ENG vs NZ, 1st Test Day 2 Live: Emilio Gay and Jacob Bethell steady England's innings

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 94/1 (21.5 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, FOUR BYES! Matt Henry is really struggling to find his rhythm!

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 90/1 (21.4 overs)

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Short of a length and around off, Jacob Bethell opens the face of his bat and guides it through point for a single.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 89/1 (21.3 overs)

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Back of a length and on off, angles in, Jacob Bethell stays back and blocks it out solidly.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 89/1 (21.2 overs)

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Good length and on off, nips back in, Jacob Bethell steps across to play at it but gets an inside edge past mid-wicket for a couple of runs. England lead by 116 runs now!

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 87/1 (21.1 overs)

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Fuller in length and on middle, Jacob Bethell takes a couple of steps out and knocks it down the pitch.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 87/1 (20.6 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Another bumper, on middle and leg this time, Emilio Gay ducks underneath again.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 87/1 (20.5 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Full again and outside off, shaping away, Emilio Gay shoulder arms to it.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 87/1 (20.4 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Slightly fuller in length and around off, keeps low, Emilio Gay adjusts well and fends it towards cover.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 87/1 (20.3 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Back of a length and on middle and off, Emilio Gay rides the bounce and pats it down in front of point.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 87/1 (20.2 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, A bouncer at 141 kph, on middle, Emilio Gay ducks under it well.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 87/1 (20.1 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Bangs this into the pitch, just around off, gets some steep bounce. Emilio Gay plays inside the line of it as the ball goes through to the keeper.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 87/1 (19.6 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, On a length and on off, Emilio Gay opens the bat face and guides it towards point for one.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 86/1 (19.5 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Short of a length and around off, Emilio Gay lets it go to the keeper.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 86/1 (19.4 overs)

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Hard length and around off, nips back in, Jacob Bethell looks to play at it but gets an inside edge through backward square leg for a run.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 85/1 (19.3 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Touch fuller and on the pads, Emilio Gay clips it to deep fine leg for a single.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (19.2 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Beauty! Matt Henry lands this in that in-between length, on off, gets it to straighten a bit. Emilio Gay is neither forward nor backward and just pushes at it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (19.1 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Good length and just around off, Emilio Gay gets forward only to leave it alone.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (18.6 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, DROPPED! What is happening to New Zealand's fielding? They are known to take screamers but are dropping sitters in this Test. Will O'Rourke goes fuller and on off, Jacob Bethell does not get his weight behind the shot and tries to drive it away. Gets a thick outside edge that flies towards backward point, where Devon Conway leaps up a bit to grab it with both hands above his head but spills it out as the ball bursts through. That's his second drop of this Test, having also put down Brook's catch earlier in the first innings.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (18.5 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Dug into the surface, just on off, takes off a bit, Jacob Bethell manages to sway from it this time.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (18.4 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Beaten! Hard-length delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, holds its line, Jacob Bethell has a tentative poke at it, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (18.3 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, On a length and on off, Jacob Bethell covers the line of the ball and blocks it out.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (18.2 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Back of a length and in the channel outside off, moving away, Jacob Bethell leaves it alone.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (18.1 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Ouch! Will O'Rourke bangs this into the pitch, on middle, angles sharply into the body of the batter. Jacob Bethell tries to sway away, or perhaps duck, but the ball follows and keeps coming at him. It hits his left shoulder and pops up in the air towards short square leg, where Rachin Ravindra dives forward to grab it.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (17.6 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, A bit fuller and around off, does not bounce at all, Emilio Gay looks to push it away but misses as the ball rolls to the keeper.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (17.5 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Short of a length and well outside off, Emilio Gay once again is not interested in playing at that.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (17.4 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Very full and on middle, angling in, Emilio Gay drills it towards mid on.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (17.3 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Lands this on a hard length and around off, holds its line, Emilio Gay makes an easy leave.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 84/1 (17.2 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Pitched up and around off, Emilio Gay strides out and drills it wide of deep point. Devon Conway runs to his left and dives to make the stop. Two taken.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 82/1 (17.1 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, FOUR LEG BYES! The runs keep flowing! Fuller delivery, on middle, shaping a long way down the leg side. Emilio Gay looks to flick it away but misses as the ball clips his pads and flies past the keeper's dive to his right for a boundary.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 78/1 (16.6 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, On a length and around leg, Emilio Gay nudges it off his hips towards deep fine leg for a single.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 77/1 (16.5 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Hard length and on middle, Emilio Gay rides the bounce well and keeps it out towards point.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 77/1 (16.4 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Pulls his length back and keeps the line outside off, Emilio Gay offers no shot at it.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 77/1 (16.3 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, FOUR! Fine shot! Much fuller and around off, Emilio Gay plays it right under his eyes and with a bit of a flourish, carasses it through cover-pont for a boundary. 

