Blair Tickner to Jofra Archer, CHANCE! That would have been a spectacular grab! Full and honing in on the off stump. Archer gets behind the line, looking to turn it away on the leg side with a closed bat face. Gets a leading edge that goes flat and to the right of backward point. Devon Conway flings himself towards the ball and sticks out his right hand but the ball does not stick in his grasp. It clips his hand and rolls behind for a single.
Blair Tickner to Jamie Overton, Keeps it full again, outside off, Overton pushes at the ball in front of his body. Gets an outside edge that goes down to deep third. Rachin Ravindra sprints and tumbles to his left to keep the batters down to a single.
Blair Tickner to Jamie Overton, Angled in at the sticks, full in length. Jamie Overton does not move his feet much but brings his bat out in front of the pads. Flicks it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Blair Tickner to Jamie Overton, Pace taken off and it is fuller, outside off, guided to backward point.
Blair Tickner to Jamie Overton, FOUR! Nicely done! On a back of a length, outside off. Overton lets the ball come to him and gets on top of the bounce. Glides it between backward point and deep third for a boundary.
Blair Tickner to Jofra Archer, Full and on middle. Jofra Archer gets his bat down and squeezes it out to the right of mid on for a single.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, Full and drifting onto the pads, Overton wrists it in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, Nice and full, at the sticks, Jamie Overton defends it with a straight bat.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, Spears in a full ball, on off, Jamie Overton reaches out for the drive but gets an inside edge that goes to short fine leg.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, Santner spots Overton charging down the track and he adjusts by dragging the length back and keeping it a bit wide. Jamie manages to cover the line and push it to cover.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, A bit quicker, full and around off, Jamie Overton taps it to cover.
Mitchell Santner to Jofra Archer, Tosses it up, full and on off, Archer presses forward and drives it towards cover, where Nathan Smith tumbles to his right but the ball gets past him and that allows a single.
Blair Tickner to Jamie Overton, This cuts back a bit off the deck, on a back of a length, over off. Jamie Overton sets up to punch it away on the off side but is cramped for room due to the movement off the deck. Ends up chopping it down on the deck. End of a successful over for Tickner and New Zealand.
Blair Tickner to Jamie Overton, Around off, on a back of a length, Jamie Overton waits back to block it out.
Blair Tickner to Jofra Archer, On middle and leg, on a length, helped down to deep fine leg for a single to get off the mark.
Jofra Archer is the new batter in.
Blair Tickner to Brydon Carse, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Blair Tickner breaks through for New Zealand! Tickner lands it on a good length, on the off pole. Brydon Carse gets his hands out in front and gets low for a swipe across the line. Skies it up off a top edge that goes straight up towards extra cover. Daryl Mitchell backpedals and settles under it. Takes a safe catch while tumbling backwards. Carse falls for an entertaining 36 (30). England are 160/8.
Blair Tickner to Brydon Carse, Big swing and a miss! Pace on, on a good length, outside off. Brydon Carse gets the front leg out of the way and swings for the hills but fails to connect.
Blair Tickner to Jamie Overton, Blair Tickner returns to the attack and he starts with an off-pace delivery, on a length, on off. Overton walks across and whips it wide of mid on for a single.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, This is looped up and slowed down, around off. Brydon Carse waits on the back foot and taps it to cover.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, Speared in by Santner, short in length, punched through covers for another single.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, Pushed through, outside off, Carse slaps it through cover-point for one more.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, Keeps it short again, on off, Jamie cuts it past cover and crosses over.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, FOUR! Slashed away! Fractionally wide, on the shorter side, Jamie Overton stays back and cuts it hard and wide of backward point for a boundary.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Overton, Tossed up, full and on off, Overton pushes it to cover.
DRINKS! 26 runs have come off the last two overs, and the English innings has finally found a bit of momentum thanks to some clean ball-striking from Brydon Carse. The tourists will hope that Carse continues in this fashion. As for New Zealand, Mitchell Santner might turn to Jacob Duffy or Zakary Foulkes after the break to put an end to this budding stand. Given that this surface has had plenty in it for the seamers, the Kiwis will be keen to keep England under 200 here.
Nathan Smith to Brydon Carse, Good length outside off, Carse looks to go through the off side but fails to connect.
Nathan Smith to Brydon Carse, Wide! Sees the batter advancing and takes pace off but bowls it full and wide, a bit too wide outside off.
Nathan Smith to Brydon Carse, SIX! Wow, that is a monster hit from Brydon Carse and 150 comes up for England now. Just short of a length and over middle, right in the hitting arc and Carse swings it handsomely beyond the mid-wicket fence for another six.
Nathan Smith to Brydon Carse, SIX! The boundaries are flowing for Carse and England. Banged in short over middle and leg, Carse gets inside the line and pulls, gets more of a top edge but the ball sails over deep backward square leg for a single.
Nathan Smith to Brydon Carse, On a good length around off, just nibbling away, Carse looks to push at it but gets beaten past the outside edge.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, Banged in short around off, Jamie Overton pulls it hard and down through mid-wicket but just for a single.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, Hard length in the channel, kept out on the off side.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, Flighted ball, a bit full and wide outside off. Brydon Carse leaves it alone. England fighting back with this partnership.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, Nagging length, angled in from outside off, Carse covers the line and blocks it off.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, Quicker and flatter outside off, left alone by Carse.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, SIX! And again! Flattens it up and bowls it full outside off but Brydon Carse gets low and fetches the ball, swatting it over cow corner for another six.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, SIX! Similar delivery, but this time Brydon Carse takes it on and gets the desired result as well. Tossed up, full and outside off, too much air on it and Carse drags the slog wide of long on for a biggie.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, Floated up wide outside off, enticing the batter but Brydon Carse leaves it alone.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, Oh, does not carry again and Nathan Smith will count him unlucky. This is pitched up around off, a bit slower as well, Overton leans on to drive but is a bit early and ends up spooning the ball, which lands well short of mid off.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, Wide! A well-directed short ball around off and this one flies through. Given as a wide and replays show that the ball was comfortably over head height.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, FOUR! Smacked away! Length ball outside off, Jamie Overton hangs back and makes a bit of room before slashing it away through cover-point for a boundary.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, Edged but falls well short! Just full of a good length and around off, Overton gets halfway forward and pushes at it but nicks it down to first slip.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, Short of a good length and wide outside off, Overton backs away to cut but misses. Overton will feel he missed out there.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, Pitched up wide outside off, angling in, Overton takes a couple of steps ahead and drives it to mid off.
Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, On a hard length outside off, Overton prods halfway and eases it towards extra cover.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Oh, no, no! Tossed up, full on off, Brydon Carse drives it uppishly but straight towards long off, where Jacob Duffy has a slight slip and fumbles the ball onto the ropes.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, Nicely flighted, around middle, Carse plays it back to the bowler.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, Floated up again, fuller and straighter, this is eased away into the leg side.
Mitchell Santner to Brydon Carse, Floated up on a nagging length around off and this one turns as well. Brydon Carse gets an outside edge down to deep third and picks up a couple of runs.