England vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 3

Shaping into the batter, from a good length around off, Tom Blundell defends from the back foot with Jamie Smith standing up to the stumps.

Tongue targets the pads but gets it too straight. Devon looks to flick but falls over a touch and misses, getting hit on the pads. Going down the leg side.

Better line and length. Fuller and closer to the off stump, 140 kph, Conway shoulders arms.

A bouncer, but misdirected. Down the leg side, from around the wicket, Devon Conway ducks comfortably.

This time, Tom gets the run. Back of a length, outside off, the batter stays back and dabs it towards gully with soft hands. Calls for the single and Conway's immediate response makes the single comfortable.

On a good length this time, outside off, Blundell pushes it towards the slip cordon, with an open bat face. Ben Duckett dives to his right from third slip and makes a half stop. Blundell looks for the run but gully comes across quickly.

Full and outside off, 140 kph, zoning in threateningly, Tom Blundell watches it closely all the way and blocks it off his front foot towards point.

Fuller and on off, shaping in, Conway is not looking convincing as he defends it from the inner portion of his bat.

In the zone outside off, skidding away, Conway pushes at it and misses.

Identical to the wicket delivery, but Tom Blundell is lucky to get some bat on it as he clips it behind square leg for a single.

And just like that, two batters have come and gone. 53/3 has quickly become 53/5 in the span of 10 balls. Tom Blundell walks in at number 7 now, replacing Daryl Mitchell. These are perfect bowling conditions and England have New Zealand under the cosh. Maybe, the best way now is to play Bazball against Baz' team?

OUT! GIVEN LBW! The moment the keeper came up to the stumps, it added another layer of pressure on the batter. Mitchell could no longer freely leave his crease to counter the movement, and Robinson makes full use of it. He slips in an inswinger from a probing length around off, beating the inside edge of the defensive push. Mitchell's footwork leaves him stranded, neither fully forward nor comfortably back. The ball thuds into the pads, the appeal goes up, and the finger follows almost immediately. Mitchell reviews, hoping for a reprieve, but the replay only confirms England's celebrations. Impact is in line, and Ball Tracking shows it is clipping the leg stump. Umpire's call stays. New Zealand are now five down, with another 201 runs still required. England, meanwhile, are halfway to the ten wickets they need.

Ollie Robinson bowls it on a length and close to off, angling in, Daryl Mitchell stays on the back foot and defends it down.

Robinson bowls it on a length and outside off, Daryl defends it off his front foot.

Seeing the stumps rattled is a wonderful sight for a bowler. But it is death rattle for a batter. Of the 12 bowled dismissals in this match, 7 have been that of the Kiwi batters. They seem to have found it more difficult to adapt to the seaming conditions. It is more of the movement off the deck than the air which has been catching the batters off guard.

Sliding down the leg side, Conway tries to clip it late but misses. It goes off his pads to leg gully. End of a testing over.

Extra bounce again, around off, DC defends it to the leg side with a loose bottom hand.

Around off on a length, defended from the back foot.

Ouch, that would have hurt! A lively delivery once again. Back of a good length around off and shaping in, Conway presses forward to defend, but the ball kicks up unexpectedly after pitching. It climbs sharply and strikes him high on the gloves, forcing him to take his bottom hand off the bat immediately. The surface has certainly come to life, and batting is becoming an increasingly uncomfortable task.

Shortish and on off, dabbed down in front of the slip cordon.