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| England v New Zealand: first Test, day three – live! | England v New Zealand: first Test, day three – live! |
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| 11.39am BST11:39 | |
| Wicket! Taylor c Buttler b Broad 62 | |
| Short from Broad and down the leg side. Taylor goes back and tries to defend, but it takes the inside edge. Buttler flings himself to his left and takes a magnificent one-handed catch. | |
| 11.35am BST11:35 | |
| 85th over: New Zealand 337-2 (Taylor 62, Williamson 106) Wides, five of them, as Anderson finds a surprising amount of bounce and sends a very short one very high, a good couple of feet over Taylor, over Buttler and down to the fence. Better, as Andy Townsend would put it, next up though as he swings one away from Taylor, who flashes at it outside off. Ooh and then another one that jags back in and passes the edge again. After that talk earlier of New Zealand’s positive approach, this has been fine new ball bowling. Taylor nurdles to square leg for the first run off the bat in three overs. Ah and then Williamson just pushes his bat out and guides it down to the vacant third man region for four. | |
| 11.30am BST11:30 | |
| 84th over: New Zealand 327-2 (Taylor 61, Williamson 102) This is nicer from Broad, a couple of absolute jaffers that go past Williamson’s outside edge, not that the batsman was really looking to play at them. The first moved in and wasn’t too far away from off stump, and the next nipped away. I don’t think Cook has a third man in for Williamson, which is odd given his predilection for scoring there. Now Williamson does play and miss, looking to cut one that keeps low outside off. | |
| 11.27am BST11:27 | |
| 83rd over: New Zealand 327-2 (Taylor 61, Williamson 102) Anderson tries a bit of short stuff, but there doesn’t appear to be a huge amount of pace left in the pitch. He has Taylor in a touch of trouble as the batsman defends on the back foot and the ball drops and rolls back towards the stumps. Taylor keeps it away though. Oh and then the last ball is fuller and really zips through as you’re more like to expect. Let’s call it two paced, this pitch. | |
| 11.21am BST11:21 | |
| 82nd over: New Zealand 327-2 (Taylor 61, Williamson 102) As you might have suspected, it’s Broad from the Nursery End. He has Adam Lyth at short leg; it’s odd to me that the new man always gets stuck there. Lyth is a fine, fine slip fielder while there are few better at short leg in world cricket than Ian Bell. He’s finding a touch of swing down the slope, but his line is too wide to tempt Taylor. Oh and then he overcorrects and Taylor gets a thick, possibly deliberate inside edge that turns it round to fine leg for four. The next ball is knocked out to Anderson at midwicket and they scamper through for a sharp single. This is an excellent start from Taylor, putting the pressure on the bowlers. | |
| 11.16am BST11:16 | |
| New ball taken | |
| 81st over: New Zealand 322-2 (Taylor 56, Williamson 102) Thinking about it, it does make sense for Anderson to use up one over of the old ball for a loosener. The new ball takes effect straight away, the first ball full outside of,f speeding off the bat, through cover point and away for the first boundary of the day. Taylor is looking to score quickly off this, as he drops one into the off side and hustles through for a single. Williamson gets the strike and edges to slip, but he played it with such soft hands that it was never in danger of even coming close to carrying. England have three slips and a gully for Williamson, but Williamson still manages to find a gap between them, opening the face and getting two to backward point. New Zealand are eating up that deficit. | |
| “Hi Dan.” Hi, Phil Russell. “On the subject on unfathomably popular songs, what’s the deal with Mustang Sally? Teeth-grindingly irritating rhythm, nonsensical lyrics and yet turns up on every compilation album and kareoke night going. Effectively it says: ‘See. I have a car, and look at me, I’m going drive it around a bit. I’m great, me.’ Garbage. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.” | |
| 11.11am BST11:11 | |
| 80th over: New Zealand 315-2 (Taylor 51, Williamson 100) One last over with the old ball then I would imagine, given the cloud cover. These first three overs have been a bit of a miniature holding spell, you feel, before we get stuck into the real business. Taylor punches out to cover for a single and Williamson isn’t interested in doing anything but blocking the rest. | |
