Summary

Have your say on England men this summer

  1. get involved

    Get Involved - Professions XIpublished at 14:51 BST

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    Re 14:39. Vogel is cognate with English 'fowl'. So Vogler is the same as 'Fowler' in English.

    Ian, Glasgow

    Basil Butcher would happily prepare the meat for Alistair to Cook

    Ashley, Bristol

    Farokh Engineer, Vijay Merchant, and Nari Contractor from India surely deserve a mention in the professions XI.

    Andrew, Marsden

  2. NZ 88-3published at 32 overs

    One more single for Rachin Ravindra to end Matthew Fisher's over.

    New Zealand have scored 13 runs and lost one wicket in the seven overs since lunch.

  3. Postpublished at 14:49 BST

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Jordan Cox, didn't have much time but he was a little late to it. It's another one of those where you wouldn't really expect the ball to go over there. great technique form him but it was a really, really tough chance.

  4. Postpublished at 14:48 BST

    Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    He's dropped him! It would've been a really, really super catch. That went really, really sharply.

  5. dropped catch

    Mitchell dropped on twopublished at 31.4 overs

    The plan almost comes off!

    Fired down the leg side by Matthew Fisher, Daryl Mitchell goes after it and the ball absolutely flies towards Jordan Cox who has been stationed at leg slip.

    The England debutant dives low to his left and gets two hands to the ball but can't hold on.

    Mitchell takes a single to move to three.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:45 BST

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    Matt Fisher was a few years above me at School in North Yorkshire. For a charity event he bowled to some of the teachers and was promptly dispatched for six by the maths teacher Mr Akbar. Glad to see he’s put that behind him taking wickets on the biggest stage!

    Will in Italy

  7. How's stat?!published at 14:44 BST

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Sonny Baker is the first Sonny to play Test cricket for England and Jordan Cox is the first Jordan to play for England.

  8. NZ 86-3published at 31 overs

    First boundary of the session.

    Josh Tongue's 87mph delivery clips the leg of Rachin Ravindra, who can't get his bat on the ball to play the glance. It runs away for four leg byes.

    Tongue then cuts his final delivery through the New Zealand number four - unclear if the ball took an edge before it died just in front of James Rew.

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    Get Involved - Professions XIpublished at 14:39 BST

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    Some aristocratic cricketing profession surnames: Harry Duke, Heather Knight, and Lester King. Jos Buttler is the family retainer.

    Ben, Bristol

    What about Mike Proctor? A proctor is a supervisor or monitor who oversees an examination.

    Peter, Bristol

    For professions, could we have Bert Vogler? Either a South African spinner, or a German bird-catcher.

    Kit, Glasgow

    Never heard of a 'Vogler' before, Kit. Every day you learn something new...

  10. NZ 81-3published at 30 overs

    Careful, Daryl.

    The New Zealand number five goes fishing outside off stump and comes pretty close to offering an edge behind off Matthew Fisher.

  11. Postpublished at 14:37 BST

    Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    Josh Tongue looking to target the stumps, as he often does. 11% of his deliveries in Tests would have hit the stumps - Ollie Robinson is the only active England seamer with a higher percentage in the last five years.

  12. Postpublished at 14:36 BST

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Your technique has to be spot on against Tongue. You have to be thinking about every ball that he bowls and very technically tuned in or it will be hitting you on the pad before you know it.

  13. NZ 80-3published at 29 overs

    Daryl Mitchell comes in at five for New Zealand.

    He gets down to the non-striker's end immediately, running a bye as a delivery from Josh Tongue, now coming over the wicket to the right-hander, flies down the leg side.

    James Rew blocks, but is unable to entirely stop, the rising delivery.

  14. Postpublished at 14:33 BST

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That's what Josh Tongue gives you. That angle just jagging in to Nicholls. He just gets you jumping about, makes your life awkward, even on a flat pitch.

    Now England are thinking, crikey, we've done the hard work in the first session, now let's crack on.

  15. Postpublished at 14:31 BST

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Nicholls is bowled! Tongue's got through!

  16. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 28.4 overs

    Nicholls b Tongue 24 (NZ 79-3)

    Bowled him!

    Henry Nicholls' first Test since last August comes to an end - the Kane Williamson replacement departs for 24.

    He's hurried a touch by some extra pace for Josh Tongue, with the left-hander chopping onto his stumps from a delivery round the wicket that was a little short of a length.

    Josh Tounge celebrates bowling out New Zealand batsman Henry NichollsImage source, Getty Images
  17. NZ 78-2published at 28 overs

    The New Zealand batters exchange a couple of leg side singles off Matthew Fisher's second over after lunch.

    It's mostly blue skies at The Oval, with a dusting of cloud.

  18. Postpublished at 14:24 BST

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at The Oval

    A question for you... will Harry Brook bowl at some point in this session?

  19. NZ 76-2published at 27 overs

    Josh Tongue takes the ball at the other end and, bowling round the wicket, he starts with a maiden to Rachin Ravindra.

    A sharp delivery has Ravindra jamming his bat down, a little nick onto the pads for a delivery that was heading down leg anyway.

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    Get Involved - Professions XIpublished at 14:22 BST

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    We need someone who is well turned out behind the stumps for the professions XI - I give you - Bob Taylor!

    Jim, Haworth

    How about the unforgettable Arthur Augustus Farmer, who was also a barrister.

    Timothy, Lydney

    John Shepherd - great Kent all-rounder.

    Geordie, Canterbury