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New Zealand 243/2
Taylor 30, Williamson 97
End of play
78th over - Brathwaite comes into the attack for the final over of the day.
Taylor flicks one off his pads through midwicket. A miss-field through for a single.
Williamson punches one down the grade for a single to take him to 97.
Taylor sees out the final three balls to end the finals day play. It was all New Zealand today. 86 to Tom Latham, 97 to Willliamson and 30 for Taylor have seen the hosts get through to 242/2 at the end of the opening day. Join us tomorrow from 11am for live updates of the second day's play and see if Williamson can get through to his 22nd test century. (NZ 243/2)
77th over - Chase to continue with just five minutes left in the days play. A attacking field for the spiner with a man at silly mid-off.
After two dot balls to start the over, Williamson punches Chase through the covers for three runs to take him into the 90s.
Taylor pushes one through gully for a single to kip scoreboard ticking over.
Off the last ball of the over, Williamson smashes chase through cover for four. Moves him to 96 is there enough time for him to get a 100. (NZ 241/2)
76th over - Gabriel to continue with just 11 minutes left in the days play.
After a dot ball to start the over, the next has Williamson squared up. It catches the edge and runs away for four through the slips. Williamson's first boundary in 15 overs.
The next ball sees Williamson flick one off his hips down to fine leg for one.
The third ball of the over has been called a no all by the third umpire to help New Zealand to keep scoreboard ticking over.
The fifth ball of the over is perfect. Gabriel bowled on a back of a lenght and it swings late past Taylor's bat.
A dot ball to end the over. (NZ 233/2)
75th over - Chase to continue.
Off the first ball of the over, Taylor cuts him through cover out to the man at deep cover for a single.
A good ball from Chase has the ball bounce up off the bat of Williamson and fall safely and they will grab a single. That was Chase's best ball of the afternoon.
Three dot balls to end the Chase over. (NZ 227/2)
74th over - Gabriel to continue his 16th over of the day.
He starts with a great delivery and has Taylor playing and missing outside his off-stump.
Gabriel falls short and wide and Taylor takes full toll, smashing it through point for four. Great shot.
The next ball - Taylor flicks one off his hip for a single through midwicket.
Two dot balls to end the Gabriel over. (NZ 225/2)
73rd over - Chase to continue.
In the last over, West Indies batsman Darren Bravo went out to field a ball and has injured his knee and the medicab has been called to talk him back to the pavilion. That could be a big blow for the tourists.
Taylor starts the over with a a flick off his pads for a single to rotate the strike.
Williamson plays out five dot balls to end the over. (NZ 220/2)
72nd over - Change in the bowling for the West Indies, with Gabriel coming into the attack as we enter the final 30 minutes of play.
After a dot ball to start the over, Gabriel over ptiches and Williamson punches him through the covers for two runs, which brings up the 50 partnership betwenn Williamson and Taylor.
Williamson has seen off the final four balls of the over easily. (NZ 219/2)
71st over - Chase to continue.
Off the second ball of the over, Taylor flicks Chase down the ground for a single to break the streak of dot balls.
Off the fourth ball of the over Williamson flicks one for a single to keep scoreboard ticking over.
Off the final ball of the over, Taylor flicks one off his pads for down to fine leg. (NZ 217/2)
70th over - Joseph will continue with his 17th over.
More tight bowling for Joseph who is continuing to challenge the New Zealand batsman.
Williamson sees out the final ball of the over and give Joseph his fourth straight maiden. (NZ 211/2)
69th over - Chase to comtinue.
Off the opening ball of the over, Taylor flicks Chase back down the ground for a single.
After two dot balls, Williamson flicks Chase off his hip for another single to take him to 80.
Taylor sees out the over with three dot balls. (NZ 211/2)
68th over - Joseph to continue.
After two dot balls, Joseph makes Williamson play and miss on two straight deliveries.
Williamson sees out the over with no more action but that is the third straight maiden for Joseph. (NZ 209/2)
67th over - A change in the bowling for the West Indies, the offspiner Chase comes back into the attack.
After three dot balls, Taylor lap sweeps it down to fine leg for a single.
Off the final ball of the over, Chase falls short and Williamson punches him through the covers for a single. (NZ 209/2)
66th over - Joseph to continue.
After four dot balls, Joseph goes short and after flying past Williamson it takes off agin and flyes over the keeper for four byes.
