Key events

31m agoWICKET! Rachin Ravindra c Bethell b Baker 33 (New Zealand 107-4)
1h agoWICKET! Henry Nicholls b Tongue 24 (New Zealand 79-3)
2h agoLunch - New Zealand 75-2
2h agoWICKET! Tom Latham c Bethell b Archer 27 (New Zealand 58-2)
4h agoWICKET! Devon Conway c Rew b Fisher 9 (New Zealand 14-1)
4h agoEngland win the toss and choose to bowl first
6h agoPreamble

40th over: New Zealand 124-4 (Mitchell 11, Blundell 9) Baker completes another strong over via a back-of-a-length delivery that straightens to beat Blundell’s outside edge.

39th over: New Zealand 122-4 (Mitchell 11, Blundell 7)

Mitchell survives!

Fisher returns and delivers an outswinger that strikes the pad after pitching on middle. It lacked sufficient movement and would have missed leg stump.

England have now lost two reviews.

England review LBW decision on Mitchell!

This looks tight.

38th over: New Zealand 118-4 (Mitchell 10, Blundell 4) Mitchell attempts Baker’s bouncer but only manages a leg-side single. Two runs come from the over. Baker’s figures read 8-2-19-1.

Cheers Jim, hello everyone. Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell combined for 724 runs across three Tests versus England during New Zealand’s 2022 tour. They forged four century stands and would welcome another here as New Zealand find themselves under pressure. The billiards reference may be odd since I have never played, yet here we are.

James Wallace

37th over: New Zealand 116-4 (Mitchell 9, Blundell 3) Baker receives warm applause heading to fine leg with a broad smile. Tongue continues as Mitchell nearly edges to Cox at leg slip, the ball falling short. Mitchell swings hard at a wide delivery and it flies over Bethell at gully for four.

That concludes my stint. Rob Smyth takes over. Goodbye.

36th over: New Zealand 109-4 (Mitchell 5, Blundell 1) Tom Blundell joins Daryl Mitchell as New Zealand wobble. A partnership reminiscent of 2022 would suit them. Blundell gets off the mark via a quick single.

WICKET! Rachin Ravindra c Bethell b Baker 33 (New Zealand 107-4)

Sonny Baker claims his first Test wicket! Ravindra pushes at a back-of-a-length ball, the edge flies to Jacob Bethell who holds a sharp catch. Another established New Zealand batter departs, leaving them in trouble.

35th over: New Zealand 107-3 (Ravindra 33, Mitchell 4) A spectator shouts encouragement as Ravindra drives Tongue for four through the covers to bring up New Zealand’s hundred. Another boundary follows via a top edge over the slips.

34th over: New Zealand 98-3 (Ravindra 24, Mitchell 4) Baker replaces Fisher. Singles to each batter.

Early start today. Bobby S arrives shortly.