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. Eng 58-2

    I think they'd prefer not to lose, James. Let's not forget New Zealand have bowled very well and haven't allowed England to just smash it around.

    Skipper Joe Root takes a couple to begin the session.

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    Would people prefer if England lost going for the boring draw or lost going out all guns blazing with an attempt to win the game?

    James, London

  3. The players are re-emerging. England will be hoping for no more of these...

  4. There aren't too many clips to show you from Dom Sibley's 83-ball 19 not out.

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    Will Green: England are a young team missing (at least) three of their world-class players. The idea that they could just go out and knock off 274 in two sessions against one of the best attacks in the world is crazy.

  6. It wasn't a pretty watch in that session, I'll admit. It's not the swashbuckling finale we might have dreamed of.

    England are 56-2 after 32 overs.

    Rory Burns made 25 from 81 balls and Zak Crawley a 25-ball two. Crawley has made four runs across two innings and has been out playing loose drives on both occasions.

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    Ben: Crawley’s place coming into question? Who replaces him if he has a poor summer?

  8. England legend Charlotte Edwards is on TMS during the interval.

    It is 10 years to the day that women first became members of the PCA, which paved the way to professionalism three years later.

  9. There's a lot of criticism of England's approach being sent our way. I'm going to cut them a bit of slack. It's a lot easier to say "just go for it" when you're not going to be the one under fire if they lose.

    Please don't @ me.

  10. Thanks Amy! I won't make any promises.

  11. Right, I'm done for this Test. I've only claimed two England wickets, so you better hope Matthew Henry doesn't take any more...

  12. Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Is it better Sibley goes? I'm sorry, I don't mean that in a bad way, Mr and Mrs Sibley. But is he harming the cause?

  13. Tea - Eng 56-2

    Target 273

    Neil Wagner is serenaded off the pitch by a small group of fans in one of the stands.

    A lovely, lovely, scary man.

  14. Eng 56-2

    Down the leg side, and BJ Watling pulls out a tumbling stop.

  15. Eng 56-2

    Neil Wagner continues to torment Dom Sibley's outside edge with back to back peaches of deliveries.

    This might be the last ball before tea...

  16. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    As a reminder, the teams can shakes hands with 15 overs left. England's plan would have been to bat 'normally' for a period of time, then see where they are in the chase. Even now, it feels quite some way beyond them. From New Zealand's point of view, four wickets for nothing would do very nicely indeed.

  17. Eng 56-2

    Targe 273

    Dot, dot, dot to end another very good Tim Southee over.

  18. Zak Crawley looked so disappointed with himself as he walked off.

    Joe Root's the new man.

  19. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    Crawley's Test match is over and it's fair to say it's been a disappointing one.

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    Crawley c Nicholls b Southee 2 (Eng 56-2)

    ...And Tim Southee strikes!

    Two sets of twos for Zak Crawley, who slices across his front pad and sends a leading edge absolutely speeding towards Henry Nicholls at gully.