LIVE: England v New Zealand - all the action as it happens on day three of the second Test

By James Andrew

PUBLISHED: 20:24 EST, 25 May 2013 | UPDATED: 13:10 EST, 26 May 2013

Stay up to date with all the action on day three of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley with Sportsmail's unrivalled team.

We'll deliver over-by-over coverage and our brilliant writers will update with their insights from the ground as England look to win the two-Test series ahead of the Ashes.

Cricket correspondents Paul Newman (@Newman_Cricket) and Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) are at Headingley, while you can email your thoughts to james.andrew@dailymail.co.uk.

STUMPS ON DAY THREE: ENGLAND 116-1

41st over: England 116-1 (Cook 88, Trott 11)

This should be the final over of the day.

Cook smashes a FOUR with a brilliant cut shot past backward point.

He then takes a single to put Trott on strike. Trott adds two runs to take himself into double figures.

And that is it for the day, very much England's day. They lead by 296 runs with two days to go.

40th over: England 109-1 (Cook 83, Trott 9)

Southee bowls another maiden to Trott. England have done very well today, but the last hour and half have been tough going.

39th over: England 109-1 (Cook 83, Trott 9)

Cook adds two more to his tally with a shot on the leg side.

38th over: England 107-1 (Cook 81, Trott 9)

Cook finds the boundary again, this time with a well placed flick between midwicket.

He adds his single to his tally to take him onto 81.

37th over: England 102-1 (Cook 76, Trott 9)

Wagner comes back into the attack for the Black Caps.

Confusion between the two England batsmen as Trott looks to run a single but Cook sends him back, the fielder at square leg misses the stumps, had he hit then Trott would have been a long way out.

Good knock: Cook and Trott walk off at the end of the days play

36th over: England 101-1 (Cook 75, Trott 9)

After the excitement of the boundary from the last over, we are back to another maiden. 

35th over: England 101-1 (Cook 75, Trott 9)

Alastair Cook finds the boundary with a nicely timed FOUR via a perfectly timed cover drive.

That boundary brings up the 100 for England.

34th over: England 97-1 (Cook 71, Trott 9)

A run a piece for Cook and Trott. First Trott gets forward to Williamson for a single then Cook retains the strike with a paddle-sweep.

33rd over: England 95-1 (Cook 70, Trott 8)

Cook gets two runs from the penultimate ball of Southee's over - the first runs for over 20 balls.

32nd over: England 93-1 (Cook 68, Trott 8)

Another maiden follows from Kane Williamson to Trott.

31st over: England 93-1 (Cook 68, Trott 8)

Tim Southee returns to the attack.

And he returns with a maiden over to Cook.

30th over: England 90-1 (Cook 68, Trott 8)

Cook drives the ball to cover for a single and the only run of the over.

29th over: England 90-1 (Cook 67, Trott 8)

A bye and a wide open up the Bracewell's first over after drinks.

28th over: England 90-1 (Cook 67, Trott 8)

Cook gets two with a nice shot and then puts Trott on strike with a nice single. Trott then blocks out Williamson for the rest of the over.

Time for drinks,

27th over: England 87-1 (Cook 64, Trott 8)

Cook takes a single and Trott then hits a beautiful on-drive that goes past mid-on. A really fine shot. We have seen some good shots today from both sides and that one is right up there.

26th over: England 82-1 (Cook 63, Trott 4)

Wagner makes a brilliant dive at full stretch to prevent Cook's shot going to the boundary, and as a result only one run comes from the over.

25th over: England 81-1 (Cook 62, Trott 4)

Bracewell bowls another maiden to Trott.

24th over: England 81-1 (Cook 62, Trott 4)

A single comes off the bowling of Williamson for Trott with an inside edge.

Tough day: Compton reacts after he is given out for seven

23rd over: England 80-1 (Cook 62, Trott 3)

Run rate has slowed down a lot in the last few overs. You would have thought Cook would want to be at 120 at stumps.

Cook adds another FOUR to the total with nice cover drive,

He adds one more to the total and then Trott pushes one to the off side for a single.

22nd over: England 74-1 (Cook 62, Trott 2)

Trott is off the mark with a shot off the back foot to square leg for two.

21st over: England 72-1 (Cook 57, Trott 0)

Bracewell bowls to Cook and it is another maiden, the runs have dried up a little bit.

20th over: England 72-1 (Cook 57, Trott 0)

Compton will want to follow in his captain's footsteps and cash in and get some runs.

Four dot balls start the over off with.

WICKET: COMPTON C RUTHERFORD B WILLIAMSON 7

Compton's difficult innings comes to an end thanks to a catch from Rutherford, Compton got forward and played the ball onto his pads and was then caught.

