ENG vs NZ Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! ADMONISHED! Back of a length, around off, Stokes steps back to make room and whacks it through covers for a cracking boundary. ENGLAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!

FOUR! England are one hit away now! A low full toss around middle and leg, Stokes flicks it with great timing and beats the mid-wicket fielder easily. A boundary results.

Beaten all ends up! Boult fires a full ball around off, Stokes swings his bat at it but connects only with thin air. Boult goes down in his followthrough.

SIX! Up and over! Fuller in length, around off, Stokes clears his front leg and rifles it over long on for a biggie. 8 more needed.

Back of a length, on off, Stokes steps back and plays late but still finds the point fielder.

Short and angling down the leg side, Stokes tries to pull but misses.

Drifting down the leg side, Ben Foakes attempts to flick but misses.

Gets on the front foot and pushes it to covers.

DROPPED! A tough chance but a great attempt. 11th dropped catch of this Test match. Back of a length, around off, Foakes punches it aerially towards covers. Michael Bracewell sticks his right hand out but it doesn't stay and bobbles up. Bracewell tries to take it on the rebound with a dive, juggles a bit but the ball eventually falls down.

Beaten! A hint of away movement there. It's on a length and outside off, Foakes pushes inside the line and misses.

Delivers it on a good length and outside off, Foakes punches it from the crease to mid off.

FOUR! Pure timing! Shortish and around leg, Foakes goes on his toes and clips it through mid-wicket for a fine boundary.

Spears it in full, around off, Stokes keeps it out safely to mid on. 18 needed more.

Effort ball, it's dug in short around middle and off, Ben Stokes leans back and evades.

Slower short ball around leg, Foakes turns inside the crease and pulls it to fine leg for one.

On a length and angling away outside off, Foakes stays back and pushes it to point.

Digs it in short around leg, Foakes tries to pull but it goes over his gloves. The keeper appeals for a caught behind but nothing from the bowler and the umpire.

Fractionally short and around leg, Foakes glances it behind square leg and returns for the second run.

Bodies falling everywhere. Fuller and on off, Stokes drives it straight back and steps out. Matt Henry puts in a dive to his right and stops the ball. He has a shy at the striker's end but misses as Stokes dives in. The replays show that Stokes was a goner in case of a direct hit.

Change in pace. Slower delivery, full and dipping in around off, Stokes picks it and defends it easily on the leg side.

Fuller and on off, defended from the crease.

Eases a full ball to mid on where the fielder fumbles slightly and they cross.

FOUR! Back of a length around off, Foakes rides the bounce and works it away in front of square leg for a boundary. That was a short-arm jab.

Fuller in length and outside off, Stokes walks forward and taps it down to cover-point for a run.

Pitches it full and around off, Foakes is on the front foot in defense.

Width there outside off, short in length, Foakes reaches out and cuts but fails to beat the diving backward point fielder.

Lands it on a length around middle, Foakes lunges and defends it back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! That brings an end to one of the finest Test centuries ever witnessed! Short in length and angling away from the batter, Bairstow stays back to cut but only gets an outside edge to Tom Blundell. Trent Boult pats the back of Jonny Bairstow as he makes his way back to a massive standing ovation. What an innings we have been privileged to experience!

FOUR! Two in a row! Full and on the pads, easy pickings for Jonny Bairstow as he flicks it fine past the diving long leg fielder for a boundary!

FOUR! What have these two had for tea?! Short and outside off stump, Jonny Bairstow gets on his backfoot and smashes it wide of fine leg for a boundary! The ball is taking a hammering here!

SIX! THAT'S COLOSSAL! Flighted delivery, full and around off, Ben Stokes skips down the track and hoists it over long on, nearly into the top tier. Wow!!!

FOUR! Michael Bracewell bowls it short and around off, Stokes goes on the back foot and hammer-pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 41 needed more.

Quicker and around off, skidding in, Stokes defends it ahead of his front pad.

Shortish and around off, staying low, Jonny pushes it to point for a run.

FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished. Short and wide outside off, Jonny Bairstow rocks back and spanks it through covers.

Play and a miss! Short and around off, Bairstow tries to pull it with a reverse bat but gets beaten due to the extra bounce.

SIX! FIFTY for Ben Stokes! The captain has helped steady the ship here. England have not lost a wicket since he arrived at the crease. Full and at the stumps, Ben Stokes makes room and steps forward to smash it over long off for a biggie.

Angling in on a good length. Ben Stokes defends watchfully.

On a good length wider from the stumps. Jonny Bairstow works it to the off side and it is stopped by the diving backward point fielder. They cross for a run.

Full and in line with the stumps. Jonny Bairstow strokes it stylishly towards mid on.

Back of a length on off. Ben Stokes gets on his toes and slashes it to deep backward point for a single.

Around the wicket, on a good length and in line with the stumps. Defended towards mid off.

Flatter and on off, defended off the back foot. 17 from the over, just 58 needed more.

FOUR! Goodness gracious, this is insane batting. Flighted delivery, full and around off, Bairstow slogs across the line, one hand comes off the handle but it still clears the fielder at mid-wicket and finds the fence.

SIX! This is extraordinary batting! Jonny Bairstow takes a long stride forward and pummels it with the spin over square leg again. Jonny wants to end it in a hurry.

SIX! Magnificent shot! Floated delivery, full and around off, turning back in, Jonny Bairstow kneels down and smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 68 needed more.

Loopy and full, around off, Jonny uses his feet and wrists it at the last moment to mid-wicket.

Advances down the track to take it on the full and knocks it towards long on for a run.

FOUR! That has been dismissed! Slightly short and wide from Tim Southee and Jonny Bairstow is not in a mood to miss out on these deliveries. Smashes this through covers and the ball reaches the boundary in no time!

Straight line on a good length. Defended firmly.

Back of a length outside off stump. Gets on the back foot and plays it to deep cover for a single.

HERE IT IS! HUNDRED FOR JONNY BAIRSTOW! The crowd has gone wild, what a knock! A century off 77 balls, on the last day of a Test match - a brutal knock by Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length, outside off, Bairstow steers it wide of the point fielder and finds the gap. Takes three and jumps in delight. What a moment, in front of a packhouse, Jonny has put on a show!

Jonny Bairstow was eager for a single there! Comes forward to a good-length delivery outside off stump and works it to point. No single there! Jonny Bairstow now cannot score the fastest century for England in Test cricket.

On a good length pitching on off stump. Jonny Bairstow defends it to backward point.

Loopy and full outside off, Stokes strides forward and shoulders arms.

Goes on the back foot and punches a short ball to mid-wicket.

Full and around off, Stokes walks forward and drives it back to the bowler. Michael Bracewell has an immediate shy at the keeper's end as Ben rushes back.

Flatter and around middle, defended back from the crease.

Miscommunication but no harm is done. Short again, around off, Jonny cuts it to deep point for a single. Slight fumble in the deep and they think about the second run. Stokes is sent back at the last moment. A better throw to the keeper could have Ben in trouble.

Short in length, around off and turning back in, Bairstow goes back and punches it to sweeper cover for two runs. Moves to 98.

FOUR! Ben Stokes does not want to miss out on this party! On a good length angling into the batter. Ben Stokes makes room and swats it through the covers for another boundary!

On a good length outside off stump. Ben Stokes tries to pull it towards the leg side but gets a bottom edge and the bal rolls towards the keeper.

Ben Stokes tries to make room by moving leg side. Tim Southee follows him with a good length delivery into the body. Ben Stokes cannot get this one away.

Shorter this time angled into the body, Ben Stokes plays a pull but does not time it well, but still manages to put it over mid-wicket for two runs.

Back of a length, outside off stump. Ben Stokes defends it towards point.

Nasty delivery. On a good length outside off stump. The pitch explodes and there is extra bounce. Ben Stokes tries to sway away but it pings him on the gloves and dies down in front of gully.

