Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, On a good length and on middle, this is pushed back towards the bowler.
Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, On middle, defended out solidly.
Trent Boult to Joe Root, Fuller and on leg, Joe Root flicks it towards fine leg and gets a single.
Trent Boult to Joe Root, Length ball on middle swinging it in, Joe Root blocks it towards the mid on region.
Tim Southee to Ben Stokes, Full and outside off, Ben Stokes pushes it to point.
Tim Southee to Ben Stokes, On middle, blocked out.
Tim Southee to Ben Stokes, Length ball on outside off, Ben Stokes uses his feet and looks to loft it but gets a thick bottom edge. The ball bounces back and towards the keeper.
Tim Southee to Joe Root, On middle, Joe Root flicks it towards backward square leg for one. 100 up for England.
Tim Southee to Joe Root, Outside off and fuller, Joe Root looks to drive it but gets an inside edge. The ball rolls towards the fielder at short mid-wicket.
Tim Southee to Joe Root, Full and on middle, Joe Root eases it towards mid on.
Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Starts with a maiden. On middle again, Ben Stokes defends it to point.
Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, On middle this time, Ben Stokes blocks it towards mid on.
Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes defends it towards the vacant silly point region.
Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Touch full and outside off, Ben Stokes guides it towards short covers.
Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Good-length delivery outside off, Ben Stokes lets it go.
Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and wide outside off, Ben Stokes leaves it alone.
We are back for the third session! Stokes and Root are set to start again. Trent Boult comes to bowl after Tea.
... DAY 3, SESSION 3 ...
It was the Jamieson show as he got the better of Bairstow and Crawley. Boult also chipped in with a wicket. However, New Zealand will know it is important to break this stand. The two are well set and have done well so far but if England are to have any chance, they need to play for a long time. Can they do so? We will find out in the next session.
A really good session for New Zealand and they have a firm grip over this game. Would have been a better session had Stokes’ dismissal not been a no ball but they’ll still be pretty pleased with how things have gone so far.