Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Keeps it full, on middle, Emilio Gay blocks it to the mid on fielder.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Nice and full, on middle, Emilio Gay looks to block it but miscues it to the point fielder.
Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, Hard length, on top of off. Ben Duckett stays back and blocks it to the right of the bowler.
Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, Will O'Rourke goes full, on leg, Ben Duckett flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, Past the edge! Slightly shorter, outside off, shaping away. Ben Duckett has a lazy waft at it but gets beaten.
Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, on leg, Ben Duckett tries to flick it but gets a blow on his body.
Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, Angling in, on a length, on off. Ben Duckett looks to block it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls towards the fielder at point. Dot.
That must have hurt him. Duckett removes his gloves after being hit hard on the fingers of his left hand. He immediately whips his hand off and needs some medical attention. The physio is out in no time and is taking a closer look. It is the index finger that has taken the hit and Duckett is grimacing in pain. The magic spray, as usual, does the job and he is good to continue.
Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, Hits the coin right away, does Will O'Rourke. He starts with a shorter one, on top of off. This one rises up sharply and takes Ben by surprise. Duckett gets on his toes and looks to block it but the ball hits his left glove and rolls towards point. He looks in some pain here.
England lead by 51 runs. Now then, time for the first bowling change from New Zealand. Here's Will O'Rourke into the attack, replacing Kyle Jamieson.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Much fuller, just outside off, Emilio Gay looks to block it but edges it to the fielder at gully. A dot to end the over.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Full, on off, Emilio Gay blocks it to the right of the bowler.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, A tad fuller, just outside off, deviating sharply back in. Emilio Gay looks to block it, but plays over the line and wears it on his front pad. An appeal from Nathan Smith for LBW, but turned down. Perhaps the impact is outside off here. New Zealand do not take the review. And a right decision, as the Ball Tracking later shows that it is projected to miss the off pole by a fair bit.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Back of a length, on off, Emilio Gay gets on his toes and blocks it to short cover.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Too full, outside off, Ben Duckett taps it to the right of cover for a single.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Nice and full, on leg, Ben Duckett flicks it through square leg for a brace. England lead by 50 runs!
Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, A touch fuller, way outside off, Emilio Gay leaves it alone.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Sways it down leg, Ben Duckett looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls towards short fine leg. The batters collect a leg bye.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Beaten! Back of a length, shaping away, Ben Duckett tries to block it but gets beaten.
Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, Three runs! Hard length, on middle, Emilio Gay tucks it away through square leg. Rachin Ravindra has a long chase to do, which he does, and flicks the ball in just before the fence. The batters collect three runs.
Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, Much fuller, on off, Emilio Gay tries to block it but miscues it to the point fielder.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Good length, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett tries to flick it but gets a leading edge. The ball goes past the left of the diving gully fielder and rolls in the deep. The batters collect a single.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Edged, short! Full, angling in, on off. Emilio Gay blocks it with soft hands but gets a thick edge. The ball lands short and goes towards the fielder at second slip. A dot to end the over.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Good length, on middle, Ben Duckett flicks it off the inside half of his bat towards backward square leg for a single.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, On the stump, a tad fuller, Ben Duckett covers his line and blocks it watchfully.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Much fuller, on off, Ben Duckett eases it to the cover fielder.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Nathan Smith goes fuller, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett knocks it to the fielder at mid on.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Angling in, on a length, on off. Emilio Gay pushes it to cover and scampers across for a single.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, On a length and around leg, Ben Duckett clips it towards short mid-wicket.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Did that carry? Yes, it did! That will go down as a DROPPED chance. Kyle Jamieson goes fuller and on middle, angling in, holds up on the surface. Ben Duckett flicks it but fails to keep it down. It flies straight towards mid-wicket, where Rachin Ravindra gets low, but the ball hits his wrists and drops on the ground. He is not having a great Test match. He dropped Harry Brook in the first innings as well, then walked back for a golden duck and now this here.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Good-length delivery, on middle, Ben Duckett pats it down the pitch.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and on middle, shoots up off the surface, Ben Duckett gets a bit surprised by it. He takes off his bottom hand as the ball hits the sticker of the bat and drops on the pitch.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Fuller but angling down the leg side, Ben Duckett fails to glance it away. Tom Blundell, the keeper, dives to his right but fails to collect it cleanly.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Top shot! A half-volley and around off, there to be put away. Ben Duckett leans onto his drive and creams it through extra covers for his third boundary.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Hard length and on middle, angling into the body of the batter, Ben Duckett fails to flick it away as the ball goes off his pads to the leg side. The batters set off for the leg bye. Smith runs towards the ball and tries to flick it to the stumps, but misses. Gay was safe anyway.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Gets it away! Nathan Smith lands this on a good length and just around off. Ben Duckett flashes his blade hard at it, carving it over point for another boundary. An applause from the slip cordon as the Kiwis won't mind Ben playing this shot.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Goes back to the fuller length, on middle and off, Ben Duckett gets half-forward and knocks it towards mid off.
Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, Ben Duckett steps across and clips it towards mid-wicket.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Fuller in length and on off, gets it to nip back in sharply, Emilio Gay looks to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards cover-point. A single taken. There is a slight appeal for LBW, but turned down. That inside edge saves Gay here.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Play and a miss! Pitched-up delivery and around off, shapes away, Emilio Gay takes a big stride out to drive it away but once again gets beaten on the outside edge.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Well played! Fuller again, but Kyle Jamieson pushes the line closer to the stumps, keeps low again. Ben Duckett manages well to get his bat down to keep it out.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, FOUR! England are finally underway! Fuller in length and way outside off, offering width to the batter. Ben Duckett gets the chance to free his arms and slices it well over point for a boundary.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, On a length and on off, Ben Duckett opens the bat face and guides it towards point.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Lovely bowling! Kyle Jamieson lands this on nagging length, on off, threatens to angle in but straightens after hitting the deck. Ben Duckett gets squared up trying to play it, but is beaten on the outside edge.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Still no runs for England! Back of a length and well outside off, moves away but keeps low too. Ben Duckett looks to cut it away, but the ball goes under his bat to the keeper.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Good-length delivery, on middle, angles in, Ben Duckett defends it with a straight bat down the pitch.
Both the NZ bowlers start off with maidens. England are yet to get underway.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Beaten! Nathan Smith serves this fuller and around off, shaping it away. Emilio Gay gets tempted into the big booming drive but the ball zips past the outside edge. Maiden over!
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, On a length and on middle, angling in, Emilio Gay gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Lands this on a hard length and on the imaginary sixth stump line, gets it to shape away a bit, Emilio Gay offers no shot at it.