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by Mike Peter

  1. Eng 318-6

    Very nice.

    Zak Foulkes' delivery lifts and beats the edge of Gus Atkinson's bat.

    The 24-year-old has bowled very well since coming in as a concussion sub for Blair Tickner yesterday.

    Gus AtkinsonGetty Images

  2. Eng 316-6

    Same again in the following over, Harry Brook works a delivery off his pads for a single off Ben Sears' bowling - the only scoring shot from the six deliveries.

  3. Eng 315-6

    One single off the opening over of the session, with Harry Brook tucking Zak Foulkes into the leg side.

    The run-ups have been repaired over the interval, there's fresh patches of grass over the filled-in holes.

    Harry BrookGetty Images

  4. Right, off we go then.

    Zak Foulkes is going to bowl the first over of the afternoon session to Harry Brook, who resumes on 51.

    Gus Atkinson is down the other end on eight, with England resuming on 314-6, trailing by 124.

  5. Liam PlunkettOakland Ballers/Darrell Lavin

    Meanwhile, if you're searching for some reading to take you through to the start of the afternoon session, take a look at Timothy Abraham's news that Liam Plunkett, who made his minor league baseball debut yesterday at the age of 41.

    I'm open to contributions on cricketers who've played two different sports professionally.

    Suzie Bates is a good one - she represented New Zealand at basketball in the 2008 Olympics, having already made her debut as an international cricketer.

  6. Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    In the last eight overs of the morning session, New Zealand have found 0.7° of seam movement on average, compared to 0.4° across the previous 15 overs. An indicator that the pitch has dried out and is starting to do a bit more.

    Percentage of deliveries with big seam movement this morning (Big seam movement = 0.75° or more)

    • First 15 overs: 16%
    • Last 8 overs: 31%

    There have been almost twice as many deliveries with significant seam movement in the last eight overs as there were in the previous 15 overs this morning.

  7. It's Saturday, so it's View from the Boundary day on Test Match Special.

    Comedian, actor and impressionist Luke Kempner is in the studio, you can listen in at the top of the page.

    Luke KempnerBBC Sport

  8. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Do the groundstaff have GPS trackers on them? Because I would be interested to see how much this guy is doing.

    groundstaffGetty Images

  9. Get Involved

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    Not sure why anyone thinks England are in a good position over 100 behind and having to bat last

    Nike, Rutland

  10. Can I just say, I was offered two scotch eggs, and I nobly handed one to a colleague.

    Anyway, how are we doing?

    Well, WinViz has it all pretty even.

    WinViz gives England 35% chance of victory, New Zealand 35% chance and the draw 30%CricViz

  11. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport

    The players have left the field and Nottinghamshire groundstaff immediately begin working on the run-up issue which has delayed things a little this morning.

    Almost as busy as Mike Peter, who has just demolished a scotch egg.

    He'll talk you through the lunch break, once he's wiped the crumbs from his mouth.

  12. England 314-6 at lunch

    Gus Atkinson sees off the remainder of Nathan Smith's over and England reach the interval without any further loss.

  13. Eng 314-6

    Four more runs added to Gus Atkinson's score moments before lunch as he glides Nathan Smith off his pads

  14. Eng 309-6

    A minute before the lunch interval but sufficient time for one more over, which will be bowled by Nathan Smith.

  15. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    It has been a good knock and testing conditions today for Harry Brook. He has been the only man really to score runs today.

  16. 50 runs

    Brook brings up half-century

    Harry BrookGetty Images

    Harry Brook works Zak Foulkes away to bring up his fifty off 66 balls.

  17. Eng 308-6

    Harry Brook gets an absolute jaffer from Zak Foulkes.

    The England vice-captain defends but the ball nips away so sharply that Tom Blundell behind the stumps can react in time and it runs away for four byes.

  18. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Suddenly batting is looking a lot harder than it did half an hour ago.

  19. Eng 303-6

    A testing little period for England before lunch with the ball suddenly starting to misbehave on this pitch.

    Harry Brook and Gus Atkinson content to knock it into the gaps to farm the strike.

    Brook defends the final delivery of the over. He's on 49 off 63 balls.

  20. How's stat?!

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    New Zealand targeting the stumps % in this innings:

    • Day two, session two - 10%
    • Day two, session three - 16%
    • Day three, session one - 17%