New Zealand vs England Live Score, 1st Test: Day 3

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Henry bowls it full at 134.9 kph, on middle and leg, Jacob Bethell brings the bat straight down and hits it straight. Henry does extremely well as he tries to stop the ball on the follow-through. Gets his left hand in the way and parries it to mid off.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Nice and full, outside off, left alone.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Peach! Another one that goes past the outside edge! Length-delivery on the middle, nibbling away from the surface. Jacob Bethell hangs his bat away from the body to punch it to the off side but the ball beats his outside edge.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Good shot but straight to the fielder! Still in search for his first Test run is Bethell! Bowls it full and on off, Jacob Bethell strides across on the front foot and drives it crisply towards cover.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Pitched fractionally fuller, nipping sharply away from off, Jacob Bethell makes a watchful leave. 

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, Attacks the off-stump line, on a good length, Ben Duckett plays with an angled bat and slashes it through cover-point for a single.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Length ball around off. Duckett taps it with soft hands in front of point and collects a single. Good running!

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Beaten! Pitched further up by Southee, outside off on a fuller length, nipping away. Ben Duckett, from the adrenaline of the previous shot, tries to replicate the same on this one. Goes through the shot from the crease but it deviates away and beats the outside edge.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Fantastic shot! Across off on a fuller length, Ben Duckett takes a half-stride ahead and drives it through the cover region for a cracking boundary. That is hit right from the middle of the bat. and will give him more confidence. 

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Southee targets Duckett's pads, swinging into the batter from middle on a fuller length, Ben Duckett clips it off the inside half of the bat to mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Length ball on the leg stump, angling across. Duckett defends it to mid off.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Length ball outside off, shaping back in a touch. Duckett leaves it alone to the keeper.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Beaten! Lovely piece of bowling this! An appeal for caught behind, not from Henry but from the keeper and a couple of slip fielders. Tom Latham chats for a bit to the keeper but does not go upstairs. Henry hurls it into the corridor of uncertainty, full and deviating a tab bit away from outside off, Jacob Bethell weighs on his front foot across to drive through the off side but plays inside and gets beaten on the outside edge. UltraEdge later shows that there is a clear gap between the bat and the ball.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Outside off, full and nipping away, Jacob Bethell strides across and leaves.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Back of a length on the stumps. Bethell stands tall and fends it to point.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Henry now draws the left-hander on the front foot. Full and nibbling off the surface from off, Bethell prods forward to defend but plays inside the line as it deviates away to beat past the outside edge.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Just outside off, kisses the surface and rises off from a good length, Jacob Bethell hangs his bat in the air to make the leave.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Pitched fuller in length, on off, Jacob Bethell prods ahead and drives it with an open bat face to mid off.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Too full, on off, jammed out to mid off by Duckett.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Full and zipping through the deck, outside off, Duckett shoulders arms at it.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Slanting across off on a length, Ben Duckett offers no shot at it.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Fuller length outside off. Duckett drives it straight to mid off.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Fuller length outside off, swinging in. Duckett prods ahead to drive but gets it from the inside half of his bat and the ball roll back to the bowler.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Fuller length on the off stump. Duckett looks to defend from the crease but it leaves him off the pitch and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Fuller length around middle and off, nips back into the left-hander a touch. Bethell looks to defend from the crease and gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Jacob Bethell, the debutant is in at number 3.

Matt Henry to Zak Crawley, OUT! LBW! A huge appeal for LBW from New Zealand in unison and up goes the finger! Crawley walks towards Duckett and after a discussion, he walks back to the pavilion without reviewing it. Something was brewing up as Crawley just couldn't find the connection off the bat. Matt Henry strikes early and gets that breakthrough for his side. Matt Henry charges in from over the wickets and bowls with a wobbled seam position. Lands it full and angles into the batter off the deck as it jags back in a touch. Zak Crawley is trapped in front in search of room and plays over the wrong line and the ball zips past the inside edge to rap him on the front pad. Ball Tracking comes up later and shows that it could have been the umpire's call as the ball clipped the leg stump. England lose their first wicket and are 9/1, trailing by 339.

Matt Henry to Zak Crawley, Hits the deck hard does Henry, on middle, Zak Crawley punches it off the toe-end to mid off. Henry tumbles over on the follow-through as he loses his balance.

Matt Henry to Zak Crawley, Back of a length, on off, Zak Crawley opens his bat on the back foot and fends it on the bounce towards gully.

Matt Henry to Zak Crawley, Fractionally fuller and outside off, Zak Crawley leaves it alone.

Matt Henry to Zak Crawley, Back of a length, on the top of off, Zak Crawley rises with the bounce and taps it with soft hands toward cover.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Hard length, tailing back into the left-hander, Ben Duckett nudges it towards wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Edged but doesn't carry! Southee bowls it on a nagging length, shaping away from the left-hander, on off, Ben Duckett hops on the back foot, and opens his body to block it out. Plays with soft hands and gets a thick outside edge that falls just short of the second slip fielder.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, This one goes straight on, good length, with an extra bounce on the body, Ben Duckett negotiates it well and blocks it in front.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Much fuller in length now, on middle and shaping in, Ben Duckett brings his bat ahead of the pads and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, Length ball slanting across the left-hander. Duckett looks to play at it away from the body but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Tim Southee to Ben Duckett, A gentle inswinger from Southee, onto the pads, Ben Duckett weighs on the back foot and tucks it along the ground for a couple of runs at deep backward square leg.

Matt Henry to Zak Crawley, Length ball, just outside off, Zak Crawley leaves it alone.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, Angles into the batter on a good length does Henry, Ben Duckett tilts ahead and nurdles it away with soft hands to deep backward square leg for a single.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, Fuller length on the stumps, deviating away from the left-hander. Duckett is rooted in his crease and looks to defend on the front foot but gets beaten on the outside edge again.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, Much better from Henry! This is on a good length, nipping away from the off-stump line. Ben Duckett gets squared up and hangs his bat away from the body with no footwork. Plays inside the line as the ball flirts past the outside edge.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, FOUR! England and Ben Duckett are underway! Lovely piece of timing from the southpaw! Henry goes searching for that swing but serves a juicy half-volley on off, Ben Duckett gets on top of the ball and drills it down the ground for a cracking boundary.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, Henry bowls an effort ball first up and falls over after delivering the ball. A yorker on off, Ben Duckett just about manages to jam it back to the bowler.

Matt Henry to operate from the other end.

Tim Southee to Zak Crawley, Peach! What a lovely start from Southee! Good length and with a shape away from the batter, on off, Zak Crawley is drawn forward to block but it leaves the batter and zips past the outside edge.

Tim Southee to Zak Crawley, Swing and a miss! Crawley still hasn't got anywhere near the ball. Swinging away from outside off, full in length, Zak Crawley slashes at it with an angled bat but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Tim Southee to Zak Crawley, Length ball on the pads. Crawley misses to flick and wears on the thigh pad.

Tim Southee to Zak Crawley, Pitching outside off, on a fullish length, Zak Crawley sees the ball shaping away and shoulders arms at it.

Tim Southee to Zak Crawley, That is a beauty! Southee brings the line closer to the off-stump and lands it fractionally fuller in length. It pitches and leaves the batter cutting Crawley into half as Zak goes for a push at it to the off side. The ball beats his outside edge.

Tim Southee to Zak Crawley, Right on the money! Southee charges in and hurls it at a gentle pace, extracts some outswing, full and outside off, shaping further away. Zak shoulders arms.