Alex in Basingstoke: Think it's about even. NZ were at a similar score with five down, only difference is they had a big middle partnership, we did it at the beginning.

Daz, Widnes: Re: 10:30 - so effectively yesterday we could have all had a lie in and started after lunch with England batting?

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"If you look at T20, you have certain players that come in at certain stages. I think you might see that in Test cricket, send in a certain player at 60 overs. If England want to improve and be really radical, they might look back at yesterday and wonder if they could have sent Stokes, or Buttler, or Moeen in earlier, to play more expansively against the new ball than Gary Ballance."

Charles Gordon: New Zealand are so good to watch I can't help feeling they deserve something out of this 'series'.

Alison Mitchell, Michael Vaughan and Vic Marks on TMS are now asking - "is Test cricket speeding up"?

The average runs per over in Tests in the 1990s was 2.94, the modern average is well above three, while New Zealand forged ahead at a terrific rate in this game, scoring their 350 in only 72.1 overs - 4.84 per over.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"What I was impressed is the way Lyth left the ball, his composure and patience. He has always been able to hit the ball and be an eye-catching player, but he left the ball like a Test player rather a county player who is having a good run."

A bit more info on timings today. With play starting at 11:15 BST, lunch will be at 13:15, with tea at 15:55. And as we're still making up time which was lost on the first day, we could be in for a long final session - Aggers and Geoffrey Boycott could be doing the podcast in their PJs.

Talking of which, you can hear the dynamic duo review day two on the TMS podcast page, where you can also listen again to the "View from the Boundary" interview with comedian and TV presenter Dom Joly, who once owned a grumpy dog named "Boycott".

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Adam Lyth is a nice player to watch. He doesn't try and overly hit the ball - he just times it. It was a true opener's innings. He's started his Test career against a really good New Zealand attack, and he's come through with flying colours. I think he'll cope with the extra pace of the Australia attack, where he has to get better is against spin."

BBC Radio Test Match Special

England batsman Adam Lyth speaking to TMS last night: "It's reward for a lot of hard work. I'm very proud of my achievement today. To get three figures in a Test match, it doesn't get much better than that, but I would have liked to be there at the end. It was nice to put on a large partnership with Cooky, and great to see him get the record. Obviously it's early days in my international career, I'd love to play in the Ashes but obviously I've got another innings to go and I'd like to get runs in that."

As ever, we'd like to hear from you - who do you think is ahead at this stage? When play does get under way, how should Ian Bell and Jos Buttler approach their innings - see off the first hour and then step up a gear? And will the threat of more rain affect either side's tactics?

You can email tms@bbc.co.uk (with "for Mark Mitchener" in the subject line), text 81111 if you're in the UK (please remember to add your name), tweet via #bbccricket or get involved on the BBC Sport Facebook page. (You're welcome to send carrier pigeons, but the BBC cannot be held responsible for their welfare).

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"New Zealand were excellent throughout the day yesterday. Even when they weren't getting wickets, they held their length, they held their lines. I just wonder if England will look back on that and wonder if they moved through the gears quickly enough to capitalise on the conditions they were batting in. Then New Zealand got some late wickets and ended up winning that day, in my opinion."

So, message from the Weather Centre is to pack the waterproofs if you're off to Headingley. That goes for any of you in fancy dress as well...

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Alastair Cook is looking much more comfortable now. He's batting in the old Alastair Cook way - he's not searching for the ball."

BBC Weather's Louise Lear on TMS: "There are some showers coming, and that may be why they've delayed the start. I think we'll see some showers in the next few hours, but a slight improvement into the afternoon.

"It should stay dry later on, but we could have some bad light and showers towards the end of the day. The temperature is around 11 degrees, which is very disappointing for this time of year.

"The forecast is looking better for tomorrow, but I think on Tuesday we could have a lot of showers and interruptions."

BBC Radio Test Match Special

England captain Alastair Cook speaking to TMS last night: "We had to fight very hard yesterday. We were disappointed to lose three wickets yesterday - a couple too many - but under the lights these days it's difficult. Credit to the way Tim Southee and Trent Boult bowled. We thought we were edging ahead at 175-0, but this is what cricket can do to you.

"It was a fantastic day for Adam Lyth, I've been so impressed by the way he's gone about his business - to have a poor Test match at Lord's and then bounce back and get a century at his home ground is what dreams are made of."

Play will start at 11:15 BST unless there is any more rain, because there's a small wet patch on the outfield in the region of mid-off, which is being worked on by the ground staff.

With a few small drops of rain in the air, the covers are briefly back on as a precaution.

If you were immersed in the FA Cup final on the BBC yesterday, there's plenty to catch up on with regard to Alastair Cook's record-breaking run landmark.

We've heard from some of the formative people in his life about Cook the choir boy, golden boy and tractor boy - how he once sang for the Queen, and how he's afraid of snakes.

Jonathan Agnew salutes Cook's "outstanding achievement" - while we've also raided Cookie's school archives to bring you some pictures of his life and times. Enjoy.

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

"Mark Craig has had a very decent match for New Zealand. He got 41 not out, he took a very good catch to dismiss Stokes - reverse-cup - and the most important thing was the way he bowled. He gave McCullum an extra bowler yesterday, in a sense."

"Don't look at the clouds, it's a lovely day here in Leeds," enthuses Yorkshire's Michael Vaughan on TMS, somewhat less than 100% convincingly. Here's the BBC weather forecast for today...

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"The ball has swung, when there is cloud cover around. It doesn't seem to matter whether it is cold. But if Bell and Buttler can get through the first half-hour, I expect them to play in very aggressive, almost Kiwi manner."

A sporting cliche describes a "game of two halves" - but yesterday saw three contrasting sessions at Headingley.

New Zealand resumed on 297-8 but courtesy of some rather strange short-pitched bowling from England, the tourists crashed and bashed their way to 350 all out in not much time. But those extra 53 runs were effectively cancelled out by England reaching 54-0 at lunch.

England then forged ahead in the afternoon session, with Adam Lyth (107) reaching a maiden Test century and sharing an opening stand of 177 with the record-breaking Alastair Cook (75).

But having been 163-0 at tea, England then lost five wickets in the final session to finish on 253-5, still trailing by 97.