New Zealand v England: first men’s cricket Test, day two – live

• England lose early wickets in reply to NZ’s 348 all out
• Read Ali Martin’s report on the first day’s play

85th over: New Zealand 325-9 (Phillips 42, O’Rourke 0) Carse shows Will O’Rourke his bouncer but also sends in some sixth-seventh-stump outswingers that are safely left alone.

Well, that wasn’t too hard. Brydon Carse thunders in, drops it short, and Southee toe-ends a pull shot into the deep where Gus Atkinson safely holds on.

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