Summary

Have your say on England men this summer

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

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

    Mitchell Santner swooped and slung it with deadly accuracy. Any hope of Josh Tongue blocking it and Jamie Smith whacking it is over.

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

    An outstanding piece of fielding from Mitchell Santner! It's almost as if Josh Tongue didn't know the fielder was there. England lose another.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Tongue run out (Santner) 2 (Eng 212-9)

    A superb bit of fielding, and New Zealand are one wicket away from a series victory!

    Josh Tongue turns Nathan Smith's ball into the leg side and looks to get Jamie Smith back on strike.

    The run isn't there and he's sent back, as Mitchell Santner gathers one-handed and throws down the stumps.

    It's a direct hit and Tongue's dive, right down the middle of the wicket, isn't enough to save him.

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

    Jamie Smith started well in his Test career and there was always going to be a bit of a dip. One of his strengths is he can take down bowlers but has a decent technique.

  5. Eng 212-8

    Two more fours to finish the over!

    He slog sweeps Mitchell Santner through mid-wicket and then drags a shot through long-on.

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

    Jamie Smith has played well here. It's a been a balance and measured innings and it's an important knock for him.

  7. 50 runs

    50 for Jamie Smith

    Eng 204-8

    Jamie Smith brings up his half-century!

    It comes up off 87 balls, having faced three dots from Mitchell Santner and then driven through the covers for four.

  8. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    New Zealand seamer Nathan Smith has 16 wickets in the series. He's the leading wicket taker on either side.

    His wickets have come at an average of 23. Trent Boult took 16 in 2022 for the Kiwis but they came at a higher average of just under 29.

  9. Eng 200-8

    Edged... short of the slips!

    Nathan Smith finds Josh Tongue's bat with his first ball, but it falls in front of the cordon.

    A maiden for Smith - his namesake Jamie will now face Mitchell Santner having not been on strike for any ball in the last four overs.

  10. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Enthusastic applause from the Trent Bridge crowd for England reaching 200 but hope of a win was effectively over when Joe Root was out.

  11. Eng 200-8

    Target 373

    Josh Tongue faces all of Mitchell Santner's over, which finishes with five close fielders around the bat in addition to the wicketkeeper - three on the off side, two on the leg.

    Santner's getting big turn on this day five pitch, and has Tongue grasping a bit, but the tail-ender does take a final-ball single to retain the strike once again.

  12. Eng 199-8

    Josh Tongue in at 10.

    He turns the final ball of Nathan Smith's over square for a single, retaining the strike.

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

    A strange dismissal. It was bouncer length but not that short. I think Jofra Archer thought about ducking it, but realised he didn't need to drop it then ended up leaving his hands there.

  14. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Jofra Archer was trying to withdraw the bat but it flicked something on the way through to Tom Blundell. Archer could not believe it.

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    WICKET

    Archer c Blundell b Smith 2 (Eng 198-8)

    New Zealand have a breakthrough in the third over of the session.

    Jofra Archer attempts to swivel away slightly to let Nathan Smith's delivery go through to the keeper and the ball brushes his raised bat, prompting cautious appeals from the tourists.

    Archer can't believe it and hangs around in the crease for a while, before finally departing once the umpire belatedly raises his finger.

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

    New Zealand are dangling the carrot to Jamie Smith in the field but quite happy to let him have a single to bowl more at Jofra Archer.

  17. Eng 198-7

    Mitchell Santner at the other end and he sends a delivery down the leg side which runs away for four byes.

    Jofra Archer faces the entire over, surrounded by close fielders, and squeezes a last-ball single down to long-off to retain the strike.

  18. Eng 193-7

    Jamie Smith runs a quick single into the leg side, hurrying down the other end.

    The throw comes in and Smith would just about have been ahead of a direct hit.

  19. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It's a lot to ask of England players at number nine, 10 and 11 to produce something from here.

  20. Right, well, back to some action.

    England resume on 191-7 with Jamie Smith on 47 and Jofra Archer yet to score - their target is 373.

    Nathan Smith, who seemingly been bowling since the English Civil War, is going to take the first over after the interval.