Summary

  • Close - NZ 236-4: Mitchell 97*, Blundell 90*, Potts 2-50

  • Mitchell and Blundell put on unbeaten 180 stand

  • Eng 141: Crawley 43; Southee 4-55

  • Listen to Test Match Special commentary by clicking audio icon

  • New Zealand all out for 132 in first innings

  • Day two of first Test

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews, Matthew Henry and Tom Mallows

  1. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That is a beautiful shot. That's gone as straight as straight can be. It's just missed the stumps on the non-strikers end.

  2. NZ 44-3

    Lovely shot from Devon Conway. Straight as an arrow past Stuart Broad for four.

    New Zealand on their way in the afternoon session.

  3. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Yesterday at this time New Zealand were 39-6. Today they're 38-3.

    They came out yesterday with a very aggressive attitude. I don't think it will be the same just yet, with Conway and Mitchell still in.

  4. The players are back in the middle. What drama will we witness this afternoon?

  5. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    I have been really impressed with Matty Potts. He bowls with a wobble seam but he's shown control and he's still got the ball to swing away and he bowls a lovely length.

  6. The way England have batted over the last couple of years I think three figures and above will be a tough ask.

    It only really needs one New Zealand player to dig in and get a score to take the game away from them.

  7. Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    There is just the odd ball that does something out of nowhere. There is a wicket there but there needs to be some runs scored to set England a target of around 150 at least.

  8. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Whatever you're doing this afternoon, keep the radio not far away because it is an absorbing game.

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  10. Potts was at it again in his next over as the thinnest of edges accounted for Tom Latham to leave New Zealand wobbling on 35-3.

  11. What's better than getting Kane Williamson out once on your debut? Getting him out twice of course.

    Matthew Potts was at it again to remove the New Zealand skipper for 15.

  12. The evergreen James Anderson (sorry) struck early with the fresh cherry once more. Opener Will Young feathering the ball through to Ben Foakes after scoring just one.

  13. Then came Matt Parkinson, 24 hours after his aborted barbecue, and together with his Lancashire team-mate James Anderson scrambled England into a slender lead of nine before being caught at slip off the bowling of Trent Boult.

  14. Ben Foakes did not last long either, gently edging a wide one through to first slip for seven.

  15. Stuart Broad started with attacking intent but it was very brief - Tim Southee blasting his leg stump out of the ground with England still trailing by seven.

  16. Thanks Matthew - I can confirm you are not the first and will not be the last to refer to me by that moniker (I've also been called worse so I'll take it).

    Anyway, back to the cricket and you can't say it wasn't eventful - but I'm just not sure how long this Test match will last.

    Time for a quick recap of what we have seen so far on day two...

  17. Will I get another go on this Test? Who knows. Here's Tom 'Marsh' Mallows.

  18. Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    There are two key wickets left for England: Devon Conway, with his class, and Colin de Grandhomme, he could take the game away from England quickly, but he'll definitely give them a chance.

    A 60 or 70 could win the game for New Zealand.

  19. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It was vastly entertaining again and the game is absolutely in the balance.

    New Zealand have lost their three more resilient batsman but there are more people who can bat to come but the people who you think might play a long innings are gone.

  20. Lunch - NZ 38-3

    Lead by 29

    Daryl Mitchell survives the final ball.

    A session of both brilliant and poor cricket comes to an end.