Summary

Have your say on England men this summer

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. It's Saturday, so it's View from the Boundary day on Test Match Special.

    Comedian, actor and impressionist Luke Kempner is in the studio, you can listen in at the top of the page.

    Luke KempnerBBC Sport

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

    Do the groundstaff have GPS trackers on them? Because I would be interested to see how much this guy is doing.

    groundstaffGetty Images

  3. Get Involved

    Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say

    Not sure why anyone thinks England are in a good position over 100 behind and having to bat last

    Nike, Rutland

  4. Can I just say, I was offered two scotch eggs, and I nobly handed one to a colleague.

    Anyway, how are we doing?

    Well, WinViz has it all pretty even.

    WinViz gives England 35% chance of victory, New Zealand 35% chance and the draw 30%CricViz

  5. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport

    The players have left the field and Nottinghamshire groundstaff immediately begin working on the run-up issue which has delayed things a little this morning.

    Almost as busy as Mike Peter, who has just demolished a scotch egg.

    He'll talk you through the lunch break, once he's wiped the crumbs from his mouth.

  6. England 314-6 at lunch

    Gus Atkinson sees off the remainder of Nathan Smith's over and England reach the interval without any further loss.

  7. Eng 314-6

    Four more runs added to Gus Atkinson's score moments before lunch as he glides Nathan Smith off his pads

  8. Eng 309-6

    A minute before the lunch interval but sufficient time for one more over, which will be bowled by Nathan Smith.

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

    It has been a good knock and testing conditions today for Harry Brook. He has been the only man really to score runs today.

  10. 50 runs

    Brook brings up half-century

    Harry BrookGetty Images

    Harry Brook works Zak Foulkes away to bring up his fifty off 66 balls.

  11. Eng 308-6

    Harry Brook gets an absolute jaffer from Zak Foulkes.

    The England vice-captain defends but the ball nips away so sharply that Tom Blundell behind the stumps can react in time and it runs away for four byes.

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

    Suddenly batting is looking a lot harder than it did half an hour ago.

  13. Eng 303-6

    A testing little period for England before lunch with the ball suddenly starting to misbehave on this pitch.

    Harry Brook and Gus Atkinson content to knock it into the gaps to farm the strike.

    Brook defends the final delivery of the over. He's on 49 off 63 balls.

  14. How's stat?!

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    New Zealand targeting the stumps % in this innings:

    • Day two, session two - 10%
    • Day two, session three - 16%
    • Day three, session one - 17%

  15. Eng 301-6

    Zak Foulkes finishes the over with a couple of beauties to Gus Atkinson as he gets it to talk off a length.

    Zac FoulkesGetty Images

  16. Going over

    The ball-tracking technology shows it would have missed the stumps and some.

    It did look to the naked eye that it would be too high.

  17. New Zealand review

    Gus Atkinson hit on the thigh near the crown jewels by the first ball of Zak Foulkes' over.

    New Zealand skipper Tom Latham opts for a review.

    This looks more in hope than expectation.

  18. Eng 301-6

    Harry Brook edges one from Nathan Smith but the Yorkshireman has played it with soft hands and it fall short of the fielder at slip which allows him to pick up a couple.

    Brook defends the next few deliveries before nudging a single to move England's score up to 300.

  19. Eng 296-6

    Harry Brook looks quite serene at the crease, which bodes well if England can just bat round him for a period.

    Brook unbeaten on 45 off 53 balls.

    Gus Atkinson is the new batter, by the way.

    Harry BrookGetty Images

  20. Get Involved

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    People clamouring for the return of Ben Foakes seem to forget how he batted in India, unable to hit it off the square. If he can bat at number nine, there's a case for his inclusion, but otherwise, it leaves a very long tail.

    Luke, Athens

    Ben Foakes, great keeper. Test batting average under 30. How many Test teams would carry that?

    Ben, Saunderton

    Everyone calling for Ben Foakes' return seem to be forgetting a few things. Firstly that he's injured, but also that he averages under 30 in test cricket and lacks the ability to accelerate when batting with the tail.

    Tom, London

    Since his 2018 debut, no wicketkeeper with 15+ matches has a lower catch percentage than Foakes. He averages fewer dismissals per innings than Smith. His Test batting average is 24.6 since 2019 and he's badly exposed by international pace bowlers, averaging 15 against deliveries over 87mph. No more Foakes, please.

    Nick, London