Atkinson to Conway, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Conway just pushed at this before withdrawing the bat hurriedly

Atkinson to Conway, no run, full outside off, Conway presses forward and blocks it into the off-side

Atkinson to Conway, no ball, full and attacking off-stump, Conway prods forward and blocks, Atkinson oversteps

Atkinson to Conway, no run, full and outside off, Conway is happy to shoulder arms, just a bit of extra bounce there off

Gus Atkinson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

No real swing or seam movement for Woakes there

Woakes to Latham, no run

Woakes to Latham, no run, length delivery even wider outside off, left alone

Woakes to Latham, no run, length delivery a touch wider outside off, Latham is happy to let that go

Woakes to Latham, no run, full and in the channel outside off, Latham has a good look at it before shouldering arms

Woakes to Latham, no run, full and straight on off-stump, Latham prods forward and blocks

Woakes to Latham, no run, short of length outside off, Latham gets on his toes and taps it towards point

Latham and Conway are at the crease. Latham is on strike. Woakes will open the attack

Out come the players and umpires. Bright sunshine at Christchurch, conditions look absolutely perfect for cricket.

Pitch Report | Frankie Mckay and Shane Bond: "There's excitement all round. A couple of debutants, a full house here at the Hagley and a gorgeous summer's day to kick the season off. It'a already over the 20-degree mark, it's looking likely to get up to 26-27 degrees. Just a light breeze at the moment and the North-West is expected to pick up. It could really dry the surface up. It looks like a typical Hagley. I would love to bowl on this.

Jacob Bethell: Feeling very good, New Zealand is a lovely country. Test cricket has been my dream. To finally be a part of it is something special. If you asked me a year ago would I be making my debut in exactly a year's time, I would have said no. But it's been a good year. and thankfully it has paid off with a Test cap. (On batting at three) I am excited, I have been asking to bat up the order for about three years now. Never done it for County cricket, finally getting a chance to do it for England. The feeling is just excitement, I know I can do it. I batted in the top-three growing up until I actually made my first-class debut. To do it for England is pretty special.

Nathan Smith: Very excited, I have played a lot of cricket here. awesome ground to play at. It's a classic New Zealand ground, beautiful banks, the crowd get behind you as well, we'll have the noise of Barmy Army as well. The boys are rolling nicely, good to come and join them, hopefully we can continue that form and the crowd get behind us.

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, William ORourke

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope(w), Ben Stokes(c), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir