Summary

  • England slip to 76-7 & 121-9

  • Wood & Stone avoid innings defeat

  • Henry & Wagner three wickets each

  • NZ 388 - first-innings lead by 85

  • Taylor 80, Broad 4-48

  • 16 wickets fall in day

  • Second Test, Edgbaston, day three

  • Two-Test series level at 0-0

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Jack Skelton

  1. The beachball has been unleashed. If it goes on the outfield, the stewards will confiscate it.

    High stakes for a well-oiled crowd.

    They manage to keep it in the stands for now.

    A game within a game.

  2. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    There is the biggest inflatable ball I've ever seen in the Hollies Stand. They're trying hard to keep it in the stand - it could end up on the pitch.

  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Joe Root has been very active today, maybe the most I've seen during his time as captain.

  4. NZ 375-9

    Lead by 72

    Back-to-back boundaries!

    This one is a little streakier - Ajaz Patel steers past the diving lone slip Zak Crawley away for four.

    Was he trying to leave? He'll tell his team-mates he was playing that like Root or Kohli.

    And now Patel swipes to deep mid-wicket for two more. That's 14 runs from Mark Wood's over. Far from ideal.

  5. NZ 369-9

    Ajaz Patel isn't going to die wondering. A couple of twos followed by a crack through mid-wicket for four. Very useful runs.

  6. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    How significant is James Bracey's lunchtime change of hat? Since then, it's been all England.

  7. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Stuart Broad has been excellent. He's been the pick by a good distance.

  8. NZ 361-9

    Number 11 Trent Boult sees off two deliveries from Stuart Broad.

  9. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Tom Blundell will now be thinking 'why I didn't play a few more shots?'

    At one point today it looked like the lead would be over 100 so England have bounced back nicely. It is still a nice, decent lead and New Zealand are on top. But England will be delighted.

  10. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    This lead isn't as many as New Zealand would have hoped for at lunch.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Blundell c Root b Broad 34 (NZ 361-9)

    And Stuart Broad makes the breakthrough!

    A tempter outside off, Tom Blundell goes for a hearty drive and nicks off to Joe Root at first slip.

    The England skipper gives an extra fist bump, remembering that dropped chance from earlier.

    New Zealand lead by 58 and have just one wicket left.

  12. Stuart Broad is back into the attack after drinks...

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    It has been a really interesting day. So much could happen over the next 50 overs too.

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

    The partnership isn't really hurting England at the moment, but they'll want to get back into the shed and put their feet up, get batting and knock this lead off.

    England will want to perhaps get 360 themselves and give New Zealand an awkward day to bat.

  15. Drinks break

    England have a drinks break to regroup and go again.

  16. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    This partnership is becoming pretty annoying for England now.

  17. NZ 361-8

    Lead by 58

    A low full toss from Mark Wood and Ajaz Patel backs away to guide it through vacant third man.

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

    The Test match is just treading water a little bit.

  19. NZ 356-8

    Ajaz Patel plays out a maiden over from James Anderson.

    Game at a bit of a standstill at the moment.

    New Zealand caught in two minds whether to grind England down or go for some quick runs?

  20. Some fancy dress and not so fancy dress.

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