Williamson sees out the over with more solid defence. (NZ 207/2)
65th over - Holder to continue with his 19th over.
After three dot balls from Holder, a big shout for LBW on Williamson has been turned down by the umpire for going down the leg side and the Kiwi captain sprints through for a leg bye.
Two dot balls to end the over. Another tight one from the West Indies captain. (NZ 203/2)
64th over - Joseph to continue after the drinks break.
An uneventful over from Joseph with six dot balls from the big quick not challenging Taylor. (NZ 202/2)
63rd over - Holder to continue.
Holder starts the over to full on the pads of Williamson and he flicks him away for two runs.
Five dot balls to end the over and the players will have their final drinks break of the day. (NZ 202/2)
62nd over - A change in the bowling for the West Indies, with Joseph coming into the attack.
Williamson starts the over with a cut shot through point for two runs.
Joseph falls short and wide and Taylor smashes him through point for four to bring up New Zealand's 200.
Two play and misses from Taylor to end the over, which was an eventful one. (NZ 200/2)
61st over - Holder to continue with his 17th over.
Opportunities are starting to happen for the West Indies. After two dot balls, Taylor flashes a cut shot and luckly it just misses the outside edge.
Taylor sees out the over with no more action but it's a maiden for the West Indies. (NZ 193/2)
60th over - Roach to continue.
Williamson flicks one off his pads through square-leg. Taylor looks to come back for two but Williamson sends him back. A little bit of a nervy moment that. These two have a history of poor running between the wicket.
Roach over pitches and drives him through cover for three runs.
A wide ball from Roach sees Williamson, flash at it and it flies over the slips for four.
A great delivery to end the over that has Williamson playing and missing. (NZ 193/2)
59th over - Holder to continue.
The West Indies captain over pitches and Taylor drives him straight down the ground for four.
The ball is really starting to move around. Holder draws Taylor forward and just misses the outside edge. Great ball.
The final ball of the over is on the pads of Taylor and it races away past the keeper for four leg byes. (185/2)
58th over - Roach will continue and see if he can keep the ball swinging.
Roach goes slightly to full and Williamson takes full toll. He drives it through the covers for four.
What a delivery to end the over. Roach puts it on a full-ish length, draws Williamson forward and just misses the edge. What a ball, so unlucky for the visitors. (NZ 177/2)
57th over - After the wicket, the captain, Holder has brought himself into the attack.
Out of no where the ball has started swinging. This is a dangerous period for the Blackcaps.
After four dot balls, Williamson drops one at his feet and Taylor sprints through for a quick single.
Taylor sees off the final delivery to end the over. (NZ 173/2)
56th over - A change of bowling for the West Indies with Roach back into the attack for his 13th over.
Out - A great delivery from Roach. It swings it slightly late and Latham has missed it and his stumps go crashing over. What an innings though for the Kiwi opener but he'll be disappointed not to bring up his 100.
Latham b Roach 86 (184)
The next man is Ross Taylor and he recieves a short one and Taylor thrashes it through gully four to get off the mark straight away.
Taylor plays out the over with three dot balls. Great over from the West Indies. (NZ 172/2)
55th over - Chase to continue.
Latham has flicked one off his pads for a single to keep scoreboard ticking over.
Chase falls short and Williamson punishes him for four through backward point ot bring up the 150 run partnership between the pair.
Off the fifth ball, Williamson dances down the wicket and flicks Chase over mid-wicket for four more.
A dot ball to the end the over. A good one for New Zealand with nine coming off it. (NZ 168/1)
54th over - Gabriel to continue with his 14th over.
The West Indies have burned a simple run out. A miss-field from West Indies sees Latham take off. He gets halfway down the wicket before Williamson sends him back and all the visitors fielder has to do is hit the stumps but he has missed. Big let off for Latham.
A great short ball from Grabiel has caught the bat of Latham who tries to pull it away and it flies away for four. A nervy two balls for Latham.
Latham flicks one off his body for a single to end the over. (NZ 159/1)
53rd over - Chase to continue with his second over. The partnership between Williamson and Latham is 133.
Williamson flicks one off his pads for a single to move himself to 51.
Chase falls short and Latham panches him through the covers for another single.
