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Blackcaps 173/3 (Tom Latham 101*, Henry Nicholls 5*)
That's stumps on day one, the umpires have called it early and play will begin half an hour early tomorrow, so 10:30am.
There will be an umpire's inspection just before 5pm.
4:28pm - Currently playing replays of the 2015 tour of England test series, no update on the rain just yet.
Rain delay
55th over - Welcome back ..... Jofra Archer will resume - he has 0/31 from 13 overs. The rain is coming very shortly .... and it's here and the players bolt off after two balls.
TEA
54th over - Joe Root will bowl the last over before Tea - 0/6 from 1. Latham uses his feet and drives down the ground for four and an 11th test match century.
53rd over - Maiden from Broad,
52nd over - Short and wide and Latham late cuts for four ... he's 96 now.
51st over - Nicholls drives through the covers for a well timed four .... hell of a shot that.
50th over - Poor from Woakes as he loses his line down legside and Latham has four to fine leg.
49th over - Stuart Broad returns - 1/29 from 12 overs. Maided from Broad to Nicholls.
48th over - WICKET: Taylor has his 50 with a leg glance for four from 99 balls with eight fours. He's gone next ball! He cuts to close to his body and edges to Root at slip.
Ross Taylor c Root b Woakes 53 (100) 8x4's FOW 155
47th over - Stokes will continue despite the limp. Latham repeats the dose from the previous over through mid-wicket ... more well timed than the previous one.
46th over - Woakes is back - 1/24 from 10 overs. Full and swinging from Woakes, strikes Latham on the pads but looks to be a bit leggy .... umpire says no but Root wants to see a review. Yep - ball pitched just outside leg stump. Latham flicks through mid-wicket for four. Into the 80s.
45th over - Ben Stokes will bowl for the first time today. Latham gets a couple to square-leg ... great stop on the rope by Archer to prevent four. Over-pitched from Stokes and Latham has four to wide mid-on ... 100 partnership for these two. Stokes has hurt is knee .... that might be his only over today.
44th over - Taylor drives through the covers for four - great shot that.
43rd over - Two singles from the Archer over.
42nd over - Two singles from the over.
Drinks
41st over - Just a Tom Latham single from the over.
40th over - Maiden from Curran to Taylor.
39th over - Right in the slot from Archer and Latham flicks through mid-wicket along the carpet for four. Slightly shorter from Archer and it lifts on Latham who defends away from his body ... ball takes the edge and flies to Stokes at third slip but it's through his hands. Chance lost and Archer remains wicketless for the series.
38th over - Sam Curran replaces Woakes - 0/22 from 5. Latham drives down the ground for a well-run three. Over-pitched from Curran and Taylor on the drive through a wide point region for four .... lovely square drive that.
37th over - Jofra Archer is back - 0/12 from 8. Short from Archer and Taylor cuts to the point boundary for four. Taylor repeats next ball and has a second boundary in the over.
36th over - Over-pitched from Woakes and Latham on the front foot and drives through wide mid-on for four.
35th over - Taylor looks to work a straight one on the legside but he's struck on the pads in front and Broad celebrates before umpire Wilson raises the finger. Taylor takes his time and eventually reviews and there is a very feint edge that will save him. No hotspot but there is a break in the flatline. Third umpire has no choice but to change the decision. Not convinced but, the tech suggests not out.
34th over - A Ross Taylor single from the over.
33rd over - Maiden from Woakes to Tom Latham.
32nd over - Just a Tom Latham single from the over.
31st over - Taylor pushes for a single on the offside to cover and that brings up the 50-run partnership. Broad beats Latham outside off with a peach of a ball.
30th over - Woakes will continue - 1/16 from 6 overs. Two singles from the Woakes over.
29th over - Stuart Broad will open up the session - 1/25 from 8 overs. A maiden to start from Broad to Taylor.
Lunch: That was a great session by the Blackcaps. After losing two wickets in the first hour, Tom Latham and Ross Taylor put on a 47-run partnership, which they'll resume after lunch.
Opener Latham brought up is half-century to cap off the session.
28th over - Chris Woakes back into the attack, and on the first ball, he hits Tom Latham on the pad, and he appeals for a wicket. Kumar Dharmasena raises the finger, and Ross Taylor tells Latham to appeal, so he does. Turns out to be the right call as it was pitching outside leg.
Latham ends the over with a double to bring up is fifty from 87 balls. Great way to end the first session.
27th over - Ross Taylor ends the over with a four. So Tom Latham will be on strike to start the next over to try claim his 50.
26th over - Another single to Ross Taylor from the final ball of the over.
25th over - Two more fantastic shots by Tom Latham sees his total rise to 48. The first one is pulled away sweetly and that is going all the way through square leg. The second is turned away backward of square.
24th over - Jofra Archer completes his second maiden over of the game. Ross Taylor faced all six balls and dealt with them well.
