Summary

  • Bairstow & Overton rally from 55-6

  • Bairstow 130* (126), Overton 89* (106)

  • Bairstow's second successive hundred

  • Dropped on 27 by Wagner

  • NZ 329: Mitchell 109, Leach 5-100

  • Day two, third Test, Headingley

  • England lead three-Test series 2-0

Live Reporting

Tom Mallows, Kal Sajad and Amy Lofthouse

  1. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is all becoming slightly alarming now.

  2. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    This is the highest score made by an England player on debut batting eight or lower.

  3. Eng 204-6

    Overton 74, Bairstow 88

    Four!

    Jamie Overton clears his front leg and thrashes Neil Wagner through the off side. What a knock this is.

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

    What a hit. He's seen that early and decided 'this is going for six'.

    He held his bat like a lightsaber after he hit it.

  5. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    What a shot. What a noise it made off the bat.

    This is thrilling, insane stuff.

  6. Eng 200-6

    And that's just as good from Jamie Overton, a glorious drive down the ground for four to bring up England's 200. Brilliant, thrilling batting.

  7. 6 runs

    Eng 196-6

    My WORD!

    Jamie Overton stands as tall as he can and absolutly hammers Neil Wagner about nine rows back in the West Stand, where a man in the crowd promptly drops it.

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

    It's Test cricket, but not as we know it.

  9. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It is quite ridiculous what we are watching here. England have faced 36 overs and are 190-6. It's been quite the day.

  10. Eng 190-6

    Bairstow 88, Overton 60

    Michael Bracewell has gone for a rather chastening 37 from his four overs.

  11. Eng 186-6

    It might just be the telly but it looks as though the clouds are closing in at Headingley.

    Not that it'll bother Jonny Bairstow, who simply gets on one knee and smacks Michael Bracewell over deep square for four.

  12. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Neil Wagner looks phlegmatic about it but I'm sure he's peeved.

  13. Eng 182-6

    Oh, now that's lucky...

    Jonny Bairstow swings at a short ball from Neil Wagner and toe-ends it just past Daryl Mitchell at slip and away for four.

  14. New Zealand are having a conflab during the drinks break.

    There's still a lot of overs left tonight - 25, to be exact. Neil Wagner will continue and finish off his over.

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

    These two have played beautifully. They have counter-attacked for sure but they have chosen when to do it. They have had to earn the right.

  16. Get Involved

    #bbccricket

    Charlie Thomas: This is not Test cricket. Surely not.

    Rachel T: England have a new hero every Test match! Goooo on Jamie.

  17. Drinks break

    England trail by 151 runs, but this has been a superb partnership between Bairstow and Overton.

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

    You can hear the crack of that shot in your earpiece!

    Fantastic knock. England were in all sorts of trouble when he came to the crease but it has been a wonderful innings.

    Well played.

  19. 50 runs

    50 for Overton

    Eng 178-6

    Jamie Overton!

    An absolutely stunning smack for four brings up a half-century on his Test debut!

    Oh, and it made such a beautiful sound off the bat to boot.

  20. dropped catch

    Close!

    Eng 174-6

    Oh!

    Jonny Bairstow comes perilously close to holing out! He tries to loft Neil Wagner down the ground but toe-ends it, and he's lucky that Kane Williamson is just that wee bit too small to grab hold of the ball as it flies over his head at mid-off.