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

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, on middle, Jacob Bethell ducks under it.

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Another boundary! Hard length and just around off, Jacob Bethell plays with soft hands with an angled bat. It goes off the outer half wide of gully, beating the dive of Glenn Phillips and running to the deep thrid fence for four runs. England lead by 99 runs now.

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Nicely bowled! Will O'Rourke bowls this on a good length and on middle, angles in but then straightens, Jacob Bethell stays back to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Back of a length and around off, holds its line, Jacob Bethell watches it through and leaves it alone.

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Fuller delivery and around off, Jacob Bethell takes a good stride out and drives it with nice timing through covers. It runs down the slope quickly and beats the chase of the fielder to the fence.

Henry has looked off-rhythm in his two overs so far. The lead for England is now 91 runs​​. Probably the last over before Lunch, then. Will O'Rourke (3-1-10-1) to continue.

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, FOUR BYES! More runs! Fuller but angling down the leg side, Emilio Gay fails to glance it away and the keeper, Tom Blundell, perhaps being blinded by the batter, also fails to locate and stop the ball to his right as it races to the fine leg fence.

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, On a length and on middle, Emilio Gay blocks it out.

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Pitched up and on middle, Emilio Gay turns it to the leg side.

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Good fielding! Back of a length and around off, Emilio Gay steers it wide of gully, where Glenn Phillips dives to his right to make a fine stop.

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, EDGED AND FOUR! Matt Henry lands this on a hard length and just around off, gets it to shape away a bit.  Emilio Gay stands in his crease as the keeper is up to the stumps. He tries to play at it but gets a thick outside edge. It flies between first and second slips, where Tom Latham at the former position leaves it, and Daryl Mitchell is late to react as the ball runs behind to the fence.

It looks like Matt Henry is not happy with the shape of the ball. But it passes the gauge test done by the umpire, with Kane Williamson having a close look. Good to resume.

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, FOUR! Nice shot! Very full delivery and around off, not troubling the batter at all. Emilio Gay gets his front foot closer to the pitch of the ball and plays a glorious cover drive to pick up a boundary.

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Beaten! Good length and on the sixth stump line, straightens a bit, Jacob Bethell has a poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge again.

Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, A nasty one to get upfront! Short of a length and just around off, takes off sharply. Jacob Bethell plays inside the line of it as the ball goes well past the outside edge.

Just when the opening partnership was starting to frustrate the Kiwis, they have got a breakthrough just before Lunch. Jacob Bethell walks in at number 3.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, OUT! TAKEN! Will O'Rourke strikes the first blow. He goes much fuller and just around off. Ben Duckett sets himself up for the short ball and decides late to play at that ball. He just throws his hands at the ball with his feet going nowhere. The bat gets skewed in his hands as the ball flies off the face of the bat towards gully, where Glenn Phillips takes a sharp low catch to his front. England are 52/1, leading by 79 runs.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Put away! Short of a length and on middle, Ben Duckett rides the bounce and rolls his wrists to pull it away. He takes his eyes off but hits it well over short square leg as the ball races to the fence for a boundary. 50 up for England.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, Lands this on a good length and on off, Ben Duckett shows the full face of the bat and taps it to short cover.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Duckett, Fuller delivery and around off, Ben Duckett drives it square and firmly wide of deep point for a couple of runs.

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, Fullish again, on off, Emilio Gay eases it back to the bowler.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, Too full, on leg, Ben Duckett flicks it off the inside half of his bat towards square leg for a single.

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, A tad fuller, on leg, Emilio Gay taps it to mid on for a single.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, on off, and it seams back in prodigiously, cutting Duckett in half. Ben looks to cut it but gets beaten on the inside edge. Tom Blundell fails to collect it cleanly behind the stumps and the ball is parried away. The batters collect a bye.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, FOUR MORE! Back-to-back boundaries from Ben Duckett! A little too full, on middle, Ben Duckett latches onto it and thumps it past mid on for yet another boundary.

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Fine shot! A real loosener to start the spell. This is a slower one from Matt Henry, just outside off, Ben Duckett picks it well and drills it to the left of mid off for a cracking boundary.

Matt Henry is introduced into the attack. He stayed off the field due to lower back spasms in the first inning, and could only bowl 4 overs in his spell.

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, FOUR! Through the gap and it races away. Nice and full, outside off, Emilio Gay leans on and steers it in the gap through backward point and gully for a boundary.

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, A bouncer, on leg, Emilio Gay ducks underneath it.

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Emilio Gay turns it to the fielder at short leg.

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Angling in, on a length, on off. Emilio Gay blocks it to the right of mid off.

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Past the edge! Slower one, a tad fuller, and outside off. Emilio Gay tries to drive it but misses.

Will O'Rourke to Emilio Gay, Will O'Rourke bangs it short, on leg, Emilio Gay ducks under it.

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Hard length, on middle and leg, Emilio Gay flicks it through backward square leg for a single.

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, FOUR! That's a fine shot! Back of a length, just outside off, shaping away. Emilio Gay rides the bounce by arching his back and punches it magnificently through backward point for a boundary.

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, Slows it up, on leg, Ben Duckett turns it to square leg for another single.

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, Fullish again, just outside off, Emilio Gay eases it to the left of cover for a quick single.

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.