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Have your say on England men this summer

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Timothy Abraham

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

    Well it looks like a speculative one from Ravindra. He looks obviously with disappointment as he waits for the review.

  2. New Zealand review

    Shoaib Bashir on for the first time today... and does he have a wicket with third ball?

    He strikes Rachin Ravindra on the pads and excitedly appeals, shouting in delight as the umpire's finger goes up.

    Ravindra will review...

  3. NZ 178-3

    Daryl Mitchell faces all of Gus Atkinson's over, and while four runs do come off the six balls, none of them go to the batter.

    Atkinson's third ball clips Mitchell and heads away past leg slip for a leg byes boundary.

    He hasn't scored a run off the bat since the 51st over.

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    I know its not the ideal scenario, but are New Zealand scoring quickly enough to put real pressure on an England team that we know can chase when they put their mind to it? At this rate NZ will need to still be batting at tea.

    Ryan, Wigan

    Why do the commentators say it is becoming a tough wicket? Either New Zealand prove this wrong or our bowlers are not exploiting it. Surely we can chase on it?

    Bernard, London

    One thing new management could do is start caring about the Test World Championship. Slow over rates losing points, no one mentions the table before a series, BBC doesn't have it on their site. If England only ever care about the Ashes they'll get beaten by good sides regularly.

    John, London

    We're hoping to add the table to our pages soon, John!

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

    England are desperate to dismiss Ravindra.

  6. NZ 174-3

    Hello, what's all this?

    After just 44 runs off 21 overs this morning, Rachin Ravindra suddenly hits two fours off the first couple of balls of Josh Tongue's latest effort.

    He edges past second slip then clips off his pads, moving into the nineties and taking New Zealand's lead past 250.

    Tongue then almost takes his outside edge with his final delivery, but Ravindra stays just inside the line.

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    So much wretched negativity about Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes. You miserable armchair curmudgeons forget the halcyon days before Bazball when we won one Test in 17. In the era of T20, Bazball has been an intelligent harnessing of England’s new potential. Stokes’s win ratio is way better that his predecessor Joe Root.

    Matt, Cambridge

    New Zealand are giving England another lesson in how to manage a Test match. We should have made wholesale changes after the Ashes debacle.

    Matthew, Oxfordshire

    Keep plugging along, Kiwis! A potential win here. However, it's not won until we take 10 English wickets. A game for the taking - not because of Brendon McCullum, but only if we play better than the opposition .

    Nat, a Kiwi in Derby

  8. NZ 164-3

    Edged, but dropping short of the keeper!

    Gus Atkinson's delivery keeps low and clips the bat of Rachin Ravindra, but hits the turf before it reaches Jamie Smith.

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  9. NZ 163-3

    Lead by 247

    Josh Tongue charges in, with Joe Root leading the crowd in a clap of increasing pace as the seamer runs up to the crease.

    Rachin Ravindra takes the one single from the over, while Daryl Mitchell - who is one boundary from his 50 - now hasn't scored off 15 deliveries.

  10. NZ 162-3

    New Zealand continue to accumulate slowly, adding one run from this Gus Atkinson over as Rachin Ravindra sends a ball to point.

    Their lead is now up to 246.

  11. NZ 161-3

    Two for Rachin Ravindra, turning Josh Tongue into the leg side.

    He and Daryl Mitchell then hurry through a bye.

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  12. How's stat?!

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    This is New Zealand's third 100-run partnership of the series, while England have managed just one (Duckett and Bethell's 179-run stand).

    Among the four century partnerships, the current stand between Ravindra and Mitchell has been the slowest, scoring at 2.9 runs per over.

    100-run partnerships for New Zealand in this series:

    • 161 - Nicholls & Ravindra (2nd Test)
    • 317 - Conway & Latham (3rd Test)
    • 102* - Ravindra & Mitchell (3rd Test)

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

    I think this is a tough chase now for this wicket. The way that England go about this now, it to be aggressive.

    Joe RootGetty Images

  14. NZ 158-3

    Gus Atkinson appears for the first time today, replacing Ben Stokes.

    He starts with a maiden, with Daryl Mitchell adding more dot balls to his tally.

    The New Zealand number five has 46 off 125 deliveries.

    Daryl MitchellGetty Images

  15. NZ 158-3

    Cracker of a delivery.

    Josh Tongue's final ball squares Daryl Mitchell up, with the ball flying past the batter's outside edge.

    Prior to that Mitchell picked up his first non-edged four of the day, driving through long-off and beating the chasing fielder.

  16. NZ 152-3

    Lead by 236

    Ben Stokes continues after drinks and his first ball still shows plenty of fizz, thumping into Jamie Smith's gloves.

    Rachin Ravindra faces five dot balls then takes a single square to retain the strike.

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    Come on doom mongers. New Zealand have a good side playing this Test well. England are not being allowed to play.

    Nick, Aston Rowant

    Some of the comments here are rather insulting to a good New Zealand team. Losing to a side that’s played some very good cricket over the past 12 months is not the level of disgrace some are saying.

    Luke, Durham

    Is it really the case this pitch has one with your name on it? New Zealand batted an hour largely untroubled, both batters faced 20 overs. Tough toss to lose but this England team are not as good as many would like to believe.

    Liam, Milton Keynes

  18. NZ 151-3

    A second edged four of the day for Daryl Mitchell, sending Josh Tongue's ball past Harry Brook, who is the solitary slip.

    That's 150 up for New Zealand and the century partnership off 209 balls.

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    Let's stop all the negativity. Great Test match which may have looked different if we had won the toss.

    Paul, Nottingham

    I'm predicting an heroic fifth day rearguard action from England to save the Test and the series. It'll be remembered as a turning point in England's philosophy and encourage a common-sense refinement of this Bazball misadventure!

    WG Graceless, Kent

    England did very well to claw back New Zealand taking the last seven wickets for 122. They then batted well after a day and a half in that heat. Of course, the pitch is going to change after that baking. I was a good toss to win.

    Richard, Norwich

  20. NZ 146-3

    Ravindra 75, Mitchell 37; lead by 230

    Ben Stokes takes us into the drinks break with a one-run over.

    New Zealand have scored 26 runs in the first 13 overs of the day with the pair of Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell seeing out a bit of variable bounce without losing their wickets.

    Their partnership is now worth 95.