Summary

  • Second Test, day one, The Kia Oval

  • England win toss and bowl

  • NZ 291-7 at the close: Blundell 51, Phillips 49*; Bethell 2-8, Baker 2-63

  • Hosts are 1-0 up in three-match series

  • Watch highlights in BBC Two and iPlayer from 19:00 BST

Have your say on England men this summer

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Timothy Abraham

  1. How's stat?!

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That is the first half century by a New Zealand batsman in this series.

  2. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I can't imagine that they'll be a great amount of spin, first day at the Oval. Hopefully Jacob Bethell can find some sway though.

  3. 50 runs

    50 for Tom Blundell

    NZ 263-5

    There's Tom Blundell's half-century!

    England bring Jacob Bethell into the attack for the first time with some left-arm spin.

    His second ball is a drag down and Blundell dispatches it behind square for four, bringing up the landmark from 82 balls.

  4. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at The Oval

    Who knew putting on some sunglasses could get things going? The crowd is as involved as it has been all day.

  5. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Jofra Archer has all of a sudden woken up in this session. He's sparked up, there's aggression.

    It's good to finally see some hostility from him.

  6. NZ 259-5

    And now a catching chance?

    James Rew sprawls to take the ball down the leg side, as he's had to a fair bit today, and he and Jofra Archer go up for a caught behind off Glenn Phillips.

    A pause from the umpire... who then signals a no ball.

    The technology shows that it didn't touch anything anyway.

  7. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Of all the deliveries Phillips has played the worst, it's been the first one with the sunglasses on.

  8. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Not many bat in sunglasses...

  9. ouch!

    NZ 258-5

    Oooof, Jofra Archer's landed one on Glenn Phillips.

    The New Zealand batter had donned sunglasses under his helmet earlier in the over and maybe that's why he didn't pick Archer's bouncer.

    He tried to sway out of way and the ball clipped his right shoulder.

  10. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I'd carry on with the short ball tactic if Blundell is taking it on.

    New Zealand can't afford another mistake after Mitchell handed them that other one.

  11. NZ 258-5

    Two for Tom Blundell, glanced fine, that takes him to 47.

    New Zealand add four more when Matthew Fisher's delivery breaks through James Rew, who is standing up, for a boundary's worth of byes.

  12. Thanks Tim.

    Hopefully I can be the dynamic presence this phase of play requires.

    25 overs left to play in the day - not entirely sure we'll get that in the next hour.

  13. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport

    With an hour of play left it's time for Mike Peter, who definitely isn't flagging and will doubtless power through to the finish.

  14. Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Another partnership that's starting to develop. England are trying different things, I'm not sure if it's time for this 7-2 field.

  15. NZ 252-5

    Jofra Archer had looked the most likely to take a wicket here but is flagging a little, perhaps.

    His speeds look to be a little down on this morning, when he bowled with some serious pace.

    Archer drags down a ball so wide it ends up being stopped by Joe Root at first slip. Archer bleats out a curse word, before chuckling. Root can see the funny side it seems.

  16. Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I think a total of 300 is a good start for New Zealand in their first innings at The Oval.

  17. How's stat?!

    Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    In the last 15 Tests at the Oval where the side batting first has made it to 250, only twice has that side lost the match.

  18. NZ 247-5

    Matt Fisher starts with three dots to Glenn Phillips after drinks, before a full delivery swinging away from the Kiwi batter.

    Phillips quickly picks up the line and crunches a drive through the covers for four. A lovely sound off the bat.

    He swings one back into Tom Blundell off the final ball of the over but it ends up nipping away.

  19. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at The Oval

    The trumpeter is playing Three Lions at The Oval...

  20. New Zealand 243-5 at drinks

    Because we are making up time from earlier in the day after a delayed start, play will go on to 19:00 BST this evening.

    Tom Blundell is unbeaten on 43 while Glenn Phillips is 36 not out.