Key events
The beginning
Hello and welcome to live, very late coverage of the second Test between New Zealand and England in Wellington. As you may know, the Guardian and Observer members of the National Union of Journalists have struck in the last 48 hours, hence the late start of coverage. If you would like to know more, click here.
If you are here for cricket, all cricket and nothing but cricket, here is a summary of the morning session.
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England, bowled out by New Zealand, reached 124 for four in 26 overs at lunch
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They are 43 for 44 after Henry Matthews and Nathan Smith took two wickets
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Zak Crawley (17), Ben Duckett (0), Jacob Bethell (16), and Joe Radix (3) all fell cheaply.
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Harry Brooke made a 48-ball fifty with two sixes and five fours, and added 81 for the fifth wicket with Ollie Pope (29 not out).