Good length, around off, punched to covers. 3 more balls left to take that record for the fastest hundred for England in Tests. Can Jonny do it? He is four runs away.

FOUR! Short this time, outside of, Bairstow plays late and cuts it past gully for a boundary.

Around off, defended from the crease to covers.

FOUR! Jonny storms into the 90s, off just 69 balls. The fastest hundred for England in Test cricket has come off 76 balls. He is in with a chance to break that record. Fuller in length and outside off, Bairstow smacks it through covers. Under 100 needed now.

Fuller in length and outside off, Stokes strokes it to deep cover-point and hobbles across to the other end.

Too full in length and around off, Stokes goes hard at it and drags it off the inner half on the leg side. Ben twists his left knee in the process and feels the pain immediately.

FOUR! Jonny Bairstow is now in T20 mode! On a good length outside off stump. Sits up perfectly for Jonny Bairstow to slash it hard through the third man region for a boundary! 59 runs in the last four overs. Insane.

Back of a length outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow tries to smash it down the ground but mistimes it. Trent Boult gets his hand to the ball and stops it.

On a good length this time and gets in straighter. Defended back to the bowler.

SIX! The crowd is in for a treat! Top edged for a six this time! Trent Boult bangs it short outside off stump and Jonny Bairstow wants to get home early today. He pulls the ball and gets a top edge that flies over fine leg for a six. The 100-run stand comes up.

On a good length outside off stump. Defended solidly.

SIX! Pulls it off the front foot! Jonny Bairstow is putting on an exhibition now! Back of a length outside off stump from round the wicket. Jonny Bairstow uses the angle of the delivery to pull it way over mid-wicket for a six!

Cuts the batter in half. Exaggerated movement on this delivery. Back of a length, around off, Bairstow tries to play but is beaten on the inside edge. Blundell dives across to his left to collect but only manages to deflect it behind. They cross for a bye. 17 from the over, 43 since the start of this session. England are cruising, 117 needed more.

On a length around middle, defended towards mid-wicket.

SIX! At this rate, Jonny Bairstow will finish this Test match very soon. Henry is overdoing his short-ball strategy. Jonny is standing there inside the crease in anticipation. Gets another pull shot away from the meat of the bat and it sails into the stand at long leg.

FOUR LEG BYES! Henry bangs it short and on middle, Jonny Bairstow tries to pull but it takes his helmet and flies behind the keeper for a boundary.

Henry goes short again, outside off, Jonny tries to pull again but connects only with thin air.

SIX! Out of here and into the crowd! Three fielders deep on the leg side but Jonny Bairstow is not shying away from pulling the short ball. He rides the bounce and muscles it over square leg.

FOUR! Trent Boult has got his lines all wrong! Wide outside off stump, and full, Ben Stokes opens the face of the bat and works it through a packed slip area for a boundary!

Full again outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow drives it firmly to deep cover for a single.

SIX! Stand and deliver! Trent Boult bowls this full and outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow smashes it straight over the long off boundary and watches the shot in admiration.

Bangs it in short angling into Ben Stokes who fends it in the vacant short leg region uppishly and takes a single.

On a good length again but wide from the stumps. Jonny Bairstow hits it hard to deep point for a single.

On a good length in line with the stumps. Jonny Bairstow works it back to the bowler.

Fuller and around off, Ben drives it down to mid off. A dot ball to finish a 13-run over after Tea. 147 runs needed more.

FOUR! Delicate! Stokes joins the party now. Back of a length, around off, Stokes waits on the back foot and calmly guides it behind backward point for a boundary.

Henry comes from round the wicket and bowls short around off, Jonny pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR BAIRSTOW! The crowd is loving every bit of the action. Matt Henry digs it in short again, around middle, Jonny Bairstow brings out the pull shot and sends it whistling behind square leg again. His stay at the crease is very important for England.

FOUR! Shot! Yet another short ball around off, this time Jonny Bairstow takes it on and pulls it with authority. It beats the fielder behind square leg and races away. The 50-run stand comes up!

