New Zealand Extends Lead Over England on Day 4

Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, OUT! CAUGHT! Good bowling, good setup. Archer had been testing Phillips with vicious bumpers and then he lands one a yard behind the fuller length, outside off and letting it nip away. Phillips does not move his feet, throws his hands at the drive, and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies flat and hard to Bethell in gully, who crouches and reverse scoops it just in front of his face. Archer has his third and the centurion from the first innings has to walk back.

Joe Root to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Another predetermined shot and another boundary for Daryl Mitchell. Full outside off, Mitchell pulls out the reverse sweep again and it flies past Brook at first slip, who moves across but cannot get a hand to it. Three boundaries in the over now.

Joe Root to Daryl Mitchell, Oh, dear me! How has that missed the off pole? Fuller in length, spinning in sharply from outside off. Daryl is sucked on the defence, but the ball zips past the outside edge and flirts past the off stump.

Joe Root to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! 300 up for New Zealand! Short and outside off, turning in. Daryl Mitchell hangs back in the crease and cuts it powerfully to deep backward point for a boundary. This also takes the lead beyond 400 runs for the Kiwis.

Joe Root to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! FIFTY FOR MITCHELL! Root pitches it up outside off and Mitchell drops to one knee, reverse sweeping it away through backward point for four. In the first innings he fell six short of fifty despite playing well, but this boundary puts that right. His 16th Test half-century, and the away supporters inside The Oval rise to give him a warm reception. Mitchell lifts his bat and takes it all in.

DRINKS. A very entertaining first hour on the fourth day has passed. England would be happy to have claimed a couple of wickets. But in the game's scenario, that is a bit too little as New Zealand's lead has grown to 395 runs. But credit to Archer and Tongue for relentlessly bowling on that bail-trimming length, and constantly creating chances here and there. They would like to get Mitchell and Phillips out before Lunch to somewhat crawl back in the game. Time for some spin now as Joe Root is into the attack.

Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Phillips is flattened on the pitch. Not the first time we have seen this happen in this Test match. Short ball on the stumps, rises sharply off the pitch. Phillips finds himself in a tangle, and he is late to arch back from the line and slips in the attempt as he falls on his backside.

Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Direct hit, but GP is safe! Length ball on the stumps, Mitchell hangs back and bunts it softly in front of Duckett at silly mid-on. Duckett is quick this time, gets to it and fires at the stumps, but Phillips is quicker, making his ground easily.

Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Was it off the handle? Nope. Length ball on the stumps, rears up sharply off the turf, Mitchell turns away from it and the ball catches the glove, pops up, and dies just in front of Root at leg slip. It might have come off the glove but it does not matter either way. Archer drops to his haunches. So close, and yet nothing to show for it.

Blundell falls. That's the second wicket for England in the first hour of the fourth day. In walks the centurion of the first innings, Glenn Phillips. Meanwhile, Mitchell changes his bat as GP gets ready to face the song. All good now.

Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, OUT! TAKEN! A bit of a juggling but it's taken eventually. Full and angled into the pads, tailing further down leg, Blundell looks to clip it but cannot get it fine or square enough and plays it uppishly to the right of Root at leg slip. It pops out of his hands as Joe is beaten by the pace. He spills towards Rew, and the keeper reads the rebound instantly to take a sharp catch while both tumble over. Root, while trying to redeem himself, almost bumps into the debutant, but all's well that ends well. Blundell's watchful knock comes to an end and New Zealand are effectively 390 for 5.

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Deft touch! Back of a length, outside off, shaping in a shade. Daryl Mitchell rocks back and just opens the face of his blade to guide it into the vast gap between gully and first slip fielder for four runs.

Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, Sharp bumper, on off. Tom Blundell pulls it hard off the back foot, along the ground to the leg side. Emilio Gay moves to his left from deep mid-wicket and tidies it up. Just a single. New Zealand's lead now reads 382 runs.

Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Straightens up from the pitch, around off. Daryl Mitchell guides it behind to deep third, more off the outside edge for a single.