Summary

  • NZ close day three on 394-6, leading by 41 runs

  • Watling hits superb unbeaten 119, Santner 31 not out

  • England only take two wickets all day

  • Nicholls falls lbw to Root for 41 and Sibley takes stunning catch to remove De Grandhomme for 65

  • Watling & De Grandhomme put on 119 for sixth wicket

  • Watling dropped on 31 by Stokes

  1. NZ 370-6published at 129 overs

    Lead by 17

    Jofra Archer has been well short of his best today. He's struggled to bowl a consistent and threatening line.

    Twice he throws deliveries down the leg side from around the wicket, prompting him to go over the wicket.

    But again it's down the leg side...

    And again...

    Deary me.

  2. Postpublished at 04:17 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    BJ Watling has not changed gear at all. It's exactly the right innings for this situation and on this pitch.

  3. NZ 370-6published at 128 overs

    Shot! BJ Watling just keeps on going, he wants to grind England down.

    He just stands deep in the crease, waits for the ball to come to him and drives off the back foot through the covers for four more.

  4. NZ 366-6published at 127 overs

    Lead by 13

    A maiden first up from Jofra Archer.

    Mitchell Santner doesn't particularly like short-pitched bowling but he handled that over pretty well.

  5. Postpublished at 04:11 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Jofra Archer is coming on.

    Time to mop up the tail, Joff...

  6. NZ 365-6published at 126 overs

    Mitchell Santner pulls a short one from Leach down to long-on. That takes the partnership to 50 - the ninth of the game.

  7. Postpublished at 04:08 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Jack Leach will continue after the drinks break.

  8. How's stat?!published at 04:07 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    This is BJ Watling's seventh Test hundred as a wicketkeeper. He is now joint fifth on the list of most hundreds as a wicketkeeper. Adam Gilchrist is top with 17. Andy Flower second on 12. Les Ames third on eight and Watling has joined Matt Prior, AB de Villiers and Kumar Sangakarra on seven.

  9. drinks break

    Drinks breakpublished at 04:04 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    England have got some thinking to do.

    New Zealand's lead is now 11.

  10. Postpublished at 04:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    That is a fantastic knock. Watling's team will be so thrilled. He has dragged New Zealand into the game and the fact they have lead is largely down to his performance.

  11. Postpublished at 04:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Bryan Waddle
    BBC Test Match Special

    The first man to score a Test hundred on this ground!

  12. 100 runs

    100 for BJ Watlingpublished at 04:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    An eighth Test century for the wicketkeeper-batsman!

    It's been a terrific knock and he's pulled New Zealand right back into the game.

    If he can keep building this lead, he is putting his side on top here.

  13. NZ 363-6published at 124.4 overs

    Mitchell Santner miscues one slightly towards cow corner but he's hit it well enough to pick up three runs.

    The partnership is 47 now.

  14. NZ 360-6published at 124.3 overs

    BJ Watling tucks one off his hips to move to 99.

  15. Postpublished at 04:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    That is a shot we have seen a lot from Watling. It is not particularly memorable but a very good shot.

  16. NZ 359-6published at 124.1 overs

    Gorgeous shot by BJ Watling!

    He pierces the field between mid-off and cover with a lovely drive and he moves to 98.

  17. NZ 355-6published at 124 overs

    A single through mid-wicket takes Watling to 94.

    This partnership is worth a frustrating 39 now.

    There are 15 overs left in the day, so we should actually finish pretty close to the scheduled end time of 5am today, which is nice. What will New Zealand's lead be at the end of the day?

  18. Postpublished at 03:56 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Joe Root has given up with the experiment of bowling himself and Jack Leach comes back on.

  19. NZ 354-6published at 123 overs

    Lead by one

    New Zealand move into the lead as BJ Watling works a single. He's in the 90's and edging closer to his eighth Test century.

    England wouldn't have expected this when they turned up at the ground this morning...

  20. Postpublished at 03:54 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Ben Stokes feels he might have been in the game there at leg slip. It looked in control. I think England are clutching at straws.