Right on the money straightaway. Short in length, around off, Jonny leans back a bit and leaves.

On a good length outside off, Ben Stokes leaves it alone and the umpire calls for TEA ON DAY 5!

Yorker length on middle stump. Ben Stokes gets his bat down in time and digs it out.

Full and on middle stump. Ben Stokes defends it to covers.

Short and outside off stump. Ben Stokes sways out of the way for this one.

Low full toss on off stump. Ben Stokes gets his bat down and mistimes it to mid on.

On a good length in line with the stumps. Jonny Bairstow taps it towards point and takes a quick single.

FOUR! Boom! Every now and then, Stokes uses his feet to surprise everyone. Henry goes length and around off, Ben shimmies down the track and bludgeons it towards long off. 161 needed more.

A length ball is drifting around middle and leg, Jonny wrists it behind square leg for a single.

SAFE! This one is on a length and around leg, Stokes tries to flick but misses. It clips his pads and drops on the leg side. They cross. Henry convinces his skipper to take the review. The Ball Tracking shows that it's pitching outside the leg stump. Poor use of the technology.

Angling away from the batter, on a good length, Stokes covers his stumps and makes a leave.

Lands it on a length and close to off, Bairstow plays late and steers it through point for a single.

Starts his new spell by bowling a shortish delivery on off, Bairstow defends it from the back foot.

Full and outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow works it to deep point for a single.

Short delivery angling towards the shoulder of Ben Stokes who plays a pull shot towards square leg for a single.

On a good length in line with the stumps. Jonny Bairstow works it behind square leg for a single.

Much more control on this shot! Slightly full and outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow plays the drive and gets the gap in the cover region. Does not time it perfectly and gets only two runs.

FOUR! Streaky! Short once again and wide. Jonny Bairstow slashes at it and gets a top edge that flies between the first slip fielder and fine gully to race towards the boundary. Jonny Bairstow gets lucky there!

Trent Boult comes around the wicket, bowls it short, and outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow leaves it alone.

FOUR! Smashed! Michael Bracewell drops it short and around off, Ben Stokes is quick to drop his weight on the back foot and pulls it disdainfully over mid-wicket.

Full and outside off, Bairstow plays the reverse sweep this time and sends it to deep point. They get a single.

Drags his length short, around off, Stokes moves back to pull but only manages to force it off the inner half to long on. Just a single.

Presses forward to a full ball outside off and dead-bats it beside the pitch.

A bit quicker this time, full again on off, Stokes drives it to covers.

Flighted delivery, full and on off, it's defended back to the bowler.

Full and on off stump this time. Jonny Bairstow punches it towards mid on.

Tim Southee continues with the fuller length outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow taps it towards covers.

Length ball on off stump, angling into Jonny Bairstow. He gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Full on middle stump. Jonny Bairstow works it behind square leg for a couple of runs.

Full and outside off, Jonny Bairstow knocks it back towards the bowler and Tim Southee sticks his left hand out and stops it.

FOUR! Tim Southee is proving to be too expensive! Short and wide, Jonny Bairstow easily works this past gully towards the backward point boundary.

Quicker one, on off, defended from the back foot in the direction of the bowler.

Full and around off, pushed off the front foot to covers.

FOUR! And again! Ben Stokes brings out the reverse sweep and dismisses a full ball past the diving backward point fielder. The English skipper is trying to wrestle back the advantage.

Leans forward to a full ball and defends it to the off side.

FOUR! Innovation from Ben Stokes. He is ready to take some risks here. Tossed up, full and outside off, Stokes nails his reverse-batted shot behind backward point for a boundary.

Flighted delivery, full in length, Bairstow fetches it from outside off and sweeps it firmly to deep square leg for a single.

Goes full and outside off stump once again. This time Ben Stokes is in a position to let it go to the keeper.

Fuller, and outside off, Ben Stokes tries to leave it but gets the toe end of his bat on it. It rolls away to second slip.

