Summary

  • Bad light stops play with NZ 192-6, having been 36-5

  • De Grandhomme (72) in stand of 142 with Watling (77*)

  • England 307 all out (Bairstow 101, Southee 6-62, Boult 4-87)

  • Second Test (NZ lead series 1-0)

  • David Warner "resigned to fact" that he may never play for Australia again

  1. Goodbye!published at 06:36 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    We're going to bid you farewell.

    Tomorrow's play gets under way at 23:30 BST, which is half-an-hour later because of the clocks going back in New Zealand.

    If you've missed any of today's play then the report is over here. We'll see you tomorrow.

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  2. Postpublished at 06:34 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    More from Stuart Broad on Sky Sports: "Jimmy and I have a good partnership. I think it's important we bowl together at times, so we can create pressure, but sometimes we can elongate pressure when we're separated.

    "We sat down as a bowling unit and said we've not gone that well away from home for a little bit of time, so what are oppositions doing to make batting tough for us?

    "Short pitched bowling was one of the things we highlighted. We said if we're going to go for it, let's set a field for it, and go for it for six balls an over.

    "I think that worked for us. Abroad, we need to make changes and today was a really good example of those changes."

  3. 'Late wicket opened game up'published at 06:31 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    England bowler Stuart Broad, speaking to Sky Sports: "It's been an excellent day, I think. We've made a big point this week to talk a lot more as a group.

    "The opening batsmen told us that knee-roll length was tough, so we decided to get the ball up there.

    "To get that wicket late on, it's opened the game up again. We're in a great position with the new ball around the corner."

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    Get Involvedpublished at 06:29 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

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    Dave: With the new ball due early on day three, if we can use it as effectively as we did today we can get a more than useful 1st innings lead and give ourselves a great opportunity of ending our lean run in away Tests.

  5. Postpublished at 06:28 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Tim Southee's a bit like Stuart Broad - if he gets lucky, he could get a quick 30 or 40. They should bowl at him like he's a top-order batsman tomorrow - bowl at the top of off stump, get that 100 lead.

  6. Postpublished at 06:25 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    People have started to question Broad's bowling since his batting nose-dived, after he got hit against India all those years ago. He used to be that all-round package.

  7. Postpublished at 06:24 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Colin de Grandhomme and BJ Watling's stand of 142 runs is the highest for a New Zealand sixth wicket partnership.

    It surpasses 141 from Martin Crowe and Adam Parore at Old Trafford in 1994.

  8. Postpublished at 06:21 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    If anything, England's tactics got De Grandhomme and Watling in. It didn't surprise me that Ben Stokes caused problems when he came on - because he's injured, he can't just race in and bang it in. He just had to bowl the same lengths that Broad and Anderson did - Stuart was back to his best today.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 06:20 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

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    Owen Arnold: How many nicks have dropped just short of slips? Stand closer fellas!

  10. Australia well-placed against Englandpublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

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    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport in Mumbai

    Meg Lanning and Elyse Villani are getting this Australia innings back on track. Skipper Lanning in particular has started well, moving to 25 from only 13 deliveries.

    Australia are 107-3 in the 12th and well-placed for a late surge to a big total.

  11. Postpublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Great to see Jonny Bairstow get his hundred this morning - and I was pleased with the way Jack Leach bowled, but disappointed with how little patience England had in the middle period. They were too quick to go to Plan B.

    At one point, De Grandhomme had only been in for two minutes and we had four men out on the leg side. Joe's a good captain but I don't think we understand spin bowling in England. By having seven men on the off side, it forced Leach to bowl outside off stump and the only way he could take a wicket was caught.

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    Get Involved - In defence of Moeen Alipublished at 06:15 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

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    Think this is all a bit harsh on Mo. Until the start of this winter he has done a fantastic job for England, and his figures put him up there with the best. He is just out of nick. Nor has he had the chance to bowl with the oppo 60-5 very often this winter!

    Richard Ellis, Norwich

  13. Postpublished at 06:14 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    All 16 wickets that have fallen in this Test so far have fallen to the same four bowlers.

    Tim Southee took six for New Zealand, Trent Boult cleaned up the other four, while James Anderson and Stuart Broad have two and four respectively.

  14. Postpublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Jeremy Coney
    Ex-New Zealand captain on Test Match Special

    I was just talking to [former NZ captain] John Wright outside, and he said "I thought you get 80% of the wickets from 20% of the pitch".

    14 of the 16 wickets to fall in this game have been on the drive, or from a fuller length - only two have come from the middle of the pitch.

  15. Postpublished at 06:12 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    The stumps are out of the ground, which means that we're done for the day.

    A reminder that play starts half an hour later tomorrow at 23:30 BST.

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    Get Involved - England's over-ratepublished at 06:10 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

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    Stuart Jarvis: If they go off for bad light or rain tonight, England only have themselves to blame. At scheduled close there were eight overs left in the day. Pretty poor.

  17. Postpublished at 06:10 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    From 36-5, that's a very good recovery by New Zealand, although England will have been thrilled to see teh back of Colin de Grandhomme.

    His 142-run partnership with BJ Watling - much like Mark Wood and Jonny Bairstow's stand yesterday - has spared New Zealand a few blushes.

  18. Postpublished at 06:09 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    There's five overs until the new ball - England will have that just after the start of play tomorrow.

  19. Bad light stops playpublished at 06:08 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    NZ 192-6

    We're going off!

    It has got a bit dark all of a sudden, and England banging it in short might have had an impact on the umpire's decision, too.

    BJ Watling leaves the field with an unbeaten 77 to his name. New Zealand trail England by 115 runs.

    Umpires Bruce Oxenford and Marais Erasmus confer with England captain Joe RootImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 06:08 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    The umpires have called Joe Root over for a chat...