END OF OVER:141 | 5 Runs | NZ: 427/8
- Neil Wagner9 (7b)
- Henry Nicholls145 (268b)
- Moeen Ali17-1-59-0
- Joe Root3-0-13-1
New Zealand have declared with a lead of 369 with a possible 148 overs left in the game. Kane Williamson waits for Henry Nicholls by the boundary line and gives him a low-five as he heads off. Brilliant innings, from the middle order, where the team has had loads of problems. He finishes on 145 not out, his highest first-class score. But now attention shifts to England, who have once again been forced to spend more than 100 overs bowling in an overseas Test. On previous occasions, that has sapped them so badly that the batting wilted. Here, however, the weather's sweet. And the incentive of drawing a match after being knocked over for 58 in the first innings has to be massive.
Dean Weaver: "Hope NZ don't forget how they blew the chance to beat England the time they toured here (2013), when Matt Prior outlasted the Kiwi bowlers to draw the match and series. Not this time please!!"
Matt: "Let's hope the blackcaps have left themselves enough time to roll England, Kane has proven to be quite an astute captain with regards to declarations in recent times, so I've got faith he's made the right call... now we get to bowl at them with a relatively new ball under lights!"
Williamson is in his whites and Boult is running off into the dressing room, to remove his pads and everything.
END OF OVER:140 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 422/8
- Henry Nicholls143 (266b)
- Neil Wagner7 (3b)
- Joe Root3-0-13-1
- Moeen Ali16-1-55-0
No declaration yet. Neil Wagner getting a hit
TG Southee c & b Root 25 (65m 42b 2x4 0x6) SR: 59.52
END OF OVER:139 | 7 Runs | NZ: 413/7
- Henry Nicholls141 (264b)
- Tim Southee25 (41b)
- Moeen Ali16-1-55-0
- Joe Root2-0-4-0
Williamson has a chat with Wagner. KW does not have his whites on.
Harry : "Is this the highest pink ball score?" Azhar Ali has scored 300 in a pink-ball Test, so no.
Kunal: "55 overs to go. NZ have enough to roll over England twice. "
Olive: "England not far off bowling 150 overs in a test again. Embarrassingly lacking in penetration"
Mo Ali. Out go the quicks, presumably for the rest of the Test?
END OF OVER:138 | 3 Runs | NZ: 406/7
- Henry Nicholls136 (262b)
- Tim Southee23 (37b)
- Joe Root2-0-4-0
- Chris Woakes33-9-107-0
Abhay Paropkari: "To put things into perspective, Southee has outscored most of the English top/middle order. "