Beaten! On a good length outside off stump. Tim Southee makes it move away from the batter as it explodes off the pitch. Beats the outside edge of Ben Stokes' bat and Tim Southee appeals but there is no support from the fielders behind the stumps.

On a good length around middle, worked towards mid-wicket.

SIX! That is massive! Full and outside off, Ben Stokes gives it the charge and picks it up on a half volley straight over the long off boundary for a biggie. That's some intent from the English skipper. Under 200 needed now.

Full and outside off stump. Defended by Ben Stokes towards cover with ease.

Floated and full, outside off, Bairstow plays a firm sweep shot across the line but the mid-wicket fielder makes a fantastic diving stop. A dot ball to end the over.

Shortish and on middle, Stokes goes on the back foot and punches it down to long on for a run.

Extra air this time, full and on off, Stokes defends it from the upper half of his blade.

Bracewell goes quicker through the air, fires it flat and on middle, Ben defends it from the back foot.

Loopy and full, around middle, Stokes gets forward to cover the line and defends it on the leg side.

Flighted and outside off, Jonny Bairstow plays it down towards point and takes a single.

Full and really wide of off stump. Ben Stokes steps across the stumps and leaves it in style.

Full again and outside off stump. Ben Stokes raises his arms and lets the ball through to the keeper.

Slightly full outside off stump. Ben Stokes keeps his head still and defends it to point.

Southee runs in from round the wicket and gets a length ball to curl back into the batter from outside off, Stokes plays close to his body and defends it compactly.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Tim Southee is finally in the game! He delivers it on a good length outside off stump. The delivery holds its line and Alex Lees tries to feel for it. Gets a faint edge to Tom Blundell and Tim Southee gets his revenge! New Zealand have the upper hand now, and England will have to rethink their strategy.

On a good length outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow works it fine past backward point and they run well to complete three runs.

Darts in an arm ball, around middle and skidding in, Alex gets back and plays it down with an angled bat to point.

SIX! Here comes the release shot! Floated and full, around middle, Alex Lees wears his skates to reach the pitch of the ball and lofts it all the way over long on.

Loopy and full, around off, it's pushed off the front foot to covers.

Presses forward to a full ball and pushes it defensively to covers.

A near-yorker, it's fired in around off, Lees digs it back towards the bowler.

Fuller and around off, driven firmly to covers.

Slightly full outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow opens the face of his bat and works it backward of point and completes a double.

Back of a length outside off stump. Works it towards deep point for a single.

Back of a length again, and outside off stump. Alex Lees slashes at it again and gets an inside edge that bounces and goes over the stumps.

Back of a length and on off stump. Alex Lees mistimes his cross-batted shot towards cover.

Shorter and outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow slashes it to the backward point region for a single.

FOUR! Beautiful on-drive! Full and outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow takes a couple of steps forward towards the off side and knocks it straight back past the mid on fielder for a boundary.

Not the ideal length. A half-tracker on off, Alex goes back and punches it to covers.

Fuller and on off, eased away down to long on for a single.

A bit short and on off, Lees cuts again, to the left of point. The fielder makes a tumbling stop but cannot prevent the single.

Full and outside off, Alex fails to pick the length and remains on the back foot as he cuts. Risky. He finds the point fielder.

Flighted this time, full and around off, Lees is forward as he drives it to short cover.

Michael Bracewell begins with a short ball outside off, Lees cuts from the back foot but finds the point fielder.

Fuller and outside off, Bairstow drives once more but again towards the cover fielder.

Around off, angling in from a length, Jonny Bairstow defends it solidly from the crease.

On a driving length outside off, Jonny strokes confidently but not in the gap. Finds the short cover fielder.

Fuller and on off, Bairstow works it wristily to wide mid on.

Fuller and on off, Bairstow drives it straight back and Southee deflects it behind onto the stumps at his end. Alex Lees is not backing up too much and is safely in before that.

Width there outside off, Bairstow cracks it square of the wicket, on the off side, and picks up a couple of runs.