After two dot balls, Williamson plays a perfect late cut and it runs away for four to end the over. Great shot. (NZ 153/1)
52nd over - Gabriel to continue
What a delivery from Gabriel. It is short of a length and sounds like it takes a edge on the way through and wicket-keeper Dowrich puts dowm a simple catch. On the replay it shows thankfully for the keeper there was no edge.
After three dot balls, Gabriel bowls on Latham's hips and he whips him away for four down to fine leg.
A chnage of field for the West indies and they have put a man under the helment. It looks like Latham is in for some short stuff.
Three dot balls to end the over. Hang on, the third umpire has called a no ball, so he will have to bowl one more ball, which is another dot. (NZ 147/1)
51st over - A change of bowling for the West Indies and it will be Roston Chase coming into the attack to bowl some offspin.
After 24 deliveries on 49, Williamson cuts Chase through the covers for one to bring up test 50 number 33 for the New Zealand skipper. A very muted celebration, which shows he doesn't want just 50 he's in for the long-haul.
Next ball - Chase falls short and Latham cuts him through point for four. Great shot.
A checky lap sweep from Latham down to fine leg for a single to end the over. There wasn't any turn there for the spinner, Chase. (NZ 142/1)
50th over - Gabriel to continue, Williamson still looking for his 50. It feels like he has been on 49 for a long time.
After four dot balls, a good short ball from Gabriel has swung late and wicket-keeper Shane Dowrich can't handle it and the Kiwi scamper through for a bye.
Latham plays two short balls to see out the over with two dots balls and that will end the first hours play in the final session. The players will have a drunk, It has been the Blackcaps hour, keeping the scoreboard ticking over and not losing a wicket so far this session but the visitors have bowled tight lines and made run scoring tough to come by. (NZ 136/1)
49th over - Joseph to continue and look to assert more pressure on the Kiwi's
Joseph over pitches and Latham drives him through the covers for two.
Five dot balls to end the over, more tight bowling from the visitors. (NZ 135/1)
48th over - A change of bowler for the West Indies, Gabriel coming into the attack for his 11th over in place of captain Jason Holder.
A good over so far from Gabriel who is challenging Williamson and continuing the pressureing his other bowlers are putting on the New Zealanders.
Williamson plays out another maiden over. (NZ 133/1)
47th over - Joseph to continue his fourth over on the trot.
Joseph goes full and straight at Latham stumps but the Kiwi opener has flicked him away through mid-wicket for four. First runs in 24 deliverys for the New Zealanders.
Latham punishes him again, this time through the covers for another boundary to end the over. (NZ 133/1)
46th over - Holder to contiue look for the teams third maiden on the trot.
Holder continuing the tight lines just outisde off stump that is giving the Kiwi batsman nothing to go after.
A third consecutive maiden for the West Indies. (NZ 124/1)
45th over - Joseph to continue with his 10th over.
West Indies continue their tight bowling, with a second consecutive maiden in a row coming from Joseph. (NZ 124/1)
44th over - Holder to continue.
After two dot balls, Holder has Williamson player and missing. Great delivery from the West Indies skipper.
A very good over from Holder who has Williamson playing and missing again to finishes the over. (NZ 124/1)
43rd over - Joseph to continue.
Latham flicks a ball on his pads down to fine leg for a single to start the over.
After a dot ball, Williamson punches Joseph down the ground for three.
Three dot balls, which are seen off by Latham to end the over. (NZ 124/1)
42nd over - Holder to continue.
A perfect straight drive from the Kiwi captain straight down the ground for four. Great shot.
Holder responds with a beautiful delivery, which catches the back pad and falls just short of the keeper.
What a ball from Holder but doesn't get the reward. A ball on a fullish length squares Williamson up but his soft hands mean the ball falls short of slip to end the over. (NZ 120/1)
41st over - A change in the bowling or the West Indies, Joseph comes back into the attack for his eighth.
After two dot balls, Latham puishes a short ball from Joseph and smashes him for four through square leg. That brings up the 100 run partnership between Kane Williamson and Tom Latham.
Three dot balls to end the over. (NZ 116/1)
40th over - Holder to continue.
Five dot balls to start the over, before Holder slips trying to bowl the final delivery so he will try that one again.
The final ball - Williamson plays the ball under his eyes to see out the maiden over. (NZ 112-1)
39th over - Roach to continue his 11th over of the day.
To straight from Roach to start the over and Williamson flicks him off the pads for one.
