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. Postpublished at 05:32 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    It sounded like bat was involved, and it was a brilliant catch by Tom Latham, but I couldn't see anything on HotSpot. Jack Leach was clearly undecided whether he hit it or not.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 27.4 overs

    Leach c Nicholls b Santner 0 (Eng 55-3)

    WHAT A CATCH!

    Jack Leach strides forward looking to block one and gets what New Zealand and umpire Oxenford think is a thin inside edge onto pad and Tom Latham at silly point takes a spectacular catch diving forward onto the pitch with his left hand.

    I'm not sure Leach hit that though. Looking at the replays it looks the ball spun past the bat and straight onto pad. There was nothing on HotSpot too.

    That is very peculiar. Joe Denly and Jack Leach did have a chat but decided against reviewing it.

    LeachImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 05:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Oh my word... that really climbed.

  4. Eng 55-2published at 27.2 overs

    Jack Leach is surrounded by fielders.

    Oh, wow! Jack Leach has been hit on the helmet by the spinner. That jumped up and hit Leach straight in the grille.

  5. Postpublished at 05:27 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    That illustrates my point!

  6. Eng 55-2published at 27.1 overs

    Mark Ramprakash knows.

    Joe Denly just tips one into the on side and immediately sets off down the pitch.

    Jack Leach is a bit slow to set off but gets home ahead of Trent Boult's throw.

  7. Postpublished at 05:26 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    A lot of top order players, in this next over, will be looking for a single and racing down the other end.

  8. Eng 54-2published at 27 overs

    Jack Leach blocks out the final delivery of Neil Wagner's final over of the day.

    England have six more balls to survive tonight.

  9. Eng 54-2published at 26.4 overs

    Jack Leach pats one back to Neil Wagner and the left-armer feints to throw it back towards the batsman.

    Leach just laughs.

  10. Eng 54-2published at 26.2 overs

    Back to short bowling from Neil Wagner but it's well-directed and it hits the top of Joe Denly's bat and loops into the on side and Denly jogs through for a single.

  11. Eng 53-2published at 26.1 overs

    Neil Wagner has pitched one up!

    And surprise, surprise it beats Joe Denly's outside edge.

    Who knew that bowling full can cause problems?

  12. Eng 53-2published at 26 overs

    Trail by 209

    Jack Leach sees out the rest of the over.

    England have 12 more balls to survive tonight.

  13. Postpublished at 05:19 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Both openers have been dropped and then dismissed without adding any more runs.

    Nightwatchman Jack Leach joins Joe Denly in the middle.

    WicketImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 05:18 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    It's a great shame for Rory Burns. Up until then he had got stuck in and had an answer for everything New Zealand threw at him. He tried to hit that too hard and when you do that, you risk the top edge.

  15. Postpublished at 05:18 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    I can't describe that. I'm sorry - words fail me.

  16. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 25.1 overs

    Burns c De Grandhomme b Santner 31 (Eng 53-2)

    This is quite frankly woeful.

    Rory Burns decides to get out the slog sweep but he mistimes it and it flies off the top edge up in the air and Colin de Grandhomme takes a comfortable catch running around from short fine leg.

    In the situation, with three overs left in the day, that is brainless cricket from Burns. I'm sorry.

    SantnerImage source, Reuters
  17. Eng 53-1published at 25 overs

    Two more short balls to end the over from Neil Wagner but again Joe Denly deals with them to play out a maiden.

  18. Eng 53-1published at 24.4 overs

    Short, short, short, short from Neil Wagner but Joe Denly is in behind comfortably on every occasion.

    Kane Williamson gives Wagner a pat on the back.

  19. Postpublished at 05:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Andrew Samson has just reminded us that the last person to be dropped on 31 - BJ Watling - went on to score 205.

    England can hope history repeats itself.

  20. Postpublished at 05:12 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    There are 24 balls left in the day.

    Can Joe Denly and Rory Burns see them out?