Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, No run.
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.
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.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Back of a length and well outside off, Emilio Gay makes an easy leave.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, A bit fuller and on off, keeps a bit low, Emilio Gay tries to fend it away but hits it with the cue-end of the bat as the ball rolls to third slip. He too, has a look at the bottom of his bat, just like Duckett in the first over.
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Edged but short! Nathan Smith begins with a good-length delivery, just around off, holds its line. Emilio Gay plays with an angled bat with soft hands. It catches the outside edge but goes on the bounce to second slip.
Tidy start from Kyle Jamieson. Nathan Smith to share the attack.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Beaten again by a whisker! A yard or so fuller than the previous ball, in the channel of off, straightening up a bit with some bounce. Duckett is forced to play with the angle, tries to block it out, but the ball threads past the outside edge by a hair's breadth.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Beauty! Jamieson bashes the length hard, pitches in front of the off pole and then deviates away from Ben who gets squared up on his defensive shot.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Fuller and closer to the off pole, lands and then nips away. Duckett is not interested to go fishing at that.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, Hard length, outside off, Ben Duckett mistimes the back foot punch. Plays off the toe end to short cover, and Duckett immediately turns his bat over to inspect it. That was a really bad sound off the willow.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, The stumps are attacked, on a fractionally fuller length. Ben Duckett blocks it out from the crease.
Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, From around the stump, Kyle serves a full ball that curves into the batter, on middle and leg. Ben Duckett drops his bat down and drills it to mid on.