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2.50pm: Root spins in
Joe Root is into the attack as England's spinner with the home side seeking to break up this partnership between Devon Conway and Will Young, worth 73*.
Sampath Bandarupalli, our statstician, pointed out: "Between 2004 and 2020, England played just one home Test without a front-line spinner in the XI (vs SA in 2012 at Leeds)." Now they've done it twice in as many matches this summer.
Conway is 55 not out and Young is on 21. Root has 0 for 3 heading into his third over.
2.35pm: Fifty up for Conway
Devon Conway, who made such a remarkable debut at Lord's with 200 in the first innings, brings up his fifty with a drive off a Joe Root half-volley just past deep cover, running two as Stuart Broad fields.
Having survived on 22 when Zak Crawley's slips catch off Broad's bowling wasn't given amid doubt over whether the ball touched the ground, Conway is now 51 not out and Will Young unbeaten with 21, their partnership worth 69*.
2.00pm: Oh no, Joe!
Joe Root, the England skipper has just juggled - and dropped - a catch that would have dismissed Will Young on 7. A lovely ball from Olly Stone found the outside edge and the ball sailed to Root at first slip. He had a couple of goes at grabbing it as he went to ground but couldn't hold on! It looked a pretty standard chance too. New Zealand were 52 for 1 at the time.
1.50pm: Heart-warmer
Regardless of your team loyalties, this celebration of fans returning to the stands at Edgbaston is pretty enjoyable to watch. Yes, he's understandably biased, but it warmed the cockles of Chris Woakes' heart.
1.10pm: NZ 260 in arrears at lunch
Lunch New Zealand 43 for 1 (Conway 27*, Broad 1-10) trail England 303 (Lawrence 81*, Burns 81, Boult 4-85) by 260 runs
Devon Conway steers New Zealand to lunch at 43 for 1 in the face of an excellent spell from Stuart Broad, which netted him the wicket of Tom Latham for 6 and gave him figures of 1 for 10 so far. Conway is 27 not out and Will Young - in the side for Kane Wiliamson, who has sore elbow - is unbeaten on 6.
12.50pm: Another close call for Conway
Devon Conway, the double centurion on debut at Lord's, has had another escape. Conway edged Stuart Broad to Zak Crawley at third slip and it was one of those where it was difficult to tell whether the ball hit the ground as Crawley was taking the catch. He definitely got his fingers under it but the key was that the soft signal given by the on-field umpire was not-out. Broad was incensed but, on review, there was just enough doubt for the decision to stand. Broad. Not. Happy.
12.30pm: Broad breaks through
12.20pm: That was close!
A hearts-in-mouths moment for New Zealand fans there, but Devon Conway keeps his cool. Tom Latham strikes the ball straight back down the pitch and Stuart Broad, in his follow-through, manages to get his fingers to it before it crashes into the stumps at the non-striker's end. Conway, who was advancing, was watching the ball like a hawk as well though, and managed to turn and stretch his arm out, getting his bat back inside his crease in time.
12.00pm: England all out for 303
Innings break England 303 (Lawrence 81*, Burns 81, Boult 4-85) vs New Zealand
A Dan Lawrence-led recovery has pushed England's first-innigs total to 303. Lawrence was unbeaten in matching Rory Burns' top score for England of 81 while Mark Wood produced some entertainment - and valuable runs - with a knock of 41 before he was bowled by Matt Henry. Trent Boult, who took two wickets yesterday, cleaned up the tail, Stuart Broad caught behind for a duck and James Anderson lbw for four. Anderson was initially given not-out by umpire Richard Kettleborough but that decision was overturned on review, which showed Boult had beaten the inside edge with the ball tracking to hit leg stump.
Now, with New Zealand getting the ball to swing nicely, home fans will eagerly anticipate seeing Anderson, playing an England-record 162nd Test, do the same.
11.25am: Wood gives it some welly
Here's Matt Roller with a more considered take on the morning's tonkings:
"Joe Root highlighted the "added responsibility" that England's bowlers have with the bat on the eve of this series. "If we're going to grow as a team, if we're going to become more consistent, we'll have to add lower-order runs," he said. While opting to pick Olly Stone - who has batted at No. 10 for most of his first-class career - as a No. 8 might seem to fly in the face of those comments, England's tail has taken on the additional responsibility.
Out of England's six 50+ partnerships in this series, three have involved lower-order contributions: 52 between James Anderson and Rory Burns and 63 between Burns at Ollie Robinson at Lord's, plus 66 between Dan Lawrence and Mark Wood here. Stone also added 47 alongside Lawrence last night, helping England towards 300 after they had slipped to 175 for 6."
10.45am: Looking back
Rory Burns has reflected on his knock of 81 yesterday and he spoke to Sky Sports at the close about his form, which includes a first-innings 132 in the first Test at Lord's and seven fifties in 10 Championship innings this season. That came after he lost his place in the Test side on England's recent tour of India. Here's what he had to say:
"It's been quite a quite a tough day of Test cricket, it's been pretty even there by the end, I think Dan [Lawrence] has played really well there and in that latter part of the day, probably got us back to scrapping away quite nicely so there's a there's something in that surface for everyone.
"It's probably swung a little bit more for them after lunch, and whether that's conditions over top or on the surface we'll see.
"I felt good, my rhythm's felt good coming from county cricket and into this environment. I've felt in a good place in summer, which is pleasing. It's nice to be able to get in there and get in amongst it."
10.00am: Dan's the man
Welcome back to the our coverage of the second Test at Edgbaston and all eyes will be on Dan Lawrence, England's No. 7 playing his seventh Test and unbeaten on 67. From a home perspective, England want to see how many more he can add to their score of 258 for for 7 with Mark Wood not out 16 and Stuart Broad and James Anderson to come. Lawrence will be the main wicket New Zealand are focused on prising out on this second morning before getting stuck into the tail.
Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo
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