Summary

  • NZ set England 273 in two sessions

  • England opt against pursuit

  • Sibley 60* off 207 balls, Root 40

  • NZ declare at lunch on 169-6

  • Latham 36, Taylor 33; Robinson 3-26

  • First Test, Lord's, day five

  • Final Test, Edgbaston, starts on Thursday

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Amy Lofthouse

  1. rain stops play

    Rain stops play

    The sun is coming out but they're going off...

  2. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Anderson won't enjoy this. It's not his sort of game.

  3. NZ 168-6

    James Anderson looks uncharacteristically calm after being clubbed for four by De Grandhomme.

  4. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    This hasn't been the best of overs...

  5. NZ 162-6

    Lead by 265

    Root follows the wicket with a horror full toss and a miserable half-tracker. Possibly one of the worst overs to take a wicket I've seen.

  6. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    The batters to come are naturally aggressive.

  7. Here's Colin de Grandhomme and his glorious mullet.

  8. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Rory Burns at slip had to make good ground. The ball went up in a really gentle loop. That's 38 Test wickets for Joe Root!

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  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Nicholls c Burns b Root 23 (NZ 159-6)

    Gone! Golden arm Joe Root has a wicket, having Henry Nicholls caught at slip after the left-hander gloves a reverse sweep. The ball loops in the air but Rory Burns still has to run forward and dive to take the catch.

  10. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    That's the biggest round of applause of the day. Even Rory Burns is applauding.

  11. NZ 159-5

    They're staying out for now despite the drizzle.

    A poor fella in the crowd has just, while being shown on the big screen, pulled his rain jacket on backwards - cue hearty laughter from the Lord's spectators.

  12. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Oh, please stay out.

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Some umbrellas have gone up...

  14. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    It's raining....

  15. The wickets so far today...

  16. NZ 157-5

    Nicholls 22, Watling 13

    Ben Foakes has been spotted in the crowd. He'd have been playing in this game if he hadn't done him hamstring.

    Root is flying through these overs in an attempt to improve the over-rate. He's not thinking of us live-texters.

  17. NZ 156-5

    Lead by 259

    There's no sign of a declaration before lunch. Kane Williamson is still in his training kit on the dressing room balcony. I suspect New Zealand will come out for a slog for 30 minutes after the break.

    Watling edges Anderson through the slips and away to the boundary. Jimmy has that wry smile on his face. He looks thoroughly unimpressed.

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    Matthew Knights: NZ might have to gamble on a declaration soon to avoid a draw.

  19. NZ 151-5

    Lead by 254

    Nicholls comes down the pitch to Root and clubs him down the ground. I wonder how Sibley, Crawley, Lawrence and co are feeling.

  20. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    I had England at about a 5% chance of winning this at the beginning of the day. I reckon that's down to about 1% now. Given they are probably going to be chasing something in excess of 280, it would take something utterly remarkable for the hosts to win. Instead, that callow batting line-up is going to face a stern examination by the skilful Black Caps this afternoon.