

    "There is a little bit in the pitch when you bowl into length. But we were guilty of overdoing it, we tried too hard to get wickets; we haven't been patient enough. We know we can bowl a lot better than that."

  8. Postpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "England have seven left-handers in their line-up and it's going to be important that they don't let the spinner Mark Craig settle."

  9. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    I, Rob: It might be time to warm up those rain dances.

    John M Butt: Magic Anderson seem to have lost his magic this last year.

  10. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "This match has been splendiferous and we want a result, whoever wins. If it's going to be be England, they're going to have to play out of their skins, but records are there to be broken."

  11. Coach reactionpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    England bowling coach Ottis Gibson on TMS: It has been a difficult day, the Kiwis have put us under pressure with their attacking cricket and we haven't been as good as we can be. We've played ourselves into a hole, but there's still a lot of time left in this game.

    "As a bowling unit we try to bowl dot balls and create pressure and they haven't allowed us to do that. Stuart Broad knows his game inside out and we've been working on his mentality more than anything else, how to get players out when the ball's not swinging and stuff like that. Mark Wood is young, raw, full of energy and he's quite skilful as you saw when he got Brendon McCullum out."

  12. Text 81111published at 19:39 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Mark in Dulwich: I think England have placed too much stock in Moeen's performances with the ball against a disinterested India last summer. If we're going to compete in the Ashes we need to find a spinner who can either take wickets or can tie down an end. In 2015 Moeen has managed neither, and it's pretty obvious that Cook doesn't trust him to bowl more than a few overs at a time. Play him up the order as a specialist batsman who occasionally bowls, or don't play him at all. At eight he's a passenger.

  13. Player reactionpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    More from Tim Southee on TMS: "It started last night with that spell of bowling with the new ball and it was nice to be able to finish them off reasonably quickly this morning. The tail-enders came out and played their shots and if you get a couple out of the middle it's there to be hit.

    "My performance was disappointing at Lord's but you always want to get better and I looked back on a few things over the break so it was pleasing to get wickets. There's still a lot of time left in the game so hopefully we can edge that lead."

  14. Postpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's a fact of life that Moeen Ali isn't a bowler. He's a batsman who bowls a bit. To ask him to follow a top-class spinner who's retired [Graeme Swann], he will be exposed as he's a nice cricketer, but he can't control an end. The Aussies will target him as they've got a lot of right-handers, but you can't take it away from New Zealand today - BJ Watling batted magnificently. He can seriously bat, he's one of the unsung New Zealanders and I really enjoyed his innings."

  15. Player reactionpublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    New Zealand bowler Tim Southee on TMS: "With the way the guys batted it turned out to be a pretty good day for us. BJ Watling is just a gutsy, determined player and it's nice to see him get the rewards for the hard work he puts in. If you'd said yesterday afternoon that we would end the day in the position that we are we would have grabbed it with both hands."

  16. Postpublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Stand by for some words of wisdom from Tim Southee on TMS, while who have England put up for interview? Err... it's bowling coach Ottis Gibson.

  17. Postpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "The whole tenor of the innings was playing in a positive, sensible frame of mind, not looking to whack it but not missing out on anything to score off. Take McCullum, we all know how expressive he is. He played a couple of shots early on, then realised England weren't going to get a new ball tonight and played very sensibly."

  18. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Simon Goodall: Time for Ali and Bell to move on. Just not good enough I'm afraid.

    george atutkwengo: BJ Watling has got to be the man of the series for New Zealand.

  19. Postpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "I thought it was a fantastic day's cricket again. The match has moved on and New Zealand won the day hands down. The total that England are going to have to get will be tough. In the morning, Stuart Broad got England up to par - he did to the New Zealand bowlers what they did to him. Martin Guptill can't have been looking forward to batting, but he batted beautifully."

  20. Text 81111published at 19:29 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Tom in Newcastle: Hang on BBC; I'm at the Magic Weekend in Newcastle being bored to tears by six hours of rugby league, wishing I was watching six hours of cricket in Leeds. Imagine my delight when I received a wicket notification from the BBC sports app saying Watling was out for 91, only for him to now be closing in on his century! Admittedly, I appreciate the momentary raising of my spirits, but now I'm even more depressed. You tease, BBC, you tease.