Summary

  • Williamson 91*, Nicholls 24*

  • Broad takes 400th Test wicket

  • England bowled out for 58

  • England's sixth lowest Test total

  • Boult 6-32, Southee 4-25; five ducks

  • Inaugural day-night Test in NZ

  1. drinks break

    Drinks breakpublished at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    And that is drinks. Two wickets for England in the first hour of this final session but they need more.

    It's time for me to hand over to Timothy Abraham for the final period of this remarkable day.

  2. NZ 128-3published at 49 overs

    Lead by 70

    Huge appeal from Craig Overton after he is brought into the attack.

    He bowls a bouncer to the left-handed Nicholls and thinks the batsman has gloved behind through to Bairstow. The umpire disagrees. England think about a review but decide against it. Probably wise, I didn't hear anything.

    Nicholls responds by hitting a much better pull through mid-wicket for four.

  3. Postpublished at 07:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    In all of my time playing and watching cricket I've never quite witnessed anything like this morning. The first few overs passed without any incident and then it was just a snowball of England wickets

  4. NZ 124-3published at 48 overs

    If you've just been awoken by your 7am alarm and have been startled even further by the score, yes you're reading this right. England have been bowled out for 58 and New Zealand already have a lead of 66.

    This however is an opening for England with that wicket of Ross Taylor. Henry Nicholls is the new man who is relatively inexperienced with just 16 Tests to his name.

    This should be the hardest time to bat.

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 47.1 overs

    Taylor c Woakes b Anderson 20 (NZ 123-3)

    An important breakthrough for England. They really need this to be the start of a charge through the order as the dangerous Taylor goes in horrible fashion.

    He awfully mis-times a pull off Anderson straight to Chris Woakes at mid-wicket who just has to pluck the ball out of the air above his head.

    The umpires check for the no ball but Jimmy is just OK - and I mean just. By a millimetre he's behind the line.

    Ross TaylorImage source, Gett
  6. NZ 123-2published at 47 overs

    Williamson 68, Taylor 20

    Now we have the tell-tale sign it's not going the bowling side's way. Stuart Broad and Joe Root want this pink ball changing.

    It looks like they might get their way. Out comes the fourth umpire with his briefcase of new cherries.

    Actually, can we call the pink balls cherries or do we need a new fruit? A minor detail I know.

  7. Postpublished at 06:52 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    There is some bounce in this pitch but that was hurled in about halfway up and it's more runs for New Zealand.

  8. NZ 123-2published at 47 overs

    More frustration for Woakes and more glee from the home fans. An effort ball bouncer flies over Jonny Bairstow for five wides. Bairstow gave the umpire a stare to, making sure that didn't go down as byes and the fans cheer sarcastically.

    More runs! Back-to-back boundaries off the willow for Taylor. England are leaking runs they cannot afford to give away.

    15 from the over.

  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 06:49 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    Text 81111

    Joe Root's confidence as captain will be shot. A career already tarnished by two disastrous tours. One of the best batsman is in danger of becoming the worst due to others failings

    Andy

  10. NZ 108-2published at 46 overs

    Lead by 50

    There are a fair few people suggesting this match would be over tonight if New Zealand declared now. It's hard to argue. This old ball is nibbling in conditions worse than when Trent Boult blew away England for 58 earlier. I doubt Mark Stoneman and Alastair Cook would relish the chance to face Boult again now.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 06:44 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    #bbccricket

    Glen Meskell: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The Test team crumbles because its experienced starting batsman is being kept in the team when he has clearly lost his talent (scoring a couple of hundreds in a dead rubber doesn’t count). Time to drop Alastair Cook. Embarrassing.

  12. NZ 107-2published at 45 overs

    Williamson 66, Taylor 11

    England's batsmen must still be wondering how they've messed this match up so badly.

    With New Zealand's lead almost 50, the bowlers are starting to get frustrated at they strive for wickets in this final session. Twice in a row Taylor swings and misses on the drive and it's fair to say Chris Woakes is not impressed. On the first occasion he mutters something in frustration. On the second he just laughs.

  13. Postpublished at 06:40 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    We are at that 'witching' hour where the ball is supposed to do a little bit more. England could do with some wickets here.

  14. NZ 105-2published at 44 overs

    Lead by 47 runs

    Body check! The game is following Chris Woakes and umpire Bruce Oxenford around. A couple of minutes after that run out controversy Woakes goes running to retrieve the ball from square leg but runs straight into the square-leg umpire. Luckily both see the funny side.

    James Anderson is into the attack by the way and is looking good. He's finding a bit of away movement in the Auckland darkness and twice makes Taylor play sketchy strokes.

  15. How England's wickets fellpublished at 06:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    • 6-1 (4.2 overs) - Cook c Latham b Boult 5
    • 6-2 (6.2 overs) - Root b Boult 0
    • 16-3 (8.1 overs) - Malan c Watling b Boult 2
    • 18-4 (9.4 overs) - Stoneman c Watling b Southee 11
    • 18-5 (10.3 overs) - Stokes b Boult 0
    • 18-6 (11.2 overs) - Bairstow c&b Southee 0
    • 23-7 (13.0 overs) - Woakes b Boult 5
    • 23-8 (13.4 overs) - Moeen b Southee 0
    • 27-9 (15.4 overs) - Broad c Williamson b Southee 0
    • 58 all out (20.4 overs) - Anderson c Nicholls b Boult 1
    Moeen AliImage source, Getty Images
  16. What have you missed?published at 06:36 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    Do you really want to know? Really...?

    England were skittled for a measly 58 after being asked to bat, hurried out in 20.4 overs. They didn't even survive the first session.

    If we tell you Craig Overton was the best batsman, with 33 not out, that says it all. In fact, without a last-wicket stand of 29, England would have posted their lowest Test total in history. As it was, they scraped to their sixth worst.

    Captain Kane Williamson is currently leading New Zealand's reply - he has an unbeaten fifty and the advantage is approaching 50. England, in short, are in the doo doo.

    One bright spot for the tourists - and we're clutching at straws here - is Stuart Broad has just become the second England player to take 400 Test wickets.

    Kane WilliamsonImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 06:36 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I think he touched that simply because Chris Woakes wouldn't make it up. He's the one player in that dressing room who we would all trust. He's angry - I've never seen him angry in my life.

  18. NZ 101-2published at 43 overs

    Williamson 64, Taylor 7

    The England players wander back to their fielding positions still looking pretty miffed. Woakes is worked up and bowls a snorter to Taylor that the batsman does well to miss.

    A bit of controversy but England can't really argue. You just couldn't tell on the replays whether Woakes had got a finger on the ball. It's daft from Williamson though. He's a good three or four feet out of his ground.

  19. Postpublished at 06:33 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2018

    Bryan Waddle
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    England were pretty convinced but the third umpire couldn't absolutely certify that. The only person who will know whether his hand made contact with the ball is Chris Woakes but he isn't the third umpire.

  20. Not outpublished at 42.1 overs

    Third man Marais Erasmus gives it not out.

    You can't argue on the evidence shown but Woakes isn't happy. He shakes his head at the decision and then has a word with the on-field umpires. Joe Root is having a chat too.