| “The problem you’re going to have with The Frog Song,” writes Chris Bourne, “is that he likes to pick on a member of the audience wearing a leather jacket and make them come on the stage to hop up and down to the music. I’d call the whole thing off if I were you.” | |
| Joke’s on him: I’m sitting up in the gods. | |
| 11.08am BST11:08 | |
| Williamson reaches his hundred | |
| 79th over: New Zealand 314-2 (Taylor 50, Williamson 100) This is a slightly odd one: Jimmy Anderson is going to have a bowl two overs before the new over is due. Williamson runs his second ball down to the vacant third man region and, though it doesn’t have enough on it to reach the boundary, he’s quick enough between the wickets to get three runs and move to an excellent hundred. That brings Taylor on strike and he turns a short one down to fine leg to bring up his own half century. | |
| 11.02am BST11:02 | 11.02am BST11:02 |
| 78th over: New Zealand 310-2 (Taylor 49, Williamson 97) Moeen Ali will get things underway for England, with the new ball available in three overs’ time. Williamson gets the first runs of the day from the first ball, pushing it out to extra cover for two. Lord’s is certainly a lot duller than it was on days’ one and two, so that new ball could well be nasty to deal with. Williamson cuts behind point for two more to move to within four of his hundred. On the telly, Shane Warne makes the point that Ali should have a, er, point in place. There is a man in the position, but he’s right on the boundary. A full toss gets knocked to mid on for a single, then Taylor drives the final ball down to third man for two more. | 78th over: New Zealand 310-2 (Taylor 49, Williamson 97) Moeen Ali will get things underway for England, with the new ball available in three overs’ time. Williamson gets the first runs of the day from the first ball, pushing it out to extra cover for two. Lord’s is certainly a lot duller than it was on days’ one and two, so that new ball could well be nasty to deal with. Williamson cuts behind point for two more to move to within four of his hundred. On the telly, Shane Warne makes the point that Ali should have a, er, point in place. There is a man in the position, but he’s right on the boundary. A full toss gets knocked to mid on for a single, then Taylor drives the final ball down to third man for two more. |
| @DanLucas86 I don't mind "Jude" nor "Road" nor even "Mull", but the hair. the hair... | @DanLucas86 I don't mind "Jude" nor "Road" nor even "Mull", but the hair. the hair... |
| 10.57am BST10:57 | 10.57am BST10:57 |
| Here come the players... | Here come the players... |
| 10.55am BST10:55 | 10.55am BST10:55 |
| Pre-play correspondence dept. | Pre-play correspondence dept. |
| “Nothing wrong with going to the bar during ‘Hey Jude’,” writes Evelyn Williams. “I think the mistake would be in going to see Paul McCartney in the first place.” I actually prefer the Stones to the Beatles, but I’ve never seen McCartney. Also my friend brilliantly got tickets for £25. | “Nothing wrong with going to the bar during ‘Hey Jude’,” writes Evelyn Williams. “I think the mistake would be in going to see Paul McCartney in the first place.” I actually prefer the Stones to the Beatles, but I’ve never seen McCartney. Also my friend brilliantly got tickets for £25. |
| @DanLucas86 considered opinion is he ruins Hey Jude the second he starts shouting. | @DanLucas86 considered opinion is he ruins Hey Jude the second he starts shouting. |
| @DanLucas86 mind you, surely everyone will head to the bar during The Frog Chorus, so Hey Jude is a good idea. Unless it is the encore. | @DanLucas86 mind you, surely everyone will head to the bar during The Frog Chorus, so Hey Jude is a good idea. Unless it is the encore. |
| Oh god he won’t do that, will he? I’m also planning for one during The Long and Winding Road. | Oh god he won’t do that, will he? I’m also planning for one during The Long and Winding Road. |
| @guardian_sport @DanLucas86 lets hope its not a shambles again by @englandcricket,yesterday was very poor | @guardian_sport @DanLucas86 lets hope its not a shambles again by @englandcricket,yesterday was very poor |
| It wasn’t great but, as I said earlier, it wasn’t a match-losing day. Quite. | It wasn’t great but, as I said earlier, it wasn’t a match-losing day. Quite. |
| 10.44am BST10:44 | 10.44am BST10:44 |
| @DanLucas86 After a spectacular morning, clouds have rolled in across St John's Wood but it's warmer than yesterday and it might swing. | @DanLucas86 After a spectacular morning, clouds have rolled in across St John's Wood but it's warmer than yesterday and it might swing. |
