1.03pm That’s lunch after an intriguing first session. New Zealand were all over it in the the first hour when they had England 43 for 4 with Matt Henry miserly in taking 2 for 14 all up and Nathan Smith chiming in with two wickets also.
But then Harry Brook, the thorn in the Black Caps’ side in the first Test, strikes an unbeaten half-century and settles into an unbroken 81-run stand with Ollie Pope to steady the ship and set up an intriguing middle session. Alan will be back to take you through the start of it.
James: “Being a fan of the black caps is so incredibly difficult… get an alert to say 43/4 so turn it on during work (secretly) to watch to only see them immediately forget how to actually bowl in a test match. jekyll and hyde was based on the black caps”
O’Rourke to Brook, no run, length ball, nips back, Brook can only defend awkwardly down into the pitch