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Taha Hashim (earlier) and Rob Smyth (later)

New Zealand v England: first men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

England’s Harry Brook reaches his seventh century at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
England’s Harry Brook reaches his seventh century at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Photograph: Joe Allison/Getty Images

That’s all for today. Ali’s report should be on the site in the next hour and we’ll be back tonight for day three of this topsy-turvy match. Big first hour!

Stumps: England trail by 29

74th over: England 319-5 (Brook 132, Stokes 37) A sharp bouncer from Smith is pulled very awkwardly for a single by Stokes. If that ball is anything to go by, Brydon Carse will be an unwelcome handful in the third innings.

That’s the last incident of a thrilling day’s cricket that produced 348 runs and seven wickets. England were in serious bother at 40 for 3 and 71 for 4, but Harry Brook and Ollie Pope rode their luck in a manic, match-changing partnership of 151 in just 31 overs.

Brook was dropped four times during a sparkling unbeaten 132; Pope, who led the counter-attack, fell for 77 to an outrageous catch from Glenn Phillips. And Ben Stokes looked in preetty good order, making 37 not out in an unbroken partnership of 97 with Brook.tg

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