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1st over: New Zealand 10-0 (Seifert 3, Robinson 7) <\/strong>Tim Robinson belabours his second ball down the ground for six. Ten from the over, so New Zealand are already behind the rate.<\/p>\n

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Only a short break \u2013 the players are back and Luke Wood has the ball.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Half-time reading<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New Zealand need 237 to win<\/h2>\n

Well that was fun. Phil Salt and especially Harry Brook played some spectacular strokes as England obliterated the record for the highest T20I score on this ground. It\u2019s a seriously good pitch, though, so New Zealand aren\u2019t out of the game.<\/p>\n

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20th over: England 236-4 (Curran 8, Banton 29) <\/strong>Early days but Tom Banton is looking really good in this new role of finisher. He backs away to guide Duffy to the right of short third for four, a superb stroke from a ball that followed him outside leg stump.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the only boundary \u2013 but a flurry of twos make it 13 from the over and Banton finishes with 29 not out from 12 balls.<\/p>\n

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19th over: England 223-4 (Curran 7, Banton 19) <\/strong>Tom Banton slices Henry past short third for four, making this the highest T2oI score at Hagley Oval<\/strong>. He belts 14 from the next three deliveries as well, including a sweet six over midwicket. It\u2019s all fun and games till some poor sucker looks at his bowling figures; Henry finishes with 4-0-45-0.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen 23 fours and 10 sixes in this innings. And no bloody forward defensives.<\/p>\n

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18th over: England 205-4 (Curran 7, Banton 1) <\/strong>Sam Curran thumps the last ball over Jamieson\u2019s spell down the ground for six. It only just cleared the leaping Daryl Mitchell on the boundary but, well, it did.<\/p>\n

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WICKET! England 198-4 (Salt c Bracewell b Jamieson 85)<\/h2>\n

They\u2019re dropping like flies. Salt thumps Jamieson backs over his head and is taken by Bracewell just inside the rope. The catch itself was straightforward but he did superbly not to stand on \u2013 or topple over \u2013 the boundary sponge.<\/p>\n

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WICKET! England 197-3 (Brook c Robinson b Jamieson 78)<\/h2>\n

Tim Robinson blows that theory out of the water, taking a superb catch to get rid of Harry Brook. He pulled a slower ball from Jamieson to deep midwicket, where Robinson dived forward to take an excellently judged catch.<\/p>\n

Brook is on his way after a riotously entertaining innings: 78 from 35 balls with six fours and five sixes.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a003.43 EDT<\/p>\n

17th over: England 196-2 (Salt 84, Brook 78) <\/strong>New Zealand have managed to slow England down in the last few minutes. After 10 balls without a boundary \u2013 an age in this game \u2013 Brook reaches to lift Duffy over extra cover.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it just me or does Brook get dropped more than any other batter?\u201d says Phil Harrison. \u201cCan it be just a coincidence? Or is it because he simply hits it so hard?\u201d<\/p>\n

It feels that way, doesn\u2019t it? I\u2019d imagine it\u2019s a combination of how hard he hits the ball and fielders tensing up because they are so desperate to get rid of him. A similar thing happened when England dropped Adam Gilchrist four times at Lord\u2019s in 2001.<\/p>\n

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16th over: England 186-2 (Salt 80, Brook 73) <\/strong>Never mind the biggest total on this ground, England could break the record for the highest score both against and in New Zealand. Australia made 245 for 5 at Auckland in 2017-18.<\/p>\n

They manage nine from Santner\u2019s final over, with Salt pulling his 11th four, so that means they need 60 from 24 balls. Not that Salt and Brook will know, or care; they\u2019re just trying to belt every ball for six.<\/p>\n

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15th over: England 177-2 (Salt 74, Brook 70) <\/strong>Brook picks a slower ball from Jamieson and uses his devastating handspeed to lash it over long-on. That\u2019s gone out of the ground as well.<\/p>\n

Later in the over Brook plays a most disappointing stroke, pulling a six that doesn\u2019t<\/em> go out of the ground. But seriously folks, this is about as entertaining as Monday mornings* get; Brook is 70 not out from 28 balls after dumping four more over mid-off to end the over.<\/p>\n

* UK time.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Brook smashes 22-ball half-century<\/h2>\n

14th over: England 156-2 (Salt 74, Brook 50) <\/strong>Santner brings himself on in an attempt to restore some order. And he\u2019s only gone and done it! Six from the over, none in boundaries. But Brook does work a single to bring up a coruscating fifty: 22 balls, 4×4, 3×6.<\/p>\n