Good line and length from Matt Henry this time and Alex Lees has to fend this back to the bowler.

Full-length delivery attacking the stumps. Alex Lees hits it to mid off.

Full again outside off stump. Alex Lees tries to drive it on the off side but mistimes it towards short mid on.

Full and outside off stump. Alex Lees drives firmly but finds the cover fielder.

On a good length on off stump. Rises up after pitching and Alex Lees gets up and knocks it towards cover.

Back of a length angling into the body. Alex Lees ducks under this one.

This time Bairstow connects with his attempted square cut and bags a couple of runs.

Tempts the batter with room outside off, Jonny attempts to cut but misses.

This time Lees uses the angle of the bowler and works it through square leg for a single.

Short once more, on middle, defended towards short mid-wicket.

Keeps it short and on middle, Lees defends it from the back foot.

Shortish and on off, punched to covers.

Back of a length outside off stump. Nips back into the batsman and hits him high on his thigh pad.

Back of a length on off stump. Alex Lees rises on his toes and works it past slips to third man for a single.

Full on the legs. Alex Lees flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Straight on a good length. Firm defense from Alex Lees.

FOUR! Straight down the ground! Full delivery on middle stump. Alex Lees puts his bat down strongly and digs out straight back past mid off for a boundary!

Full on middle stump. Alex Lees defends it confidently to the cover fielder.

Effort ball, short and outside off, Bairstow leans back and allows it through.

On a length and outside off, Jonny sticks back and plays it down to covers.

FOUR! Finds the gap this time! A shade overpitched and outside off, Bairstow leans into the drive, transfers his weight into the shot and crunches it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary.

Play and a miss! That's loose from Jonny. Fuller and outside off, Bairstow attempts to chase it and drive but misses.

Just ahead of a good length around off, Jonny Bairstow gets forward and drives it through the line. The short cover fielder cuts it off running across to his right.

Serves it full and outside off, Jonny plays a flowing drive but picks out the mid off fielder.

Full and outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow plays at it and gets an inside edge onto his pads. The New Zealand players appeal and Jonny Bairstow runs across for a single.

On a good length outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow tries to work it leg side but the ball hurries onto him and gets a leading edge that rolls over to the bowler.

Full once again angling into the pads. Jonny Bairstow hits it hard to short mid-wicket.

Fuller on off stump. Jonny Bairstow knocks it towards short cover.

On a good length but wide outside off stump. Jonny Bairstow goes on his back foot and punches it through cover-point for a brace.

On a good length outside off. Jonny Bairstow defends it back to the bowler.

Angles a length ball into the batter, around middle, Lees gets behind the line and blocks it safely.

Off the mark with an unconvincing shot. Boult delivers it on a length, around off, Jonny tries to push it through the line but gets an inside edge. It rolls behind square leg and they cross.

Lands it on a length around leg, angling away again, Bairstow covers the movement and defends it from the back foot. The umpire has a quiet word with Boult regarding his followthrough.

Fuller and on off, skidding away with the angle, Jonny covers his stumps and shoulders arms.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! New Zealand have gone bang, bang after Lunch and the crowd has gone silent. The man in form is out of here. Boult speeds in and serves a length ball in the line of the stumps. It perhaps holds up a bit after landing as Root is early into his attempt to work it on the leg side. He gets a leading edge back towards the bowler and Boult needs no second invitation to catch it. He dives forward to complete a brilliant take and roars in delight. Root shakes his head on his way back to the pavilion.

Angling away from the batter, on a length around off, Root pushes it gently to cover-point.

Full on the pads, angling in. Joe Root works it towards mid-wicket and a misfield from Trent Boult allows the batsman to run three.

Straight and slightly full. Joe Root hits it back firmly and Matt Henry gets a hand to it on his follow-through!

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a beauty of a delivery! Matt Henry pitches it just outside off on a good length, the ball shapes away from Ollie Pope who hangs his bat out and gets the massive edge to Tom Blundell who makes no mistake. Early wicket in the session for New Zealand!