| Indeed, that did make choosing a jacket to wear today a tough choice this morning (I went with the leather one, sartorial experts). The forecast is for the clouds to get heavier throughout the day, then they might lighten up for the final session. The good news is that we’re not expecting any rain. | Indeed, that did make choosing a jacket to wear today a tough choice this morning (I went with the leather one, sartorial experts). The forecast is for the clouds to get heavier throughout the day, then they might lighten up for the final session. The good news is that we’re not expecting any rain. |
| 10.36am BST10:36 | 10.36am BST10:36 |
| So the cricket. From a neutral perspective, it would be lovely to see Kane Williamson be the first batsman in this Test to go on and make a monster of a score. The guy is an outstanding talent and a proper all-round batsman, capable of batting in any situation in any form of the game. There was THAT balls-of-steel shot in the World Cup, too, which instantly endeared him to every non-Australian around the globe. He’s going to break a fair few records, this kid. | So the cricket. From a neutral perspective, it would be lovely to see Kane Williamson be the first batsman in this Test to go on and make a monster of a score. The guy is an outstanding talent and a proper all-round batsman, capable of batting in any situation in any form of the game. There was THAT balls-of-steel shot in the World Cup, too, which instantly endeared him to every non-Australian around the globe. He’s going to break a fair few records, this kid. |
| 10.30am BST10:30 | 10.30am BST10:30 |
| Before we get stuck into the cricket though, time for iconoclast’s corner. I’m off to see Paul McCartney tonight; is it wrong that I’m planning my trip to the bar during Hey Jude? I figured it’ll be a short queue as everyone will be busy sticking two thumbs up, plus I hate Hey Jude. | Before we get stuck into the cricket though, time for iconoclast’s corner. I’m off to see Paul McCartney tonight; is it wrong that I’m planning my trip to the bar during Hey Jude? I figured it’ll be a short queue as everyone will be busy sticking two thumbs up, plus I hate Hey Jude. |
| 10.24am BST10:24 | 10.24am BST10:24 |
| Preamble | Preamble |
| Morning folks. Well this is all rather glorious, isn’t it? Obviously not if you’re an England fan, but, judging by the OBO correspondence so far, it seems a fair few of you are disengaged from the team. While this may be a sad state of affairs, it does at least give us leeway to revel in the excellent cricket that’s been on show so far. | Morning folks. Well this is all rather glorious, isn’t it? Obviously not if you’re an England fan, but, judging by the OBO correspondence so far, it seems a fair few of you are disengaged from the team. While this may be a sad state of affairs, it does at least give us leeway to revel in the excellent cricket that’s been on show so far. |
| This morning is likely to go one of two ways, and may prove crucial to the outcome of this Test. England could nip out a few wickets – they probably need two or three in the session at least – and give themselves a good chance of keeping the scores pretty close after two innings, if not coming away with a lead. | This morning is likely to go one of two ways, and may prove crucial to the outcome of this Test. England could nip out a few wickets – they probably need two or three in the session at least – and give themselves a good chance of keeping the scores pretty close after two innings, if not coming away with a lead. |
| Scenario two is, well, they don’t do that. New Zealand bat and bat, losing one or fewer wickets before lunch. They ease in front of England’s total – at the moment 86 runs separate the sides – then allow Brendon McCullum and Corey Anderson to come in and do their thing. Which is belt it around the park. | Scenario two is, well, they don’t do that. New Zealand bat and bat, losing one or fewer wickets before lunch. They ease in front of England’s total – at the moment 86 runs separate the sides – then allow Brendon McCullum and Corey Anderson to come in and do their thing. Which is belt it around the park. |
| There’s no doubt that New Zealand won day two and are in a cracking position. This could get nastier than the Red Wedding for England, but they’re not doomed just yet. This is going to be a fascinating morning, folks. Hold on to your butts. | There’s no doubt that New Zealand won day two and are in a cracking position. This could get nastier than the Red Wedding for England, but they’re not doomed just yet. This is going to be a fascinating morning, folks. Hold on to your butts. |