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 73/1 (16.2 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Back of a length and well outside off, holds its line, Emilio Gay lets it go to the keeper.

A pretty eventful first over after the break. Henry looked a long way away from being on song before Lunch, and it was a kind of surprising move to bring him on right away, but he looked in a far better rhythm this time around. Now then, Will O'Rourke (4-1-18-1) to bowl from the other end.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 73/1 (16.1 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Short of a length and around off, shoots up off the surface, Emilio Gay leaves it alone.

Review time. Tom Latham has challenged the on-field decision for LBW not given, with just a few seconds left on the timer. UltraEdge shows a clear gap between bat and ball. Ball Tracking shows the ball is clipping the top of the middle and leg poles. on umpire's call, though.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 73/1 (15.6 overs)

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Another shout for LBW, not given! This time, Tom Latham goes for the review with the previous ball in mind. Matt Henry serves this a bit fuller and on off, gets it to nip back in sharply again. Jacob Bethell gets across to play but misses and gets hit on the pads. Ball Tracking comes up and shows two reds and wickets on the umpire's call. Bethell survives.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 73/1 (15.5 overs)

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, On a length and on middle, Jacob Bethell is solid in his defense again.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 73/1 (15.4 overs)

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, Good length and on off, Jacob Bethell gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 73/1 (15.3 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Overpitched and around off, Emilio Gay jams it out towards cover-point for a single. England lead by 100 runs now!

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 72/1 (15.2 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Appeal for LBW, but turned down! This is on a good length and on off, nips back in sharply, Emilio Gay steps across to block but plays down the wrong line, getting hit on the front pad. Tom Latham has a chat with his bowler but does not take the review. The question was whether it hit Gay outside the line, or maybe the ball went over the stumps. Oh, dear! Ball Tracking after the ball, shows three reds and the Kiwis let go of a big opportunity.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 72/1 (15.1 overs)

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, A tempter from Matt Henry! He serves this fuller and around off, inviting the batter to drive, but Emilio Gay shoulder arms to it.

Welcome back for the post-Lunch session. The players have punctually made their way out as the sun peeks through nicely now. Although it is fairly overcast in the background. Jacob Bethell and Emilio Gay walk to the crease to resume their partnership with England effectively on 99/1. Matt Henry (2-0-18-0) will get us underway in this afternoon session. Emilio to face. Here we go...

... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...

What a way to make a comeback - Both Kyle Jamieson and Ollie Robinson had been away from Test cricket for a couple of years, and both announced their return in the most emphatic fashion possible, each picking up five-wicket hauls in the first innings at Lord's. Jamieson also contributed some handy runs with the bat this morning as well, part of a late lower-order resurgence that saw New Zealand add 48 for their last four wickets after being reduced to 65/6. So it's been so far, so good for England, but this game is a long way from safe. Runs have not come easily in the overcast conditions, and the surface continues to offer the seamers more than enough to keep the batters honest. With England's lead reading 99 runs, it sets up for a gripping post-Lunch session. Play is expected to resume at 12.55 pm GMT. Stay tuned.

Graft over glory at Lord's - With a 27-run lead at their disposal, England started off watchfully against the new ball spells from Nathan Smith and Jamieson. Ben Duckett just started to look dangerous, though he was not fluent to start with, but was finding his touch. However, a judgmental error in picking the length cost him his wicket. It has not been easy out there to bat by any means, and through baptism by fire for Gay on debut, he has come through it well so far. Perhaps it's the sort of match when any runs you score count double. If you get 40 here, it's the equivalent of getting 80 on a truer surface.

England's spot-on execution with the ball - New Zealand hoped for Glenn Phillips to shrink the 79-run deficit, but Josh Tongue started the day off by removing both overnight batters. Kyle Jamieson did show some intent with the bat, and actually, he was the lead scorer for the tourists, with a cameo of 38, but his resistance was short-lived, and his dismissal saw New Zealand getting bundled up on 113, with still a fair bit of deficit left. Robinson and Tongue tore apart the Kiwi lower order with the former completing a spectacular five-for.

Lunch, Day 2 -  England have had the better of the session in all senses. They bundled New Zealand out in the first half, and then extended the lead to 99 runs with just one wicket down. They did lose Duckett, but have added a handy flurry of runs, and Emilio Gay has looked very promising so far. The pitch seemed to have eased out as the session wore on, and England were also handed a lifeline when Ravindra grassed one in the infield. Overall, a promising morning for England on the Ruth Strauss Day.

England vs New Zealand Live Score : 72/1 (14.6 overs)

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Absolute ripper to end the session! Will O'Rourke lands this short of a length and on middle, gets some extra bounce and away movement as well. Jacob Bethell is taken aback as he tries to keep it out, but the ball brushes his thumb before hitting his chest on the left side. That probably saves the ball from carrying to the slip cordon and Bethell survives. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 2!