No run. Back of a length outside off stump. Pushed towards cover.

Straight on a good length angling into the pads. Worked to square leg.

Straight delivery, slightly back of a length. It hits Ollie Pope on his hips.

In line with the stumps on a good length. Defended straight back to Trent Boult.

Around the wicket angled in from outside off stump. Slashed past gully and worked to backward point for a single.

Short and outside off stump. Ollie Pope puts his hands down and lets the ball go.

Fuller and outside off stump. Knocked towards cover.

Straighter line on a good length. Ollie Pope defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Works this one past slips! Trent Boult bowls a wide delivery on a good length. Ollie Pope steps back and carves it between the slips and gully for a boundary to wide third man.

A bumper to finish the over, Lees ducks again.

In the line of the stumps, on a good length, Alex Lees is behind the line as he blocks.

Bouncer around middle and leg, Lees ducks.

Pitches it up and outside off, Alex drives off the front foot to covers.

Back of a length this time, outside off, Alex leaves it alone.

Beaten! Henry delivers it full and around off, zipping off the surface, Lees feels for it inside the line and gets beaten.

FOUR! Well on top of this one! Trent Boult bowls this back of a length and gives room for Ollie Pope to get on his back foot and hit it past gully towards the wide third man region for a lovely boundary!

Full delivery outside off stump. Ollie Pope opens the face of the bat and works it between cover and point for a couple of runs.

On a good length outside off stump. Ollie Pope shuffles across and plays it towards backward point.

Slightly fuller in line with the stumps. Defended back to the bowler by Ollie Pope.

On a good length again, slightly wider. Ollie Pope fends it towards cover-point.

Good-length delivery on off stump. Ollie Pope tries to work it leg side but gets a leading edge towards cover.

On a good length around middle and off, Lees is on the back foot again as he blocks.

Back of a length, around off, Lees defends it from the back foot.

Yorker on middle, Lees digs it out back towards the bowler.

Sliding down the leg side, Pope tries to flick but misses. It takes his pads and runs down to fine leg for a leg bye.

Around off, on a length, Pope plays late and guides it towards backward point.

On off, defended.

Full on off stump. Alex Lees defends it well.

On a good length on middle stump. Alex Lees plays with an angled bat towards short mid-wicket.

On a good length outside off stump. Leaves it alone.

Four byes! Drifting down the leg side, Lees tries to flick but misses. The keeper also has no chance of collecting it and it races away to the fine leg fence.

The batter has just watchfully blocked this out.

PUT DOWN! Boult begins with a length ball around off, angling away, Pope is squared up a shade in defense and edges it towards second slip. It just carries to Tom Latham but bursts out of his hands. They cross.

Delivers it on a good length, around off, Alex Lees defends it from the back foot to the off side. That will be LUNCH ON DAY 5!

Fuller in length and on middle, Lees works it off his pads, good timing but the ball finds the mid-wicket fielder.

Pitches it up and around off, Lees brings his bat down and pushes it away to mid off.

Lands it on a length and around off, Pope offers a straight bat to defend but it takes the inner edge and rolls in front of square leg. They cross for a run.

Fuller and around off, Pope works it off the inner half towards mid-wicket.

Around off, on a length, Pope defends.

Good length delivery on off stump. Blocked towards the cover region.

Full and on middle. Alex Lees knocks it towards mid-wicket.

On a good length around off stump. Ollie Pope works it off his waist to fine leg for a single.

Length ball outside off. Ollie Pope uses his wrists and works it on the leg side and tries for a single which is not there.

Fuller outside off stump. Alex Lees leans towards the ball and plays at it, gets an inside edge towards widish mid-wicket for a single.

On a good length on off stump. Defended back to the bowler by Alex Lees.

The batter has just blocked that from his crease.

Fuller and on off, Pope defends it back towards the bowler.

Angles in a length ball around off, Pope tries to work it around but misses. He is pinged on the front thigh pad. The bowler appeals for an lbw but to no avail.