Jonathan Trott is the new man at the crease.

19th over: England 72-0 (Cook 57, Compton 7)

Doug Bracewell comes into the attack and bowls a maiden to Cook.

18th over: England 72-0 (Cook 57, Compton 7)

Cook adds three more to his tally with a wide cover shot that Southee prevents from going to the boundary.

17th over: England 69-0 (Cook 54, Compton 7)

Cook moves onto his FIFTY with a his ninth FOUR of the innings. This time a shot slashed away past backward point.

He takes a single to give Compton the strike.

16th over: England 64-0 (Cook 49, Compton 7)

Four byes from Williamson as the ball keeps low goes away from McCullum.

You can see how relaxed Cook is and how he is enjoying his cricket as he gets down to play a sweep shot away for FOUR. A run on the final ball keeps the strike.

15th over: England 55-0 (Cook 44, Compton 7)

Wagner bowls to Compton after drinks and it is six dot balls for another maiden.

14th over: England 55-0 (Cook 44, Compton 7)

Maiden over from Williamson to Cook and that is time for drinks.

Mixed fortunes: Cook enjoyed a good start to his innings while Nick Compton struggles for runs

13th over: England 55-0 (Cook 44, Compton 7)

Cook takes a single off the over. He'll be pleased with England's progress.

12th over: England 50-0 (Cook 43, Compton 7)

Compton gets in on the act with two runs with a clip down to fine leg for two and he gets two more with a shot wide of square.

11th over: England 54-0 (Cook 43, Compton 3)

Cook finds the boundary with a flick past midwicket for FOUR.

And with that he brings up the half centuary.

10th over: England 46-0 (Cook 39, Compton 3)

Just as with England's bowling at this stage of the innings, the umpires are looking at the ball, and just like this morning they opt to change the ball.

Kane Williamson comes into the attack.

Two runs come off the outside edge of Cook's bat and then takes a single off the final ball to keep strike.

9th over: England 43-0 (Cook 36, Compton 3)

Compton on strike and he sees out a maiden from Wagner. The difference in confidence and form between these two batsmen is obvious.

8th over: England 43-0 (Cook 25, Compton 3)

Cook gets a couple off the bowling of Southee and then drives the ball brilliantly for FOUR wide of point.

Another boundary follows with another FOUR, this time with an outside edge.

A single puts Compton on strike and he gets a single with an edge.

7th over: England 31-0 (Cook 25, Compton 2)

Cook is in the groove at the moment as he plays a lovely cover-drive for FOUR.

He follows it up with a cut shot wide of point for another FOUR

Four byes follow in what is turning into a disastrous over from Wagner.

Cook ends the over with a single to keep the strike.

Watching it all the way: Cook watches the ball race away to the boundary

6th over: England 18-0 (Cook 16, Compton 2)

Nice punch down the ground by Cook for two, he then plays a nice drive down to the mid-off boundary for three runs.

5th over: England 13-0 (Cook 11, Compton 2)

Neil Wagner comes into the attack.

Cook gets his chance to play his favourite cut shot and it goes for FOUR.

He then follows it up with another FOUR off the pads and past sqaure leg to the boundary.

He takes a single with a shot to square leg.

4th over: England 4-0 (Cook 2, Compton 2)

Now it is Compton's turn to see off an over without scoring.

3rd over: England 4-0 (Cook 2, Compton 2)

Cook sees off Boult's second over without score. First maiden of the innings.

2nd over: England 4-0 (Cook 2, Compton 2)

Compton gets lucky with the first ball of Southee's over. He gets a bottom edge and the ball nearly trickles onto his stumps and instead goes away for one.

Cook then adds another single with a stab to midwicket.

1st over: England 2-0 (Cook 1, Compton 1)

Trent Boult takes the new ball first up. First ball is a loosener. Cook gets the first run of the innings with a shot off the pads. And Compton gets off the mark with a shot to midwicket.

4.04pm: England have not enforced the follow on and will bat again. So here come Alastair Cook and Nick Compton. Plenty of eyes will be on Compton.

TEA ON DAY THREE: NEW ZEALAND 174 ALL OUT

TEA VERDICT FROM SPORTSMAIL'S LAWRENCE BOOTH:

Well, that wasn’t quite what we were expecting. From 72 for 2, New Zealand lost seven for 50, and needed a helter-skelter last-wicket stand of 52 between Neil Wagner and Trent Boult to ease the pain.

But that slump was still reminiscent of the 68 all out at Lord’s. In the circumstances, it may even have been worse.

