Summary

Have your say on England men this summer

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England have been gifted scoring opportunities by New Zealand's complete inability to build pressure.

  2. Eng 149-1

    England making hay in this evening session as they look to turn the tables on New Zealand here.

    Ben Duckett moves into the nineties after plinking Will O'Rouke behind square for four.

  3. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I can't see New Zealand, with this bowling line-up, being able to control England at any stage.

  4. Eng 141-1

    Jacob Bethell goes after Mitchell Santner, hammering him through the covers for four. A chastening start for the Kiwi spinner so far.

  5. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    New Zealand would have dreaded this at the start of the day.

  6. Eng 130-1

    Will O'Rourke returns to the attack for New Zealand.

    A single for Ben Duckett into the leg side helps to 80 which brings Jacob Bethell on strike.

    A short ball from O'Rourke is helped round the corner by Bethell who picks up four.

  8. Eng 125-1

    Ben Duckett nicks the ball past Daryl MitchellGetty Images

    Ben Duckett pokes at one which bounces from Mitchell Santner and edges it.

    There's a dive by Daryl Mitchell but he cannot quite get a paw on it.

    Four runs instead added to the England total.

  9. How's stat?!

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    Since his comeback to the England side in December 2022, Ben Duckett has scored 412 runs against spinners with the sweep and reverse sweep shots, the most by any batter in this period. He averages 103 and strikes at 185 with those shots.

  10. Eng 115-1

    Ben Sears is far too full to Jacob Bethell who drives gloriously through the covers for four. You could hear the Trent Bridge crowd purring after that shot.

    India now six down at Stormont, incidentally...

  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    Mitchell Santner has only bowled three overs but he's been a bit all over the place. He hasn't quite managed to get his length. You want him to be more economical here. You need him and Ben Sears to be bowling in a partnership but since tea they've been expensive bowlers.

  12. WinViz now reckons a draw is as likely as a New Zealand victory from here...

    WinViz gives England 26% chance of victory, New Zealand 37% and the draw 37%CricViz

  13. Eng 109-1

    The first time it may be but Ben Duckett appears to have the measure of Mitchell Santner, who is struggling to land it in consistent areas.

    A nice transfer of weight by Duckett, who rocks on to the back foot and late cuts Mitchell Santer between gully and point for four.

    Duckett is up to 69 off 60 balls.

  14. How's stat?!

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    This is the first time Ben Duckett is facing Mitchell Santner in Test cricket.

  15. Eng 101-1

    England's Jacob Bethell in actionGetty Images

    Jacob Bethell picks up another boundary off Ben Sears after brushing one which is on its way down leg off his hip.

    Intriguing game in Belfast by the way.

    India are 89-4 after 10 overs in pursuit of Ireland's 182-9.

  16. Eng 91-1

    Ben Duckett slams back-to-back fours off Mitchell Santner as he picks up where he left off before tea.

    Santner strays on to Duckett's pads and the left-hander whips it to the square leg boundary.

    The England opener then comes to meet Santner and drives him straight down the ground.

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    EW Hornung's immortal Raffles makes use of the cunning and guile honed as 'the very finest slow bowler of his decade' to further his calling as a gentleman-thief, with his cricket career as perfect cover for some audacious society jewel heists. Magnificent reading.

    Tom, Cumbria

    Vitai Lampada by Sir Henry Newbolt; a stirring poem with themes of both cricket and war.

    Mark, North Devon

    Great books spanning the eras: ‘A Last English Summer’ and ‘One Long and Beautiful Summer’ both by Duncan Hamilton; Simon Rae’s biography of WG Grace and, from the 1830s, John Nyren’s ‘The Cricketers of My Time’.

    Douglas, Cheltenham

  18. Eng 82-1

    Jacob Bethell battingGetty Images

    Ben Sears, who I saw bowling against Ireland in Belfast and has a bit of zip, is into the attack.

    He draws an edge from Jacob Bethell's bat with his second delivery but it falls short of the slips.

    Bethell punishes a full delivery from Sears later in the over, thrasing the Kiwi semaer through the covers.

  19. Eng 74-1

    Mitchell Santner with the first over after tea.

    He gives it a bit of flight with his third delivery and Ben Duckett looks to glance it to leg, but it's into the ground before Rachin Ravindra at short leg can get anywhere near it.

  20. Netherland is an excellent book, Peter. Possibly the best piece of cricket fiction I've read.

    New Zealand's players just making their way back out on to the field at a sun-kissed Trent Bridge.