05:35 AM GMT The thoughts of Kane Williamson “It was challenging and we had to work hard. The ball did a little bit throughout. The pitch here is usually pretty good.
It was about trying to adjust and running well between the wickets. I think we applied ourselves well and it was a pretty balanced day of Test cricket. Both teams worked really hard and from our perspective we were happy with the partnerships we built.
It will depend on how the surface changes throughout as to how valuable today was. It is nice to be back with the team.” 05:31 AM GMT Close of play Off the penultimate ball, Atkinson finds the inside edge of Phillips’ bat as he attempted a big drive but the edge falls short of Pope.
There is not enough time for another over and that is the close on day one. New Zealand finish up on 319-8 and, having been put into bat, they will probably be the happier of the two sides. 05:26 AM GMT OVER 82: NZ 318/8 (Southee 10 Phillips 40) Chris Woakes will bowl from the other end with the new ball.
We may only get one more over in today, which would mean we would be seven overs short. 05:21 AM GMT OVER 81: NZ 317/8 (Southee 10 Phillips 40) We are into the final 15 minutes of the day and England immediately take the new ball. Gus Atkinson will have first use of this new cherry.
Southee plays a lofted shot into the offside and it is just out of reach for Stokes at wide mid-off. He went one-handed but it was just out of his grasp. Southee comes back for two.
05:16 AM GMT OVER.