Next ball - Latham smashes Roach for four through square leg to bring up his 50. What an innings from the Kiwi opener. His third 50 in his last three innings.
Latham is looking good now. He rocks onto the back foot and punches him through the covers for two.
A repeat of the previous ball - Latham pushes Roach through the covers off the back foot for two more to end the over. A good over for New Zealand nine off it. (NZ 112-1)
38th over - Holder to continue, his tenth over.
After three dot balls, Williamson flicks one his pads for a single through square leg to keep scoreboard ticking over.
Latham plays out two dot balls to end the over, just one off it. (NZ 103/1)
37th over - Roach to bowl second over after the break.
Great start from Roach who is challenging the defence of Latham who has played out four dot balls to start the over.
A nice cover drive from Latham who punishes Roach for over-pitching but only gets a single.
Williamson flicks one off his pads for a single to end the over. (NZ 102/1)
36th over - Holder to bowl the first over after the break.
After three dot balls, Latham pushes one nicely for a single to get the first runs of the evening session.
Two dot balls to end the first over after the tea break. (NZ 100/1)
4:14pm - Players are back out on the field for the final session of play. Umpires hope to get through 50 over this session.
Tea break - That was defintielty New Zealand's session. The West Indies started brightly, getting the early wicket of debutant Will Young through Shannon Gabriel in the fourth over.
From then on it was all the Blackcaps, with the captain and vice-captain putting on 85 for the second wicket to put the hosts in control.
Latham has played very controlled and disciplined innings. He has left the ball well and put the bad balls away with five fours and a six.
Williamson has been the same. Very controlled and solid in defence with eight fours through some poor bowling from the visitors.
The West Indies had a late chance where Latham was caught behind but the visitors didn't challenge the decision.
35th over - Roach to bowl the final over before the tea break, his tenth.
Two dot balls to start the over before Roach gets Williamson playing and missing. Nervous moment for the New Zealand captain.
Three dot balls played out easily by Williamson and that will be tea. (NZ 99/1)
34th over - Holder to comtinue in what could be the final over before tea break.
Holder starts well with Latham going after with an attacking cut shot. I thought i heard a noise and a half appeal from the West Indies is turned down. Replays showed Latham has hit but no review from the West Indies. What a let off for the Kiwi batsman.
Off the next ball Latham plays a nice push drive down the ground for two.
Three dot balls to end the over. The umpires slowly walk into position and we will have one more over before the break. (NZ 99/1)
33rd over - Roach to continue, with the partnership between Williamson and Latham up to 79 off 173 balls.
A big shout for LBW against Williamson but the Kiwi captain got an inside edge. Great delivery from Roach.
What a shot from Williamson. Roach over pitches and Williamson just places it down the ground for four.
A dot ball to end the over. (NZ 97/1)
32nd over - Holder to continue. We should get two maybe three overs in before the break.
An uneventful over from Holder with six dot balls, five of them through to the keeper. (NZ 93/1)
31st over - A double change for the West Indies with Roach coming back into the attack coming around the wicket.
A big 20 minutes before tea. Can New Zealand go in at just one down and take all the momentum into the break or can the West Indies fight back and pick up a vital wicket.
Latham drives down the groud and takes a quick single. A shy at the stumps at his hit the wickets with Latham easily home and the ball ricochets off the wicket and runs away for fun. Handy runs for Latham, five of them.
Three dot balls to end the over. (NZ 93-1)
30th over - West Indies have made a change in the bowling, with Jason Holder coming back into the attack.
Holder starts well and catches the inside edges and it runs away for four just missing Williamsons off stump.
Five dot balls to end the over, a good first over back from Holder. (NZ 88-1)
29th over - Joseph to continue to with his seventh over.
A good over from Joseph giving just one run away. 20 minutes left before tea. (NZ 83/1)
28th over - Gabriel to continue, with his sixth over on the trot.
Third umpire has called a no ball off Gabriel's second delivery.
Off the fourth delivery of the over, Williamson flicks one off his hip four four runs down to fine leg.
Two dot balls to end the over. West Indies are starting to get frustrated hands in pockets and little talk in the field. New Zealand on top right now. (NZ 83-1)
27th over - Joseph to continue.
After three dot balls, Joseph goes short and Latham goes after and he pulls one down into the gap towards the fine leg boundary for four.