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13th over: England 150-2 (Salt 70, Brook 48) <\/strong>Brook is dropped<\/strong> by Neesham off Henry, a relatively straightforward running chance at long on.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s never a good time to drop Harry Brook, but tonight looks particularly bad. Brook is timing the ball like a dream and has hared to 48 from 20 balls; he ends the over by launching a slower ball from Henry over midwicket and out of the ground. Goodness me.<\/p>\n

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12th over: England 138-2 (Salt 67, Brook 39) <\/strong>Mitch Santner throws the ball to Jimmy Neesham, who never did take up baking or something.<\/p>\n

England show him no respect, not even a scintilla, striking four fours in a 20-run over. Three were hit by Brook, including a spectacular ping over cover from an attempted yorker. It may have been a free hit \u2013 Neesham bowled a front-foot no-ball \u2013 but the skill level was stratospheric.<\/p>\n

Brook has raced 39 from 16 balls and is looking dangerously dangerous.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a003.18 EDT<\/p>\n

11th over: England 118-2 (Salt 62, Brook 25) <\/strong>Jamieson overpitches and is blazed over mid-off by Salt. He couldn\u2019t make a fifth T20I century, could he? The rest of England\u2019s entire male population have only scored four between them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn his post earlier, Simon spoke of it being a weeknight,\u201d writes Robert Lewis. \u201cThat word always conjures up for me the vision of a tiny armoured man on a horse. Apropos of nothing at all…\u201d<\/p>\n

And there I was thinking of how weary Nick would have been at the end of the flippin\u2019 murder Test in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

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10th over: England 110-2 (Salt 56, Brook 23) <\/strong>Time for the drinks break. It\u2019s been a helluva start for England, who have a chance of making the highest score in a T20I on this ground. The current record is 208 for 5, made by New Zealand against Bangladesh in 2022.<\/p>\n

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Brook is not out! <\/strong>Nothing on UltraEdge as the ball passes bat and then glove, so Brook bats on.<\/p>\n

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England review! <\/strong>Brook tries to pull a leg-side delivery from Bracewell and is given out caught behind. He reviews straight away and there\u2019s a long wait for UltraEdge. It\u2019s either a wide or a wicket\u2026<\/p>\n

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Another fifty for Phil Salt<\/h2>\n

9.1 overs: England 101-2 (Salt 50, Brook 21) <\/strong>Salt clips Bracewell for two to reach a 33-ball fifty<\/strong>, his seventh in T20 internationals to go with those four hundreds.<\/p>\n

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9th over: England 99-2 (Salt 49, Brook 21) <\/strong>Brook launches his opposite number Santner onto the roof at wide long-on, an outrageous stroke played with a flamingo flourish at the end. His trusty rollover ramp brings four more next ball \u2013 and then he cuffs an even bigger six over midwicket when Santner drops short. \u201cHarry Brook has entered the chat!\u201d chirps somebody in the commentary box.<\/p>\n

Brook was 3 not out from 3 balls; he now has 21 from 7.<\/p>\n

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8th over: England 80-2 (Salt 48, Brook 3) <\/strong>A quieter second over from Bracewell: no wickets but no boundaries either.<\/p>\n

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7th over: England 75-2 (Salt 46, Brook 0) <\/strong>The seventh over is Santner time. He starts pretty economically, conceding seven runs, with one boundary through backward point for Salt. He\u2019s off on one again: 46 not out from 27 balls.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure us England fans really how lucky we are to have Phil Salt. His T20I record is outrageous: average 39, strike rate 169. And in the last two years those figures are 48 and 175.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a002.51 EDT<\/p>\n

6th over: England 68-2 (Salt 39, Brook 0) <\/strong>That was a fun innings from Bethell, 24 from 12 balls.<\/p>\n

Since you asked, it should be Ollie Pope at Perth. You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n

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WICKET! England 68-2 (Bethell c Neesham b Bracewell 24)<\/h2>\n

Mitch Santner gambles by introducing the spin of Michael Bracewell for the last over of the Powerplay. It works, sort of: Bracewell concedes 21 from the over<\/strong> but picks up the dangerous Jacob Bethell with his last ball.<\/p>\n

Bethell hit consecutive sixes down the ground and was looking for a third when he dragged to mid-on. It was nicely bowled by Bracewell, wider and slower, and Bethell shouted \u201coh no!\u201d the moment he made contact.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Michael Bracewell celebrates the wicket of Jacob Bethell.<\/span> Photograph: Sanka Vidanagama\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

