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Hello and welcome to live, belated over-by-over coverage of the second Test between New Zealand and England in Wellington. As you may be aware, Guardian and Observer members of the National Union of Journalists have been on strike for the last 48 hours, hence the late start to our coverage. If you’d like to know more about that, click here.
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If you’re here for the cricket, the whole cricket and nothing but the cricket, here’s a summary of the morning session.
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England, put in by New Zealand, reached 124 for four from 26 overs at lunch
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They were 43 for 4 after Matt Henry and Nathan Smith took two wickets apiece
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Zak Crawley (17), Ben Duckett (0), Jacob Bethell (16) and Joe Root (3) all fell cheaply
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Harry Brook made a 48-ball fifty, with two sixes and five fours, and added 81 for the fifth wicket with Ollie Pope (29 not out)
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Full scorecard
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main events
34th over: England 173-4 (Brook 82, Pope 46) This is a great contest between Henry and Brooke. Two of the first three balls go over the outside edge. The other is painted contemptuously in the middle of the four.
With a little more luck, Henry might already get a five-four. Pope escaped in the second half of the over as his leading edge missed Williamson as he was ruled offside.
33rd over: England 168-4 (Brook 77, Pope 46) Tom Latham turns to Glenn Phillips' descendants, hoping perhaps Brooke or Pope will do something stupid. It's not hard to imagine big names coming soon, but for now they've settled on four low-risk singles.
32 overs: England 164-4 (Brooke 75, Pope 44) Brook opens the face and lets Henry go over the second slip for four. A stroke like this is sure to distract a quality seam bowler. I don't think the clap seam bowlers are having as much fun either.
Brook scored 75 off 70 balls, continuing his statistical record in Tests in New Zealand. He scored 575 runs at an average of 115 and a strike rate of 102. and That includes two years ago at this field where he was cut off without facing the ball in the second inning.
31 overs: England 158-4 (Brook 70, Pope 43) Pope attacks Smith and Edge. this At second slip he was far behind Latham. He took the next ball and efficiently cut back towards the fence.
Now, who should be No. 3 in this mid-term?
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ben stokes Although he is technically fit, his brain is overworking even when he is not bowling on the field, so he needs rest.
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Joe Root You don't want to bat there, so you're vulnerable to new balls, especially the extra bounce.
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harry brook It's still too early, especially in Australia where there are a lot of bounces.
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Ollie Pope No6 is much better
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jamie smith Even if he doesn't keep a wicket, it's too soon, and even if he keeps a wicket, never mind.
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jacob bethel The games against India and Australia are too early and besides, he is not in the best eleven at the moment.
Always a very selfless player, I suspect Pope will be back at No3 in the summer. I hope he doesn't regret it. If he moves up again, perhaps these performances will give him a boost.
The Pope is not in attendance!
30th over: England 154-4 (Brook 70, Pope 39) Pope survived, but it was closer than he thought. referee's call At the point of contact with both the pad and the residual limb. He stopped short of defeating the appeal.
New Zealand LBW vs Pope review
Henry sees Brooke coming and gets a bouncer in his face and tells him to stay in the crease. Brooke did just that, Pull the next ball brilliantly for 6 minutes. This is so much fun.
Pope on the charge survives a pretty big LBW appeal. I thought it was probably off the line and he was probably way down the line, but New Zealand reviewed the decision.
29 overs: England 146-4 (Brooke 63, Pope 39) Pope once again performs a gorgeous ride with the foursome, this time via a special cover. England have problems on the horizon as he looks very good at number six. It's not just the runs, but the way he scores. I haven't listened to the series called F-word* yet.
Brook got past Smith on the verge of slipping, making it a four-point lead. Sufficient for supporting and cocking. He creates space for the next attack to hit over extra cover for a simple attack. outrageous 6. I think it was his third inning and it was all extra cover.
*enthusiastic
28 overs: England 130-4 (Brook 52, Pope 34) Matt Henry, who bowled a singles spell of 7-4-14-2 this morning, returned after lunch and beat Brook with his first pitch. He had a Test career spanning two halves. His first 55 wickets cost 41 each and his last 57 wickets cost 19.
He appealed for wicket No. 113 but was denied when Pope flicked a delivery down the leg side. A very good over ended with Brook playing and missing for the second time. Even with this very detailed seam attack, Henry looks even more different.
27 overs: England 128-4 (Brook 51, Pope 33) Smith waits for the edge at three slips, but as you might imagine, there wasn't as much movement as with the new ball. Pope looked more natural at number six, running brilliantly through mid-off with four.
The players are back on the field. Harry Brook will resume on the 51st. Ollie Pope has 29 and Nathan Smith has figures of 6-1-41-2. First day of test matchhave a ball.
“Thank you so much for putting together the action that we missed.” Nick Parrish says. “Most of it has been very helpful. That said, I don't think anyone who has followed this England team over the years really needs to be told that Zac Crawley was a cheap move…”
The more he fails, the more confident I am that he will score 800 runs in the Ashes next winter. I'm fascinated by players who are the best but do their best. Peter Willey and David Steele are good examples from the past. On an individual level, New Zealand No3 Andrew Jones had an outstanding performance against some of the best bowlers of his era.
“It’s just cricket!” Adam Hirst writes. “What a great session it was, I could barely see it. Soon Joe Root won't even be Yorkshire's best batsman. But whatever England do for the rest of the day… It could be overshadowed by news from Adelaide.
“*I don't even want to use the word “cheated” anymore. ”
Toilet humor may never be the same again.
preamble
Hello. Welcome to our belated broadcast of the second Test between New Zealand and England in Wellington. As you may know, Guardian and Observer members of the National Union of Journalists have been on strike for the past 48 hours, which has delayed the start of our coverage. If you want to know more about it, click here.
If you're here for cricket, cricket in general, and nothing but cricket, here's an overview of the morning session.
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England, who were introduced to New Zealand, reached 124 for four from 26 overs at lunch.
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They were 4 for 43 after Matt Henry and Nathan Smith took two wickets each
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Zak Crawley (17), Ben Duckett (0), Jacob Bethell (16) and Joe Root (3) all fell cheaply.
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Harry Brook completed a 48-ball fifty with two sixes and five fours and added 81 for the fifth wicket with Olly Pope (29 not out)
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full scorecard