Latham backs that up with an even better pull short. Joseph goes short again and Latham takes full toll and it goes all the way for six, what a shot.
A good leave to end the over, a good one for Latham. (NZ 78-1)
26th over - Gabriel to continue
A short and wide one from Gabriel isn't punished by Williamson who cuts one straight to the point fielder.
The boundary last over from Latham brought up the 19th 50 run partnership between Williamson and Latham. What a pair.
Gabriel over pitches and Williamson drives one out through cover for two.
A good full delivery from Joseph to finish the over. (NZ 68/1)
25th over - Joseph to continue with his fifth over.
Latham plays one off the back foot but great fielding from the West Indies saves a certain boundary.
Latham doesn't make the same mistake twice and this time finds the gap through backward-point and it races away for four to bring up the 50 partnership.
A dot ball to end the over. (NZ 66/1)
24th over - Gabriel to continue with the West Indies putting in a leg slip in. Signs of some short stuff to come.
A mix up between the two batsman, West Indies have a shy at the stumps but miss. A direct hit would have seen Williamson walking back to the pavilion.
The next ball is a no ball called by the third umpire. That was Gabriel's 194th no ball the most in test cricket.
Latham punches one off the back foot and it runs away for four through backward-point. Great shot from Latham.
Latham flicks one off his pads for a single to end the over and the second hour of play. New Zealand have definitely won the second hour of play. (NZ 62/1)
23rd over - Joseph to continue.
After three dot balls to start the over, Latham plays one off the back foot for a quick single.
Williamson plays out the final two balls comfortable. (NZ 56/1)
22nd over - Gabriel to continue with figures of 1/25 off his six overs. Williamson has just past 6500 runs for his test career.
Nothing for Williamson to do in that over, a couple of short balls from Gabriel that the Kiwi captain ducks easily underneath. (NZ 55-1)
21st over - Joseph to continue with his third over.
Joseph continue to bowl back of a length and has Latham playing on the back foot all over for a maiden over.
Latham looking as comfortable as ever in defence as he plays out the Joseph over. New Zealand starting to look at ease out in the middle. (NZ 55-1)
20th over - Gabriel to continue.
After a dot ball to start the over, Latham flicks one down to fine leg for a single to get off strike.
A high quality shot from Williamson. A ball back of the length and it gets high on him but he plays it late and off middle of the bat and runs away for four through backward-point to bring up New Zealand's 50.
Even better, two fours in a row for Williamson to end the over. Gabriel over pitches and a perfect straight drive for four. (NZ 55-1)
19th over - Joseph to continue with Latham on strike.
Perfect first delivery from Joseph who has Latham playing a missing.
Latham flicks one off his pads to rotate the strike.
Three dot balls to end the over. (NZ 46/1)
18th over - Gabriel has chnaged ends and come back into the attack for his fifth over.
Great first ball from Gabriel who has Williamson playing and missing.
The pitch has started to come alive over the last 10 minutes. Gabriel has one that got extra bounce that his smashes into Williamson's gloves.
Great over from Gabriel, which was a maiden. (NZ 45/1)
17th over - A change of bowling for the West Indies with Alzarri Joseph coming into the attack.
Williamson cuts one off the back-foot for a single to take him to 17.
Great first over from Joseph who is getting a bit of extra bounce that was challenging Williamson. (NZ 45/1)
16th over - Roach to continue with Latham on strike. The partnership is building nicely for New Zealand between Latham and Williamson and has got up to 28 pretty quickly.
Latham flicks Roach off the pads and great running from the Kiwi pair has turned one into two.
Roach all over the show in that over, not getting any consistency in his line. (NZ 44-1)
15th over - Holder to continue with figures of 0/5 off his four overs.
A perfect first delivery from Holder, which squares Williamson up and catches the edge but falls short of gully.
Williamson looking solid in defence but a good over from Holder no runs off it. (NZ 42/1)
14th over - Roach to continue with his sixth over.
Roach is to full and Williamson play a perfect cover drive for three runs great running between the Kiwi batsman to turn two into three.
What a delivery from Roach, which was back of length and squares Latham up and clips the pad and through to second slip.
The last ball of the over is off Latham's pads and runs away for four leg-byes. (NZ 42/1)
13th over - Holder to continue with Latham on strike.
Almost a run out for West Indies. Latham tries to drop and run but Williamson sends him back. Nervy moment for New Zealand.
