Summary

  • England close day two on 79-2, leading by 98

  • Duckett nicks Tickner to second slip for 25; Crawley caught behind for 28

  • Blundell hits sublime 138 as NZ dismissed for 306, trailing by 19

  • Conway makes fine 77; Robinson 4-54 and Anderson 3-36

  • Anderson & Broad have now taken 1,001 wickets in Tests played together - level with McGrath & Warne

  • Day three live text to start at 00:45 GMT

  1. Postpublished at 05:19 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

    Here's Tim Southee. New Zealand still trail by 90.

    Oh and David Warner has just got out in Delhi. England fans have had worse minutes.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 68.2 overs

    Kuggeleijn b Robinson 20 (NZ 235-8)

    Ollie Robinson breaks the partnership! He has become such a good bowler.

    Robinson goes fall and straight, the ball nipping back a touch and thudding into the top of middle stump.

    It's a perfect dismissal.

  3. NZ 235-7published at 68 overs

    Blundell 80, Kuggeleijn 20

    Will New Zealand risk a declaration just to get an hour at England after sunset? These balls do so little in daytime hours it would probably outweigh the 50 or so runs they might be giving up.

    Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett certainly wouldn't want to be batting.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 05:12 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

    #bbccricket

    ZS-NVB: This is actually good tactics from England. Deliberately bowling pies so we don't have to bat under the lights tonight.

  5. NZ 133-7published at 67 overs

    Trail by 92

    After a few overs of complaining, England have managed to get this pink ball changed. The fourth umpire emerges with a silver briefcase that resembles one that would house some sort of super weapon in a disaster movie.

    Stuart Broad wanders slightly wearily from the field at the end of the over.

  6. NZ 230-7published at 66 overs

    Blundell 77, Kuggeleijn 19

    One good thing for England is that, somehow, James Anderson has got this 66-over ball to move off the straight just the tiniest bit.

    I'm pretty sure he could seam a sponge.

  7. Not outpublished at 05:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

    Tom Blundell survives.

  8. Postpublished at 05:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

    It looks like the ball has missed bat and flicked the pad.

    England's players are already wandering back to their fielding positions.

  9. New Zealand reviewpublished at 65.1 overs

    Tom Blundell is given caught behind!

    But England's celebrations are halted immediately by the fact he reviews without hesitation.

  10. NZ 227-7published at 65 overs

    Trail by 98

    You've got to look far into the distance to find a cloud in this sky above this picture-perfect ground. Many in the crowd are now lazily stretched out on the grassy banks in evening sunshine.

    I'm not jealous at all.

    The deficit is now less than 100.

  11. Postpublished at 04:55 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Mount Maunganui

    The salt mine next to the Bay Oval.Image source, BBC Sport

    The salt mine next to the Bay Oval. Not quite in hitting distance, but not far from the back of the grass bank.

  12. NZ 225-7published at 64 overs

    Trail by 100

    Having seen Blundell follow that lbw shout with edging for four, James Anderson shapes to throw a ball back at the right-hander in his follow-through.

    He doesn't let go, however. Relations are far too friendly between these two teams for that.

    Half an hour or so remains in the session.

  13. Not outpublished at 04:50 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

    It's missing the stumps by a fair way.

    England lose their review and now only have one left.

  14. Postpublished at 04:50 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

    Well Blundell has not hit it...

  15. England reviewpublished at 04:50 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

    England are reviewing an lbw against Tom Blundell.

    It doesn't look perfect but the appeal was big from James Anderson.

    A bit too high? Going down leg?

  16. NZ 216-7published at 62 overs

    Blundell 64, Kuggelijn 18

    It kind of counts, Grace. Can anyone beat it? Have you been at a cricket ground aged younger than two weeks?

    Jimmy Anderson fails to break this partnership on his return to the attack.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 04:42 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2023

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    Apparently I was 2 weeks old, but it was only to watch my dad play. Does that count? Listening with my teething 6 month old, disappointed she's missed out on watching live cricket so far but she's watched an awful lot of it on the telly!!

    Grace, boring old non-exotic Devon

  18. NZ 215-7published at 61 overs

    Trail by 110

    The TV commetators are talking up the prospects of New Zealand having a bowl at England with the new ball under the lights later.

    Would England send in Stuart Broad as an opener if they did?

    I wouldn't put it past them.

  19. NZ 209-7published at 60 overs

    Trail by 116

    Overthrows!

    Whose fault was this? Not Ben Foakes' surely... Probably not. The throw wasn't great.

    Blundell adds four more to end the over. This is a dangerous little partnership now.

  20. NZ 201-7published at 59 overs

    Trail by 124

    Scott Kuggeleijn looks like he can bat. Stuart Broad has taken over the short-ball ploy but is smashed to the boundary.