23rd over - Latham up to 40 runs now after a nice shot through extra cover. He's looking impressive with the bat.
22nd over - Ross Taylor and Tom Latham have got the partnership up to 28 runs now.
21st over - A few of singles in the over. Tom Latham is getting closer to that 50.
20th over - Jofra Archer back in the attack, and he doesn't get off to a great start, with Ross Taylor hitting him down the ground for four. The over ends in disapointment with four byes as it over Ross Taylor's and Ollie Pope's head.
19th over - Another quiet over, but thie partnership is building nicely. Tom Latham brings his total up to 35.
18th over - Just one run from the over. Chris Woakes bowling some great balls.
17th over - Stuart Braod comes back into the attack, having bowled five overs earlier. Taylor takes a few balls to find his feet before blasting one backward of point for four as New Zealand bring up 50 to end the over.
16th over - Taylor gets his first run of the innings. Tom Latham has scored the majoirty of New Zealand's runs so far.
15th over - Ross Taylor comes in for Kane Williamson. Tom Latham adds two more runs to end the over.
12:00pm - Time for a drinks break.
14th over - WICKET - A big blow for the Blackcaps as Kane Williamson departs for four. Chris Woakes squares up Williamson and Joe Root takes a fine tumbling take at slip.
K Williamson c Root b Woakes 4 (20b) FOW 39
13th over - Tom Latham already has 30 runs off 43 balls after back-to-back fours to start the over.
12th over - Tom Latham starts the over with a beautiful four down the ground, and off the next ball, New Zealand get four leg byes as Zak Crawley's throw to the stumps goes wide and rolls to the ropes.
11th over - Another bowling change with Sam Curran coming in for Stuart Broad. The 21-year-old gets off to a fantastic start with a maiden over.
10th over - Chris Woakes comes into the attack for Jofra Archer. Captain Kane Williamson gets on the scoreboard, off the back foot, through the gap in the covers for three runs.
Ninth over - Stuart Broad backs up his wicket-maiden over with another maiden. He England quick is starting to find his length.
Eighth over - A single from the fianl ball of the over means Kane Williamson will have to wait a tad longer to face his first ball of the game.
Seventh over - WICKET - Stuart Broad comes up with the goods with a wicket-maiden over, claiming the wicket of Jeet Vaval for five. He clips the ball and it falls straight into the hands of Joe Root at second slip.
J Raval c Root b Broad 5 (21b) FOW 16
Sixth over - After three dots, Tom Latham reaches double figures with a four. He clips it through the gap to third man.
Fifth over - Two more singles from the over. Broad's third ball of the over came very close to clipping the top of off.
Fourth over - A maiden over for Jofra Archer who is off to a good start with the ball so far.
Third over - Raval adds two more runs with a nice shot through the covers.
Second over - Jofra Archer to start with the new ball at the other end. Just the one run scored in the over.
First over - Stuart Broad to open the bowling attack for England. But it's New Zealand who get off to a great start Great, as both opening batsmen get runs in the first over. There is an appeal for the wicket of Tom Latham, but he edged the ball into the pad.
10:55am - England are wearing black armbands in honour of head coach Chris Silverwood's father-in-law, who passed away suddenly. Silverwood will head home after play on day two.
10:33am - Here is the Blackcaps team. Lockie Ferguson's test debut will have to wait till next month with Matt Henry replacing Trent Boult.
Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry
10:31am - England have won the toss and will bowl first. Captain Joe Root says there is some live grass and they want to exploit it with their seamers. Kane Williamson said he would have opted to bowl if he'd won the toss.
10:28am - Here is England's team for the second test.
Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Joe Denly, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope (wk), Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad.
Zak Crawley and Chris Woakes come in for Jos Buttler and Jack Leach respectively with Ollie Pope taking the wicket-keeper gloves.
Kia ora, good morning and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the second cricket test between the Blackcaps and England at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
The Blackcaps head into the five-dayer full of confidence after beating England by an innings and 65 runs in the first test in Mt Maunganui.
New Zealand have won five and drawn one of their last six tests at Seddon Park, while Ross Taylor has made five of his 18 test hundreds at Hamilton, and is 92 runs away from scoring 1000 at the venue.
Play will start at 11am.
Of course, this particular match-up has taken on greater significance this year - no so much in the test format - after the pulsating climax at the Cricket World Cup, where England pipped New Zealand on a countback of boundaries in the final.
Then, three weeks ago, the T20 series decided at Eden Park also went into extra time, with the tourists again prevailing in a 'super over'.
In the longer format, New Zealand sit poised for their 100th test victory some time this summer, currently sitting on 99.
Squads
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry
England: England: Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Joe Denly, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope (wk), Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad.
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Paul Wilson
TV Umpire: Bruce Oxenford
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath
