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Just checking in for the first time today?
Here are the two wickets that England managed.
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
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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialNew Zealand have scored 97 runs in 25 overs. It's been New Zealand's session even if they have been pegged back a bit.
England have been scrappy.
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England only bowled 25.3 overs in that session...
You're meant to bowl 30. Deary me.
Lunchpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 12 June 2021
NZ 326-5; lead by 23
Who will be the happiest at lunch?
New Zealand dominated the first hour, scoring 97 runs in total in the session, but England have battled back in the second with those two wickets.
The tourists are strong favourites in the game if you ask me...
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85!?!
That's a shiver-down-the-spine sort of number.
How's stat?!published at 13:00 British Summer Time 12 June 2021
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statisticianDaryl Mitchell has played 16 first class innings since the start of the 2019-20 season and averages over 85 in that time.
NZ 321-5published at 101 overs
Lead by 18
Tidy enough from Joe Root, but there's no real sign of any spin there yet.
It does at least allow England and Mark Wood to get another over in.
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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialJoe Root is coming on to bowl - perhaps just to squeeze in an extra over before lunch?
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Joe Root is bringing himself on...
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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialDaryl Mitchell has started to do that Steve Smith thing where he plays a shot and then points his bat in the direction that the ball rolls.
NZ 320-5published at 100 overs
Lead by 17
Daryl Mitchell's feet have settled down a bit now. It's just his arms that can't stop moving now.
Another good hostile over from Mark Wood. He's getting better in each spell it feels like.
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This was the moment New Zealand went past England's first-innings total of 303.
The question is how far beyond it will they go?
NZ 319-5published at 99 overs
Lead by 16
Filthy from Olly Stone. It's short, and wide, and Tom Blundell crashes it to the fence.
Someone not involved in the game sends the ball back, so the umpire has had to get his wipes out and give it a good clean. I say good, it was a bit half-hearted in truth.
There are 10 minutes till lunch? Can England sneak another wicket?
NZ 314-5published at 98.2 overs
Daryl Mitchell has faced three balls so far.
He's come down the pitch to all three.
He's facing Mark Wood and Olly Stone. Brave.
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Dan Peniket: Why are the speakers at Edgbaston so angry?
Image source, Dan PeniketNZ 313-5published at 98 overs
Lead by 10
New Zealand do have a longer tail in this game. Neil Wagner, who batted at 11 in the last game, is carded to come in next at eight.
The Edgbaston crowd are sensing something here. The volume flicks up.
That was a good hostile over from Mark Wood.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondentWell taken James Bracey! This game is very much alive now.
WICKETpublished at 97.2 overs
Nicholls c Bracey b Wood 21 (NZ 312-5)
Wow! How often does that happen?
The ball after the concussion check Henry Nicholls has just strangled one down the legside, off his glove.
Credit where it is due, that is a good low catch by James Bracey. That should help his confidence.
New Zealand have lost two wickets for 20 runs now. Can England restrict them to less than 400?
NZ 312-4published at 97.1 overs
Oh! A little bit of extra venom from Mark Wood and he's hit Henry Nicholls, who was slightly too early on the pull, on the side of the helmet.
He seems absolutely fine, but we'll go through the concussion and helmet checks to be safe of course.
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Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialShot! Easy as you like that.