No more runs off Matt Henry's over.

A shorter ball rises on Brook and hits the splice of his bat. He considers trying a single but thinks better of it.

The young Yorkshire batter has not been entirely comfortable facing Henry since the lunch interval.

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That's the century partnership!

Brook crashes two through the covers and that's a fantastic recovery from what was an extremely precarious situation for England.

Oooh, big waft from Brook off the final ball of the over.

A touch of movement from Mitchell and Brook inside-edges between pad and wicket - it runs away for two, but New Zealand won't mind that.

Daryl Mitchell's on to replace Tim Southee and Root loosens the pressure valve a little, working his first ball square for two.

Michael Bracewell's magic hands cut off a drive through the covers - the very tips of his fingers are enough to kill the momentum of the ball as he dives at full strength.

Three maidens out of four for New Zealand as Matt Henry becalms Harry Brook.

Tom Blundell snaffles down the leg-side - Brook declines the chance to put a bat on it.

Still no dice for Root off the bowling of Tim Southee as the former England skipper endures a second maiden over.

A sharp drive picks out Michael Bracewell in the covers, while an attempted cut through the slips is also blocked off.

He's taking up guard about a foot outside his crease - walk any further and he'll end up in the Cook Strait.

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Brook finds the gap where Root did not, picking the length from Matt Henry and driving past mid-off to the ropes.

Good reply from Henry, drawing a play and miss from the young Yorkshireman. He wasn't getting anywhere near that.

One way of stopping Harry Brook in this kind of form is simply to keep him down the other end.

Joe Root plays out a Tim Southee maiden. Lovely high elbow as he drives the final ball of the over to mid-off, but no luck on this occasion.

Well, Danny, I bought a multi-pack of miniature crisp-equivalents just before the start of play and I've already finished all six.

Brook's influence is everywhere.

Brook and Root need to get warm in these cool Wellington conditions. What better way then to hurry through consecutive singles, dropping the ball into the short covers.

A watchful start from the England pair. Harry Brook opens the face of his bat and plays the New Zealand captain out into a gap in the covers for two.

"Just Can't Get Enough" plays out from a PA system which hasn't made it past 2010 all day.

Matt Henry at the other end.

Right then. New Zealand are out on the field and Joe Root and Harry Brook are heading out to join them.

It's looking decidedly gusty at the Basin Reserve now, which could prove challenging for the home bowlers.

Tim Southee is at the top of his mark, let's go.

I hope you've all been working on your Women's T20 World Cup team of the tournament.

My colleague Marc has been putting his together - he reckons it might be a bit bowler-heavy, but when you've got a batting line-up like that then when is your tail ever going to reach the crease?

England will be facing off against South Africa in the second semi-final on Friday (13:00 GMT), hoping to join champions Australia in the final. We'll be covering that match live, so stay up with us through the night, catch a few Zzzs then we'll meet again for that massive tie.

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Steven Finn
Former England bowler on BT Sport

The freedom that Harry Brook is playing with has been incredible. The confidence that he's got, even when he's mishitting them, they're going over fielders' heads or they're missing them.

He's always proactive and trying to take the scoreboard forward. That will take the pressure off Joe Root.

But I think the old, wily head of Root will also be thinking that later on there will be some tired boys in the bowling attack that you can take advantage of.

Speaking of midnight feasts, if anyone has constructed a living room fort to watch this match, please get in touch.