Get Involvedpublished at 02:22 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2019
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Benji: I’m not even kidding, I was JUST on my way to bed. Taylor gone, however, for 53. Woakes gets him. Now I must stick it out.
Summary
Rain ends play - Latham 101*
Latham dropped by Stokes on 66
Latham & Taylor add 114 from 39-2
Taylor 53, Raval 5, Williamson 4
Woakes 2-41; Root three catches
Crawley makes England Test debut
Buttler injured; Pope keeps wicket
Second Test, Hamilton; Eng won toss
NZ lead 1-0 in two-Test series
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 02:22 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2019
Postpublished at 02:20 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2019
There are 20 minutes until tea. Can England get another?
Postpublished at 02:19 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2019
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondentAfter putting New Zealand in, England would have expected - or at least hoped - for more reward today.
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Thankfully, Ben Stokes has been removed from the attack. Wrap him in cotton wool please. Stuart Broad comes back into the attack. New man Henry Nicholls is on strike.
How's stat?!published at 02:18 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2019
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statisticianThat was the 50th time Ross Taylor had reached 50 in Test cricket.
NZ 156-3published at 48 overs
England have an opening. Can they grab the initiative? Henry Nicholls is the new batsman. He gets off the mark second ball with an inside edge that had the England fielders interested.
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Mark Ramprakash
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match SpecialThat has come out of the blue - Taylor had looked in good form. That will give England a much-needed boost because they were starting to get a bit grumpy.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondentIt wasn't a great shot, driving away from his body.
WICKETpublished at 47.4 overs
Taylor c Root b Woakes 53 (NZ 155-3)
Gone!
Has Ross Taylor just got a little giddy after getting to his half-century? He has a bit of a slash at a wide delivery from Chris Woakes and the ball flies to Joe Root at slip off the edge. The England skipper takes his third catch. An important breakthrough for his side.
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50 for Taylorpublished at 47.3 overs
You won't get many easier opportunities to get to a fifty. A flick off the pads and Taylor is raising his bat. Problems for England.
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Don Pearce: Terrible cricket from England, captaincy, bowling and fielding, umpiring not too clever either, rethink methinks.
NZ 151-2published at 47.2 overs
Root went over to give Stokes a pat on the back at the end of that over. Please just look after him, Joe.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondentUnless something miraculous happens, England might look back on that decision to bat first...
NZ 151-2published at 47 overs
Latham 88, Taylor 49
I know I was calling for Stokes to bowl but if he is injured, and he's clearly struggling, then what is the point in this? He's got a full grimace across his face after another painful landing.
Latham, meanwhile, just majestically keeps on going. He flicks another away off his pads with perfect timing. So, so good. Durham legend.
Postpublished at 02:11 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2019
This fella has it sorted. He's watching the game from on top of his house just outside the ground.
Image source, ReutersNZ 146-2published at 46.3 overs
Stokes is definitely limping but on we go.
Oh! That was in the air. For a second England thought Ross Taylor had skewed a pull straight to a fielder but it's safe.
A few more bouncers might be coming...
Postpublished at 02:08 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2019
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondentThere's definitely a bit of grumpiness out there.
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Stokes is going to continue even though he was moving very gingerly in his first over.
Postpublished at 02:08 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2019
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondentNew Zealand are making good progress - they're rattling along. And England have lost a review as well.
NZ 144-2published at 46 overs
Latham 83, Taylor 47
Tom Latham is batting like a dream. He whips one off the stumps and through mid-wicket for four.
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