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 13:10 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's funny how left-handed batsmen muck up a bowler's lines. If I ever come back, I'm coming back as a left-hander - it's easier."

  2. NZ 6-0published at 13:06 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    New Zealand are up and running as Latham guides a two wide of gully. A single brings Guptill on strike, on a pair - but he matches his partner's score as he knocks a three through the covers.

  3. Text 81111published at 13:06 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Rafi in Cambridge: Broad is criminally underrated with both bat and ball. He has 280 wickets at a better average than Anderson, and apart from the last 18 months, has been a consistent deliverer of runs from the lower order. His record already marks him as a really, really good test cricketer, and if he keeps it up for another few years, he ought to be considered a genuine great.

    Joe Kenelm: Good to see Broad getting some runs at the close there- as well as a five-wicket haul in the first innings. Would it be fair to say he's been inspired and perhaps driven by Jimmy's achievement?

  4. Postpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Right-hander Guptill took the first ball in the first innings, but this time round, as Geoffrey suggested, it's his left-handed partner Tom Latham taking strike. Game on.

  5. Postpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "If they've any sense, the left-hander Latham should face first, because a lot of bowlers don't like starting against left-handers, and Guptill is on a pair."

  6. Postpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Bryan Waddle
    BBC Test Match Special

    "It's a difficult time to bat, because the ball's going to be swinging around a bit."

  7. Text 81111published at 13:01 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Jonathan in Solihull: Why are people criticising England for not abandoning their plans? Both captains are paying situational cricket, NZ have to win so want the game to move forward quickly so they batted at five an over, England don't need to win and are doing exactly the opposite of what McCullum wants them to do and scored at three an over. Both will end up with around 350 so NZ need to take even more risks to force a result and may end up losing as a result.

    Jonathan sent this "both will end up with around 350" text before England were bowled out. Perhaps he could text us next week's lottery numbers?

  8. Postpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "This third innings will decide the match."

  9. Postpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    An interesting mini-session coming up, with only 15 minutes for New Zealand to face before lunch. Opener Martin Guptill is on a pair, as is number three Kane Williamson.

  10. Postpublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "It will be interestingly to see how New Zealand go about this, because we know they are instinctively positive players, but there's a lot of time left, and they can't afford to mess this up."

    Matt Henry celebratesImage source, AP
  11. Ask the Umpirepublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Coming up at lunch at 13;15 BST (remember we had a delayed start), TMS will be hosting John Holder with the popular "Ask the Umpire" feature, where the former international umpire will be answering your cricketing queries.

    Send in your questions to tms@bbc.co.uk (with "Ask the Umpire" in the subject line), or tweet @bbctms with the hashtag #askumpire - thanks in advance.

  12. Postpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Bell has got some serious problems, let me tell you. It's the way he gets out - push-driving at the ball and being caught at slip. It's poor."

  13. Text 81111published at 12:55 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Mark in Newcastle: Expecting McCullum to get slaughtered as Cook did yesterday for same reasons. Maybe not, it's probably still Cook's fault.

    George in Cirencester: England's tail getting a few runs, does this mean that McCullum is as bad a captain as Cook now!?

  14. End-of-innings scorecardpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    England 350 all out (108.2 overs) - scores level

    Lyth 107, Cook 75, Southee 4-83

    Fall of wickets: 177-1 (Cook 75), 215-2 (Lyth 107), 238-3 (Ballance 29), 239-4 (Root 1), 247-5 (Stokes 6), 257-6 (Bell 12), 266-7 (Buttler 10), 267-8 (Moeen 1), 318-9 (Wood 19), 350-10 (Broad 46)

    Bowling figures: Boult 30-7-98-2, Southee 30-5-83-4, Henry 20.2-4-92-1, Craig 26-12-48-2, Williamson 2-1-5-0

    First innings: New Zealand 350: Ronchi 88, Latham 84, Broad 5-109

    Full scorecard

    MinionsImage source, Getty Images
  15. How's stat?published at 12:53 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "This is only the eighth time in Test history that both sides have made the same score in their first innings, and only the second time in England."

  16. Postpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "New Zealand troop off - they've been through a rollercoaster of emotions in that session. They thought they might get a lead of 80 runs at one stage."

  17. WICKETpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    I must have jinxed him there - no fifty for Broad, he is bowled by Henry attempting another legside heave, and would you believe that, the scores are exactly level. (Or if you prefer, the last two-and-a-half days have been entirely pointless!).

    Stuart BroadImage source, PA
  18. Eng 350-9 (Broad 46*, Anderson 10*)published at 12:50 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Broad pushes a single and England are level, to a warm smattering of applause. And Broad is only four short of what would be his first Test fifty since a 65 against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2013.

  19. Email tms@bbc.co.ukpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Paul in Newcastle: What has been so lovely about this series has been the atmosphere of true sportsmanship, good fellowship and friendliness shown by both teams towards each other. We haven't seen any sign of the awful macho sledging and posturing that England and the Aussies have far too often engaged in that brings the game into disrepute, especially in regard to youngsters watching and learning from their heroes. Have I really seen the opposition clapping the new batsman in? Applauding their achievements and valuing good cricket all round? It has been wonderful to watch the game played in this warm and friendly but nonetheless competitive atmosphere.

  20. Eng 349-9published at 12:48 British Summer Time 31 May 2015

    Broad pulls another short ball from Henry, it's not quite firm enough to beat the fielder and it's two rather than four. Frustration is building among the New Zealanders, a single reduces the deficit to one.

    Stuart BroadImage source, Getty Images