William ORourke to Root, 1 run, on a length and angling into the pads, past Root's flick and the ball rolls behind square on the on-side for a leg-bye
44.5
William ORourke to Root, no run, banged in short and well wide of off - Root was looking to run it over the slip cordon and missed
44.4
William ORourke to Root, no run
44.3
William ORourke to Root, no run
44.2
William ORourke to Brook, 1 run, to fine leg
44.1
William ORourke to Brook, no run
43.6
Nathan Smith to Root, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Root leans across into the drive and finds cover
43.5
Nathan Smith to Root, no run
43.4
Nathan Smith to Root, FOUR, beautifully played, overpitched by Smith - Root leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then drives it straight of mid-on for a boundary
43.3
Nathan Smith to Brook, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Brook looks to drive and inside halves it to the left of mid-on
43.2
Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Brook gets close to the ball and defends it to the off-side
43.1
Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, a sighter for Brook as he let it go
Thge players are back out in the middle and we're ready go to.. Will England declare at some point during the session?
15:44 Local Time, 02:44 GMT, 08:14 IST: England have advanced this game so much that they can even consider declaring today. And it's just day 2 of this Test. Peak Bazball stuff. Both Bethell and Duckett played so well and deserved their tons but fell in the 90s to Southee.
42.6
William ORourke to Brook, 3 runs, to deep extra cover
42.5
William ORourke to Brook, no run
42.4
William ORourke to Root, 1 run, to square third man
42.3
William ORourke to Root, no run, so nearly dragged it on. A sharp nipbacker on the stumps, comes back in from outside off, Root is on the hop and the thick inside-edge bounces in front of the stumps
42.2
William ORourke to Root, no run, short of length on the fifth-stump line, Root goes on the back foot to defend to gully