Holder gives Latham one on his pads and he takes full toll with a great flick through mid-wicket for four.
Two dots to end the over. (NZ 35/1)
12th over - Roach to continue with is fifth over.
Short and wide from Roach and Williamson smashes him through the covers off the back foot for four.
Another boundary for Williamson but this time a bit lucky. Great length from Roach and Willaimson pushes at it and it skews off the bat and goes through gully for four.
That boundary brings up 1000 runs at Seddon Park for Williamson.
Williamson plays out the last ball of the over solid in defence. (NZ 31/1)
11th over - Holder to continue with his third over. Not much swing around but good bounce off the pitch.
Latham plays out the over strongly in defence for another maiden.
A good first hour for the West Indies, with not much swing off the pitch or in the air but the early wicket of Will Young has them claim the early honours. The players will take a drinks break. (NZ 23/1)
10th over - A change in the bowling with Roach coming back into the attack for his fourth over.
Roach finishes with a ball on the pads a Latham flicks it for a single to end the over, just one off it. (NZ 23/1)
Ninth over - Holder to continue with his second over coming over the wicket.
After starting with three dot balls outside off stump, Holder has changed and come around the wicket.
Latham finishes the over well with a quick single to keep the scoreboard over ticking. (NZ 22/1)
Eighth over - Gabriel will continue with his fourth over. He currently has figures of 1/15.
The third umpire has told the on-field umpires that the third ball was a no-ball.
Williamson plays out the over looking solid in defense as always. (NZ 21/1)
Seventh over - West Indies have made a change in the bowling with captain Jason Holder coming into the attack
A good tight over of bowling from Holder to start no runs off it. (NZ 20/1)
Sixth over - Gabriel to continue with Williamson to face his first delivery.
Williamson off the mark straight away with a flick off the pads down to fine leg.
Latham flicks one off his pads for a single to keep the scoreboard ticking over.
Williamson gets his first boundary of the summer. Gabriel over pitches well outside off stump and Williamson produces a perfect cover drive for four. (NZ 20/1)
Fifth over - Roach to continue with Latham on stirke. Captain Kane Williamson is the new man in for the Blackcaps.
Latham solid in defence all over to play out another maiden. (NZ 14/1)
Fourth over - Gabriel to continue to Young.
Young gets his first run in test cricket with a drive through the covers for a single.
The first boundary of the test summer comes through Latham. Gabriel over pitches and Latham takes full toll with a perfect cover drive through for four.
A chance goes begging for West Indies. Great delivery from Gabriel catches the edge but the keeper and Bravo look at each other, no one goes for it and races away for four.
OUT - The West Indies don't have to wait long. Next ball a full delivery from Gabriel has hit Young right and front and he has been given out.
Young lbw b Gabriel 5 (11)
The wicket ends the over. A great over from Gabriel. (NZ 14/1)
Third over - Roach to continue with Latham on strike.
Great shot from Latham to get the Blackcaps off the mark. Roach over pitches and Latham produces a beautiful cover drive and will get three runs to open his account.
Roach gives Young one on his pads but can't get any bat on it but they rotate the strike with a leg bye.
Roach finishes over well, squaring Latham up and the ball slicing off his bat and falls just short of gully. A big let off for Latham. (NZ 4/0)
Second over - Shannon Gabriel to bowl the second over with Will Young to face his first ball in test cricket.
Gabriel bowls a full-toss outside off stump that Young lets through to the keeper and gets through his first ball in the white clothes.
Third ball - Big shout for LBW, the umpire gives it not out for hitting Young outside off-stump. West Indies will review the decision. The decision stands as not out as Young got himself outside off-stump. Nervous start from the debutant.
Young survives his opening open with a scare with the LBW shout. Two maidans to start from the West Indies who are bowling good tight lines. (NZ 0/0)
First over - Latham and Young at the crease for the Blackcaps, and Kemar Roach has ball in hand.
Both sides take a knee in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement before the first ball is bowled.
Roache will come around the wicket and Latham leaves the first ball of the test summer, which is agonisingly close to his off stump.
Latham sees out the opening over for a maiden. Roach bowling good line and length just outside off stump. (NZ 0/0)
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12:55pm - Both sides are walking out onto the field for the national anthems.
12:38pm - West Indies have won the toss and have elected to bowl.
