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Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, No run.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, On a length and on off, Kane Williamson blocks it back.
Gus Atkinson to Daryl Mitchell, Fuller one, on leg, Daryl Mitchell flicks it to mid-wicket for one more.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Lands it on leg, Kane Williamson turns it to square leg for one.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Short, on off, Kane Williamson punches it to the point fielder. No ball called for overstepping.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Bowls it outside off, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, On a length and on off, Kane Williamson taps it to the cover fielder.
Score after
40
overs
157 - 3
- Daryl Mitchell 7 (17)
- Kane Williamson 57 (118)
Shoaib Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, Bashir pulls his length back, lands it on off and gets a tinge of turn into the right-hander, Daryl Mitchell hangs back and punches it straight to mid on.
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Flighted up, full and on the stumps, Kane Williamson drills it down to long off for a single.
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Tossed up, full and outside off, Kane Williamson rocks back, gives himself enough room and cuts it past cover-point for a couple of runs.
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Drags his length now, turning back into the batter, Kane Williamson hangs back and defends it out.
Shoaib Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, Fired in on the pads, Mitchell flicks it to the wide of mid-wicket for a single.
Shoaib Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, Shorter in length, outside off, Mitchell defends it by going back and across.
Score after
39
overs
153 - 3
- Kane Williamson 54 (115)
- Daryl Mitchell 6 (14)
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Full and at the stumps, Kane Williamson blocks it alertly onto the pitch.
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Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Short and on the top of the stumps, Kane Williamson lifts his front leg in the air to pull but inside edges onto the body.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Identical line and length, Williamson on the front foot defends it in front of point.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Good length, just around off, Williamson presses forward and defends it.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Shorter in length outside off, punched off the backfoot to point.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Good length delivery around off, Williamson defends it in front of covers.
New Zealand continue to hold the upper hand, despite losing Rachin Ravindra in this hour of play. Kane Williamson, showing no signs of rust, crafted another composed fifty, blending watchful defense with elegant strokeplay. England's introduction of Shoaib Bashir early in the session brought some respite as he broke through the growing partnership between Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra. But since then, it has all been New Zealand. With another hour left in this session and just the odd ball doing a bit much off the surface, these two batters will aim at seeing their side through the session, while England would be keen to get a couple more wickets to match their opponents.
Score after
38
overs
153 - 3
- Daryl Mitchell 6 (14)
- Kane Williamson 54 (109)
Shoaib Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, Lands it on off, Daryl Mitchell blocks it solidly.
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Lands it on leg, Kane Williamson helps it fine for one.
Shoaib Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, Fuller one again, on off, Daryl Mitchell eases it to covers. A bit of miscommunication but they safely take a single.
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Full, on off, Kane Williamson drives it to covers for one.
Shoaib Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, Bowls it on leg, Daryl Mitchell turns it to square leg for one.
Shoaib Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, Slower one, on off, Daryl Mitchell blocks it to covers.
Score after
37
overs
149 - 3
- Kane Williamson 52 (107)
- Daryl Mitchell 4 (10)
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Short, on off, Kane Williamson leaves.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Short and wide, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Short, on off, Kane Williamson ducks under it.
Gus Atkinson to Daryl Mitchell, On a length and on leg, Daryl Mitchell turns it to mid-wicket for one.
Gus Atkinson to Daryl Mitchell, Another one down leg, Daryl Mitchell leaves it alone.
Gus Atkinson to Daryl Mitchell, Touch short, down leg, Daryl Mitchell looks to leave it but gets a blow on his pads.
Score after
36
overs
148 - 3
- Kane Williamson 52 (104)
- Daryl Mitchell 3 (7)
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Slower one, outside off, Kane Williamson looks to punch it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Another dot as this is again defended back towards the bowler.
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Lands it on off, Kane Williamson blocks it back again.
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Slower one, on middle, Kane Williamson defends it solidly.
England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes (captain), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir
New Zealand XI: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Will O'Rourke
England awarded Jacob Bethell a Test debut. The 21-year-old was handed his cap by his Warwickshire teammate Chris Woakes and will bat at number three for the first time in first-class cricket
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Full again, Kane Williamson leans forward and blocks it back.
Tim Southee, playing his 105th Test in his final series, was named alongside debutant all-rounder Nathan Smith as well as Matt Henry and Will O'Rourke in a four-strong seam attack
Kane Williamson returned to the Black Caps side after a groin strain ruled him out of the recent tour of India, where New Zealand sensationally swept their hosts 3-0
England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first in the opening match of a three-Test series against New Zealand at Christchurch's Hagley Oval
Shoaib Bashir to Kane Williamson, Too full, on middle, Kane Williamson blocks it back.
Score after
35
overs
148 - 3
- Kane Williamson 52 (98)
- Daryl Mitchell 3 (7)
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Fuller one, on leg, Kane Williamson flicks it to mid on for one.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Lands it on off, Kane Williamson blocks it back.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Length, on middle, Kane Williamson blocks it back. No ball called for overstepping.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Bowls it on off, Kane Williamson eases it to covers.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Bowls it on leg, Kane Williamson fends it to short covers.
Gus Atkinson to Kane Williamson, Length again, on middle, Kane Williamson blocks it back.
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