Summary

  • Broad bowls Conway for two, Williamson for a duck, Latham for 15 & Blundell for one

  • Nicholls nicks Robinson behind

  • Broad & Anderson now have record for most wickets in Tests played together, surpassing McGrath & Warne

  • England bowled out for 374, setting NZ 394 to win

  • Root, Brook & Foakes all hit fifties; Tickner & Bracewell three wickets each

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

  1. Eng 336-8published at 62 overs

    Lead by 355

    OK, I think Bazball might just have jumped the shark. Jack Leach has just tried a switch hit!

    The ball dribbles into the covers but still.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 04:57 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

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    Re Jambarrell 4:42; that's only 5 an over. Far too slow for Bazball!

    Ollie, Balcombe

  3. Eng 335-8published at 61 overs

    Lead by 354

    Jack Leach is in at number 10 and defends the last ball of the Tickner over.

    Foakes will be disappointed to have gone just after reaching his half-century, he'd batted very well.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 60.5 overs

    Foakes c Blundell b Tickner 51 (Eng 335-8)

    It's fifty and out for Ben Foakes.

    Blair Tickner gets his line and length just right, Foakes pushes at it and just a hint of movement is enough to get a feather of an edge behind.

  5. 50 runs

    50 for Ben Foakespublished at 60.4 overs

    Eng 335-7

    Ben Foakes goes to his fourth Test half-century. He has batted really nicely.

    He gets there with a two as well, Robinson looked comfortable enough running it so that's good news for England.

  6. Eng 333-7published at 60.3 overs

    Lead by 352

    We've got another delay. Ollie Robinson seems to have a problem and the physio is out to assess him.

    The focus seems to be on his left knee. He may have tweaked it running two earlier in the over.

    Meanwhile, New Zealand have successfully lobbied to get the ball changed.

  7. Postpublished at 04:49 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Blair Tickner bowled a very good spell for New Zealand at the end of the first session today and he back into the attack with the hosts searching for a wicket.

  8. Eng 331-7published at 60 overs

    Lead by 350

    Robinson is batting nicely as well, adding another boundary with a very well-executed reverse sweep for four.

    A single to end the over takes England to another marker point in this innings; the lead is now 350.

  9. Eng 324-7published at 59 overs

    Lead by 343

    For all the talk of the crash, bang, wallop that Bazball brings, Ben Foakes has shown that there is still space for a more traditional approach in the new regime.

    He's doing a sterling job for his side again and is closing in on another half-century.

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 04:42 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

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    jambarrell: The final test of Bazball will be when we are 2-1 up in The Ashes needing only to draw the final match to win back the urn and Australia set us a target of 300 off 60 overs on the final day. Do we still go for it then?

  11. Eng 319-7published at 58 overs

    Lead by 338

    Another quiet over. We've got 40 minutes until the dinner break, the shadows are starting to lengthen at the Bay Oval but it is still bright enough.

    England will want to keep batting for a while yet.

  12. Eng 318-7published at 57 overs

    Foakes 40, Robinson 13

    Southee has quickly decided that there is little on offer if he holds a good line and length so bangs a couple in short.

    One pops a little and, after fending it off, Robinson smiles like a man who knows he might benefit from such things in the not-too-distance future.

  13. Eng 317-7published at 56 overs

    Lead by 336

    Bracewell sends down a long hop and Robinson whips it away with effortless timing.

    Just a flick of the wrists and the ball races to the boundary cushion.

  14. Eng 313-7published at 55 overs

    Lead by 332

    The Black Caps skipper, Tim Southee, is back on for his first bowl in a while.

    He's on the money, as you'd expect, and keeps England to just two singles.

  15. Not outpublished at 54 overs

    Eng 311-7

    Inside edge, confirmed by UltraEdge. Robinson survives as the on-field decision is upheld.

    New Zealand are down to their last review.

  16. New Zealand reviewpublished at 54 overs

    Eng 311-7

    Big appeal from New Zealand as Bracewell turns one in to hit Ollie Robinson's pad.

    Given not out but Southee reviews. Was there an inside edge? If not then Robinson is struggling.

  17. Eng 310-7published at 53.2 overs

    Lead by 329

    Last night, Ollie Robinson said he was ready to take over as and when Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad retire.

    After seeing him reverse sweep the first two balls of Bracewell's over, getting seven runs, I'm more convinced than ever that he can be the natural successor to the Burnley Lara.

  18. Postpublished at 04:22 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Chris Woakes
    England all-rounder on BT Sport

    Stokes started slowly by his own usual standards. I think England have one eye on bowling under the lights.

    Then he was obviously trying to accelerate again. It was a nice bit of bowling.

  19. Eng 303-7published at 53 overs

    Lead by 322

    Foakes is fine and pulls the first ball back after drinks - and the last in the uncompleted Kuggeleijn over - for four.

    England go past 300.

  20. drinks break

    Eng 299-7published at 52.5 overs

    Lead by 318

    After easing the ball wide of mid-on for four earlier in the over, Foakes is hit by a Kuggeleijn bouncer.

    The physio is going to come out to check him and, while that happens, everyone else will take drinks.