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5th over: England 47-1 (Salt 31, Bethell 12) <\/strong>Bethell tries to pull Duffy, is beaten for pace and top-edges the ball precisely 500 miles in the air. The ball swirls horribly and is dropped by the keeper Tim Seifert<\/strong>, who ran too far and had to reach back in an attempt to take the catch. All he could do was punch the ball onto the side of his face.<\/p>\n

Bethell, who hit his first boundary before being dropped, makes room outside leg stump to muscle his second over mid-on. Fine shot.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Tim Seifert drops Jos Buttler.<\/span> Photograph: Kai Schw\u00f6rer\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a002.47 EDT<\/p>\n

4th over: England 37-1 (Salt 30, Bethell 4) <\/strong>Bethell almost wipes out the square-leg umpire with a pull shot off the new bowler Kyle Jamieson. The umpire saw it late \u2013 there\u2019s a low evening sun \u2013 but managed to save face, and his <\/em>face, by ducking at the last minute. \u201cThat\u2019s one way to get the heart rate up!\u201d says Frankie Mackay, the former White Fern, on commentary.<\/p>\n

After a promising start \u2013 five from five balls \u2013 Jamieson strays onto Salt\u2019s pads and is put away for four.<\/p>\n

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3rd over: England 28-1 (Salt 23, Bethell 1) <\/strong>Nothing much to report in Henry\u2019s second over, four runs from it.<\/p>\n

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2nd over: England 24-1 (Salt 20, Bethell 0) <\/strong>Duffy dug that wicket ball in short, which meant it hit high on the bat as Buttler came charging at him. Nicely bowled if he meant it.<\/p>\n

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WICKET! England 24-1 (Buttler c Santner b Duffy 4)<\/h2>\n

This Hagley Oval pitch looks better for batting than on Saturday. Salt climbs into a wide ball from Jacob Duffy, blasting it square on the off side for four, then top-edges a pull over the keeper\u2019s head for another boundary.<\/p>\n

After getting off the mark with a sizzling drive over cover for four, Buttler charges Duffy and clunks the ball high to Santner at mid-off. He has to wait near the boundary edge while they check for a no-ball. It\u2019s very tight, and the angles aren\u2019t great, but the third umpire decides it\u2019s a fair delivery and Buttler is on his way.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a002.28 EDT<\/p>\n

1st over: England 11-0 (Salt 11, Buttler 0) <\/strong>Phil Salt sets the agenda by clouting Henry\u2019s second ball over midwicket for six. I mean, why wouldn\u2019t you? A drag behind square brings four more off the next ball. Good start for England.<\/p>\n

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And\u2026 action <\/strong><\/p>\n

The weather is lovely at the moment, as Simon said, and the brilliant Matt Henry is about to open the bowling.<\/p>\n

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Evening\/morning\/whatever.<\/strong> Tonight might be a near-replay of Saturday – same teams, same result at the toss, same decision made, equally lovely early evening and an equally dismal forecast for later. Looks like the rain might hold off until 11pm or so, allowing us to get a full game in, but you never know. Definitely a smaller crowd, what with it being a weeknight and everything, but Hagley Oval is looking resplendent in the early evening sun and with my optimistic hat as ever lodged in place it\u2019s hard not to be a bit gleeful at what we\u2019ve got in store.<\/p>\n

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Team news<\/h2>\n

Both sides are unchanged. Next!<\/p>\n

New Zealand<\/strong> Seifert (wk), Robinson, Ravindra, Chapman, Mitchell, Bracewell, Neesham, Santner (c), Jamieson, Henry, Duffy.<\/p>\n

England <\/strong>Salt, Buttler (wk), Bethell, Brook (c), Banton, S Curran, Cox, Carse, Dawson, Rashid, L Wood.<\/p>\n

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New Zealand win the toss and bowl<\/h2>\n

It worked pretty well on Saturday, so whoever won the toss was always going to bowl first.<\/p>\n

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Erm, about that Christchurch weather forecast<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turns out opinions vary, and we may be looking at another rain-ruined game. It\u2019s the height of spring in New Zealand, what did you expect man!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sam Curran\u2019s intelligent unbeaten 49<\/strong> was the main positive for England in the first game. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be around for a while, I think,\u201d said his captain Harry Brook after the game.<\/p>\n

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Preamble<\/h2>\n

Hello, hello and welcome to live, over-by-over coverage of the second T20 international between New Zealand and England in Christchurch. The first match on Saturday was abandoned because it\u2019s the height of spring in New Zealand, what did you bloody expect man<\/em> rain, but the forecast is better tonight and we should get a full game.<\/p>\n

The match starts at 7.15pm local time, 7.15am BST<\/strong>, and we\u2019ll have the toss and team news around half an hour before that. But first, coffee.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a001.47 EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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