FOUR! Pope is away! Shortish and around off, Pope gets on top of the bounce and wristily pulls it through square leg for a boundary. Fine shot to open your account.

The batter has just watchfully blocked this out.

Ooohhh... this one stays low. Henry dishes out a length ball, around off, Pope tries to defend but it goes past the bottom half of his blade.

Fuller in length and on off. Alex Lees punches it to mid on.

Full and on middle stump. Alex Lees shows the face of his bat as he defends it towards mid on.

Short delivery outside off. Alex Lees lets this one go.

Fuller outside off, Alex Lees fends it off as it gets the edge of the top part of the bat towards point.

FOUR! Alex Lees looks in sublime touch! Slightly back of a length and a little bit of width, Alex Lees goes on his back foot and punches it past point for a boundary! New Zealand need to see the back of Alex Lees as he is running away with the show!

Full and outside off stump. Left alone by Alex Lees.

Full and angling in from around off, Pope goes forward and across as he flicks, but finds mid on.

Taps a length ball down to cover-point and collects a single.

Fuller one, on the pads, Lees clips it towards square leg.

The batter has just blocked that from his crease towards mid off.

Another delivery landing on a length and going quite wide outside off, Lees is not chasing it.

Starts by angling away a length ball outside off, Lees allows it through.

Full length outside off and angling away. Ollie Pope leaves it for the keeper to collect.

Full delivery on middle and leg. Shapes back in slightly and Alex Lees works it wide of mid on for a single.

Full and on the stumps. Alex Lees tries to flick it towards mid-wicket, but mistimes it and is disappointed with himself.

FOUR! 5th boundary for Alex Lees! Trent Boult goes fuller outside off. Alex Lees drives it straight past mid off and the ball beats the fielder to the boundary.

Straighter on a good length. Alex Lees works it uppishly square of mid-wicket for a couple.

Back of a length wide outside off. Alex Lees lets it go.

On a length, around middle, Alex Lees uses the angle of the bowler and works it through square leg for a run.

Another delivery in the channel outside off, Lees has nothing to do with it. He is picking his shots smartly.

Serves it outside off, Alex offers no shot.

FOUR! Lees is playing with a lot of fluency. Short in length and wide outside off, Alex Lees rocks back and slaps it through backward point for a boundary. He is dealing in boundaries.

Another delivery outside off, left alone.

In the channel outside off, Alex leaves it alone.

Beaten all ends up! Trent Boult takes a length ball away from the right-hander, with his natural angle, Pope pushes inside the line and misses. A wicket maiden!

Angling away from the batter, on a good length, Pope covers his stumps and shoulders arms.

OUT! CAUGHT! This time Boult gets the edge! Wonderful bowling. He delivers it on a good length, just outside off stump and takes it away with the angle. Zak Crawley could have let it go but instead tries to play at it inside the line. Gets an outside edge that flies to Tim Southee at second slip. New Zealand strike early and the game is on!

On a good length closer to the stumps this time. Angling away and beats Zak Crawley as he hangs his bat to it.

Slightly fuller this time outside off stump. Zak Crawley is not interested in getting the bat to it.

Full and outside off stump, angling away from Zak Crawley. He leaves it alone.

Angles in a length ball on off, Alex Lees defends it from the back foot.

Full and outside off, on a driving length, Lees offers no shot.

FOUR! Edgy! Southee serves it on a length and close to off, Alex Lees sticks back to defend it with an angled bat but it takes the outside edge and beats the gully fielder to his right. Three boundaries in the first over.

Southee switches to 'round the wicket and lands it on a length around off, Lees pushes it with an angled bat to point.

FOUR! Alex Lees is setting the perfect tone for this chase. Southee delivers it full again, outside off and there is no movement. Lees just hits it through the line and beats the cover-point fielder.

FOUR! This is a gorgeous way to get the chase running. Fuller in length and outside off, Alex Lees drills his drive through covers and finds the gap.