Summary

  • Burns 59*, Root 42*

  • England recover from 18-2

  • NZ 378: Conway 200 on Test debut

  • NZ slip from 288-3 to 338-9

  • Nicholls 61, number 11 Wagner 25*

  • Debutant Robinson 4-75, Wood 3-81

  • First Test, Lord's, day two

  • Tweet #bbccricket; text 81111 (UK only)

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  1. Postpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    De Grandhomme did not really move his feet at all. It was a funny old shot. I wonder if umpire Kettleborough thought he might have got a little edge on it.

  2. England reviewpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    We're going upstairs for an lbw. Root didn't look to convinced.

    A little high? Has De Grandhomme hit it?

  3. Postpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The helmet obstructs the full glory of the mullet.

  4. NZ 293-5published at 104 overs

    Conway 166, De Grandhomme 0

    Aggers muses whether De Grandhomme's hair hampers his ability to hear his batting partner. I wouldn't know. I definitely couldn't pull it off that's for sure.

  5. Postpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Sibley almost caught De Grandhomme napping at the far end. There was just a little bit of uncertainty about the running.

  6. NZ 293-5published at 103.2 overs

    Your optimism never ceases to amaze me.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Text 81111

    Skittle 'em out for under 350, make 600, then win by an innings Job done!

    Simon near Dunmow Essex

    NZ 450, ENG 550, NZ skittled for 97.

    Alan, London

  8. NZ 293-5published at 103 overs

    Colin is a braver man than me with his haircut, I'll give him that.

    De GrandhommeImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's coming to a full mullet. It looks a little like Edinson Cavani's.

  10. NZ 292-5published at 102 overs

    Conway 166, De Grandhomme 0

    So this hair...

    Big CdG has endless curls flowing from the back of his helmet down onto his shoulders. It's like he has a small animal accompanying him at the crease.

  11. Postpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Colin de Grandhomme is sporting a haircut that is potentially a crime against humanity. There is a lot of it.

  12. Postpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    And that wicket brings Colin de Grandhomme and his quite incredible mullet to the crease.

  13. Postpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That might have just held up a little from the seam. It was a good delivery.

    Mark WoodImage source, Getty Images
  14. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 101.3 overs

    Watling c Sibley b Wood 1 (NZ 292-5)

    Wood has another! A lovely delivery from the Durham man gets Watling to awkwardly edge the ball to Dom Sibley at second slip.

    Two wickets for England this morning and Wood has both of them.

  15. NZ 292-4published at 101 overs

    After the excitement of this wicket, things have settled down again. The sparse Lord's crowd is quiet. Conway isn't tempted as Robinson bowls outside off stump.

  16. get involved

    Vaughan's Lord's portraitpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Text 81111

    Surely the portrait is former Test giant Ronni Irani.

    Keith, Fair Oak

  17. NZ 292-4published at 100 overs

    Conway 165, Watling 1

    Wood is still bowling at 90mph. The last ball of the over beats Watling outside off but the traditional right-hander is completely unflustered.

  18. get involved

    Vaughan's Lord's portraitpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Text 81111

    Is that a young Nicholas Cage wearing ECB fancy dress?

    Nez from Wales

  19. NZ 291-4published at 99.3 overs

    Andy Zaltzman has just pointed that were Colin de Grandhomme playing for England he'd have the second highest average in the team. In New Zealand's team it's only the eighth best.

    That's what England are up against.

    We're back under way after drinks.

  20. Postpublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    Watling. Then De Grandhomme. Then Santner. Then Jamieson. Tim Southee is at 10. Number 11 Neil Wagner averages 14 with the bat. They call New Zealand the land of the long, white cloud. They should actually call it the land of the long batting line-up.