Summary

  • Young 82 - falls in final over of day

  • Lawrence claims maiden Test wicket

  • Young dropped on 7 by Root

  • Conway 80, Taylor 46*

  • England 303: Burns 81, Lawrence 81*

  • Wood 41; Boult 4-85, Henry 3-78

  • Second Test, Edgbaston, day two

  • Two-Test series level at 0-0

  • Get Involved: #bbccricket

Live Reporting

Jack Skelton and Callum Matthews

  1. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a shot of a proper batter. Mark Wood can bat when he gets going and starts believing in himself.

  2. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    What a wonderful shot from Mark Wood. I'll let the crowd speak for that one... it was a terrific shot.

  3. Eng 263-7

    Lawrence 68, Wood 20

    Mark Wood unfurls a cover drive that The Sledgehammer of Eternal Justice would be proud of and it races away for four.

    I wonder if Ian Bell, who was looking very dapper yesterday, is in attendance at his home ground again today?

  4. Eng 259-7

    Trent Boult goes short again, Mark Wood drops his hands under it but the blow glances off his arm straight to slip.

    Not even a grimace from Wood. Made of hard stuff up there.

  5. Eng 259-7

    Mark Wood's solid forward defence is met with an equally vocal applause from the crowd as Dan Lawrence's scoring shot.

    A popular player doing his job very well so far.

  6. Eng 259-7

    Back of a length, straight and Dan Lawrence works it off his hips round the corner for one.

  7. Dan Lawrence and Mark Wood stride to the middle, greeted by a hearty roar from the 18,000 in Edgbaston.

    Trent Boult to Dan Lawrence first up.

    Here we go!

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

    Dan Lawrence is the key wicket this morning. He's scoring at a higher rate than anyone else.

    It looked like there was something for everyone yesterday and it wasn't impossible to bat. I thought England missed a chance once or twice yesterday.

  9. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I was quite impressed by the way that Dan Lawrence batted yesterday. He's one of those batsman who likes bat on ball, and likes to be positive.

    They'll want to get at least 300. You're always in the game if you get 300. It'll be interesting watching England bowl because I think it will do a little bit.

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

    If England score at the same rate that they did yesterday, until lunch, they'll be around 330. They'll want that at the very least.

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    The 260 that England have got now doesn't feel anywhere near enough.

  14. Short of something remarkable - and by that I mean Mark Wood's debut Test century really - James Anderson will be bowling today.

    It's his 162nd Test - going past the record of his great mate Sir Alastair Cook, who will be on comms for Test Match Special today.

    His first ball should be a special moment.

  15. There you go, Edgbaston-bound fans, the bar has been set.

    Can anyone best the scooter Scooby Doos?

  16. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    We've peaked. The entire cast of Scooby Doo have been seen heading for Edgbaston on scooters. I almost pulled the car over to get a picture with them. Nothing is beating that today.

  17. The other main story yesterday was the return of 18.000 fans to Edgbaston, providing the noise that has been missing from Test cricket since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

    It was perhaps the closest to normality a sporting event has been since March last year.

    Read more about it from our man at the ground Stephan Shemilt here.

    Another 18,000 are expected in today - can they lift England to a challenging total?

  18. Welcome

    Hello and welcome to live coverage of day two of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston.

    The hosts looked to be building towards an imposing total at 72-0 before three quick wickets and some excellent swing bowling by the Kiwis put them in trouble, soon followed by a few more ill-advised shots by England's all-too-often frazzled batters.

    But Rory Burns' composed 81 up top and Dan Lawrence's eye-catching unbeaten 67, together with admirable support from Olly Stone and Mark Wood (16 not out) will see them resume on 258-7 today.

    How long can England's tail stick around to support Lawrence, playing perhaps the most crucial knock of his young Test career to date?

  19. Solid opening partnership? A very welcome rarity.

    Middle-order collapse? An all too familiar sight.

    Lower-order fightback? England have a chance.