Summary

  • England end day four 207 runs behind NZ with just seven wickets in hand

  • Santner stars for NZ with maiden Test century and three late wickets

  • Watling hits 205; sharing in 261-run seventh-wicket stand with Santner

  • First Test in two-match series

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 193.3 overs

    Santner c Pope b Curran 126 (NZ 577-7)

    THIS IS NOT A DRILL. WE ARE NOT JUST TESTING THE WICKET NOTIFICATION.

    Mitchell Santner has finally miscued a levered drive down the ground, this time picking out Ollie Pope at long-on.

    A superb innings - he struggled badly early on against the short ball and spin but dug in, played a restrained game to just steadily accumulate before cutting loose after lunch today.

    A maiden and memorable Test ton.

    A staggering partnership of 261 comes to an end as well.

    WicketImage source, Reuters
  2. Latest from Brisbanepublished at 02:21 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Pakistan are just about hanging on against Australia at the Gabba. They're 144-5 at lunch - still 196 runs behind the hosts. Babar Azam is 67 not out. The full scorecard for that one is here.

    BabarImage source, AFP
  3. How's stat?!published at 02:21 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    BJ Watling's 189 is now the highest score by a New Zealander wicketkeeper, beating Brendon McCullum's 185 against Bangladesh in 2010.

  4. NZ 575-6published at 193 overs

    Lead by 222

    BJ Watling uses his feet superbly to get to the pitch of the ball and shovel it through extra cover for a couple more off Joe Root.

    A square drive brings up two more. Just 11 more to his double ton now.

  5. How's stat?!published at 02:18 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    The 250-run partnership came up in 496 balls. The last 50 came up in 40 balls.

  6. NZ 569-6published at 192 overs

    Obviously Kane Williamson wants to win this Test but maybe he should give his side the chance at breaking Sri Lanka's record 952-6 against India in 1997.

  7. Postpublished at 02:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    I can't help but feel a little bit for Sam Curran. I think he's done a good job in this game until now. As a young guy on a very difficult pitch he's done pretty well.

  8. Postpublished at 02:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    It's a tired ball. Watling said "thank you".

  9. NZ 567-6published at 191.4 overs

    Sam Curran, back of a length, tennis ball bounce and BJ Watling swivels a fierce pull shot to the fence.

    That's the 250 partnership.

  10. Postpublished at 02:15 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    It's a weird thing that England have about letting lower middle order batsmen named Mitchell score big centuries against them in Australasia.

  11. How's stat?!published at 02:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    This is Mitchell Santner's highest first-class score.

    NZImage source, AFP
  12. NZ 562-6published at 191 overs

    Watling 180, Santner 123

    Joe Root finishes with a full toss and Mitchell Santner wallops it out to the man at deep mid-wicket for one.

  13. NZ 559-6published at 190.2 overs

    BJ Watling makes a rare mistakes as he chips it up off a leading edge.

    Stuart Broad retreats at square leg but misjudges the flight and the ball loops over him.

    A furious Joe Root kicks the turf.

  14. How's stat?!published at 02:10 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    This is now New Zealand's highest Test score against England, beating the 551-9 at Lord's in 1973.

  15. NZ 557-6published at 190 overs

    Lead by 204

    Sam Curran bangs it down, the ball sits up and Mitchell Santner flamingo flays a tennis shot out towards wide long-on.

    Stuart Broad dives but the ball flies past him and bounces just inside the rope for four.

    That's the lead up over 200 now.

  16. Postpublished at 02:05 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Well, this is really tough for England. Physically it's very demanding but also mentally because they know they can't win the game. I've got to be very complimentary of New Zealand, BJ Watling has stayed in his bubble but Mitchell Santner has really impressed me.

    SantnerImage source, Getty Images
  17. How's stat?!published at 02:05 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    BJ Watling has now reached the highest score for New Zealand at number six, beating Jeremy Coney.

    WatlingImage source, Reuters
  18. NZ 551-6published at 189 overs

    Lead by 198 runs

    Bold gambit if England blame this on the presence of Andrew Samson.

    Will Kane Williamson let BJ Watling bring up his double ton? New Zealand could give him until tea in 40 minutes' time and then have four sessions to bowl England out.

  19. How's stat?!published at 02:03 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    This is the highest seventh-wicket partnership in New Zealand history beating Chris Cairns and Jacob Oram's 225 against South Africa in Auckland in 2004.

    It's all my fault, I was there for that one too.

  20. NZ 550-6published at 188.4 overs

    Joe Root slings down a leg-side wide and only Sam Curran's fine dive can prevent another boundary.

    A tapped single takes New Zealand to 550.

    Kane Williamson is starting to pace around the balcony a bit more now - declaration coming?