The first session is from 1pm to 3:50pm. The afternoon session is from 4:10pm to 7pm stumps, with the possibility of an extra half hour.
The umpires are targeting 85 overs, but it all depends on light, as they can't use the floodlights.
Team news for New Zealand is that Daryl Mitchell comes into the starting XI, with Mitch Santner missing out.
Blackcaps: Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholas, Tom Blunder, Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult
West Indies: John Campbell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jermaine Blackwood, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wk), Jason Holder (capt), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel
11:57pm - Further delays to play, with a toss now due at 12:30pm and first ball scheduled for 1pm. Welcome to New Zealand's 'summer' of cricket.
Clearly, this photo was taken yesterday ^^^
11:45pm - The latest update from Hamilton is that the covers are off and we'll have the toss at 12:10pm. The players are warming up on the field and play will begin at 12:40pm.
10:32am - Covers are on the pitch at Hamilton, so the prospects of play starting on time are slim.
We've been here before. Remember, the third T20 was rained out after just 2.2 overs on Monday, but the consensus is that some play will be possible today.
10:06am - In related news from quarantine, Pakistan have elected to forego their scheduled four-day match with NZ A from December 10-13, preferring to play some intra-squad games to prepare for their T20 and test matches against New Zealand.
That's a shame for the fringe Blackcaps candidates, who were counting on these fixtures to stake claims for test spots.
Obviously, the tourists have struck problems adapting to their isolation protocols since arriving in New Zealand, so maybe this is a necessary adjustment to their preparation.
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Kia ora, good morning and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the opening day of the first cricket test between New Zealand and West Indies at Hamilton.
After wrapping up the T20 series over last weekend, the Blackcaps now turn their attention to the five-day format, with a spot in the world test championship final still on offer. A series win could see them move past England into third place.
Sitting second in ICC test rankings - just a point behind Australia - New Zealand have fashioned a formidable record on home wickets in recent years and bring a settled squad into this encounter against the 'Calypso Kings', ranked eighth.
The home side have been thrown a curve ball - maybe a bouncer, in cricket parlance - with the withdrawal of nuggety wicketkeeper BJ Watling with a hamstring injury.
His absence has had a ripple affect on the line-up, with opening batsman Tom Blundell dropping down the order to take the gloves and Will Young making his long-awaited debut against the new ball.
Captain Kane Williamson and bowling ace Trent Boult will rejoin the squad, after arriving back from the Indian Premier League and missing the T20 series. Only four Blackcaps - Ross Taylor, Kyle Jamieson, Mitch Santner and Tim Southey - contested the short form, while only Shimron Hetmyer and Kemar Roach back up for West Indies.
Weather in Hamilton today is overcast, with occasion rain forecast.
Blackcaps batsman Young poised for long-awaited test debut
James Regan
Another standout performer in domestic cricket is poised to make a long-awaited Blackcaps debut in the first test against West Indies in Hamilton.
Just three days after South African-born Devon Conway starred for the T20 team, Will Young may earn his first cap, with an injury cloud hovering over one of the team's senior players.
Coach Gary Stead has confirmed Young will play, if wicketkeeper BJ Watling's hamstring injury rules him out.
"Tomorrow, we'll make a call on whether he's a chance or not," says Stead.
Young's been in this position before. Eighteen months ago, he was supposed to face Bangladesh in Christchurch, replacing captain Kane Williamson, before the terrorist attack saw the test cancelled.
But sheer volume of runs has given him another chance.
"It's always helpful, when you put your selectors hat on, when you have genuine competition for places," says Stead. "I think Will's scored 4-5 'A' centuries in the past couple of years."
Young's been a standout in the West Indies' warm-up series against New Zealand A and if there was any doubt Conway would be ready for the international stage, he put those to bed in the recent T20 series.
Conway's joined the squad as cover for Watling, but won't be jumping the cue, with the coach staying loyal to a squad that's only lost one of their last nine series.
"It's been a settled team and I think that's helped us have some of the success we've had," says Stead.
"Guys know it's not one performance that will have them in or out of the side."
Says veteran fast bowler Trent Boult: "It's brilliant, it's been a very healthy competition... it makes guys work hard for their spots and not get complacent in any respect."
The Blackcaps can’t afford that complacency this summer - they must win all four tests, if they're to stay a chance of qualifying for the inaugural test championship final at Lord's.