If Ross Taylor could be forgiven for getting into a tangle against Steven Finn’s bounce and menace, the way New Zealand’s right-handed middle order tackled Graeme Swann was inept in the extreme.

Dean Brownlie and Martin Guptill were bowled by almost identical deliveries that spun back through the gate – and possibly out of the rough created by their own left-arm seamers. Then Kane Williamson, attempting to avoid presenting Swann with a similar hole to aim for, got too far across his stumps, and was trapped lbw on review.

Until Wagner and Boult belied their batting averages to entertain the crowd, the rest was a procession. This was the performance of a team denuded of confidence – and with Brendon McCullum, their most attacking player hidden away at No 7 following the injury to first-choice keeper BJ Watling.

Finn bowled his best spell of the summer, Swann finally took a Test wicket at Headingley, and Broad kept his cool until he got sucked into a bouncer battle with the tailenders.

There was talk of the follow-on, but Alastair Cook presumably decided that – with two days to go, regardless of the poor forecast – that represented New Zealand’s only route to victory. By batting again with a lead of 180, England opted for grim pragmatism ahead of the lure of a three-day win. Or even a two-day win, given Friday’s washout. Not for the first time, funny things are happening at Headingley.

Hitting out: New Zealand batsman Trent Boult hits a six watched by Matt Prior

44th over: New Zealand 174-9 (Wagner 27, Boult 23)

Jimmy Anderson comes back into the attack and Wagner sends him to the boundary for FOUR with the first ball, a single follows.

WICKET: WAGNER B ANDERSON 27

That is out. Anderson wraps up the innings with ball that prompts a swing and a miss.

43rd over: New Zealand 168-9 (Wagner 22, Boult 23)

Now it is Boult's turn to get in on the act as he sends Swann to the boundary for FOUR and then follows it up with a massive SIX.

Then there is is the shot of the day from Boult as he uses his feet well, walks to meet the ball and sends it straight back over the bowlers head for SIX.

42nd over: New Zealand 152-9 (Wagner 22, Boult 7)

Wagner sends Broad to the boundary for FOUR with an outside edge.

Another one follows, this time down to the third man boundary for another FOUR.

FOUR more follow with a massive blow and yet another FOUR follows. Very expensive over from Broad.

41st over: New Zealand 133-9 (Wagner 4, Boult 6)

First maximum of the day as Boult smacks Swann for SIX with a shot launched over long leg.

Smart catch: Doug Bracewell edges the ball to England's Ian Bell

40th over: New Zealand 127-9 (Wagner 0, Boult 0)

WICKET: McCULLUM C PRIOR B BROAD 20

McCullum edges the ball behind and it is comfortably taken by Prior behind the stumps.

Wagner gets a boundary with a thick outside edge for FOUR.

It is now just a matter of when and not if England wrap this up and enforce the follow on.

39th over: New Zealand 122-8 (McCullum 20, Wagner 0)

Bracewell takes the strike against Swann.

WICKET: BRACEWELL C BELL B SWANN 1

Another wicket and another one for Swann. Bracewell gets gets forward and the ball hits his pad before deflecting onto his bat and Bell takes a smart catch.

If this morning belonged to Finn then this afternoon has been Swann's.

Wicket maiden.

38th over: New Zealand 122-7 (McCullum 20, Bracewell 1)

Broad tries to gets McCullum with a yorker but the New Zealand gets it away for one.

Bracewell then gets off the mark with a shot off his pads for one.

37th over: New Zealand 120-7 (McCullum 19, Bracewell 0)

McCullum takes a single off Swann fro the only run of the over. How New Zealand need a captain's innings from him now.

36th over: New Zealand 119-7 (McCullum 18, Bracewell 0)

Southee finds the boundary with a really nice shot past mid-on for FOUR.

He adds two more with a good shot.

WICKET: SOUTHEE LBW B BROAD 19

England have to go upstairs once again to get the decision as Broad hits Southee on the pads. Initially it is given not out as umpire Davis thinks it hits the bat first, but replays show it hit the pads and is therefore out.

Here comes Doug Bracewell

35th over: New Zealand 113-6 (McCullum 18, Southee 13)

McCullum finds the boundary with a cover sweep for FOUR.

Two more are added with a reverse sweep. He adds another by taking a single and Southee adds two more.

This is what New Zealand need.

All together now: Swann celebrates with team mates after the wicket of New Zealand's Kane Williamson

34th over: New Zealand 103-6 (McCullum 12, Southee 10)

Stuart Broad comes back into the attack for Finn.

McCullum takes two with a shot to mid-off and stopped by going to the boundary by the dive of Jimmy Anderson.

McCullum adds another single.

33rd over: New Zealand 100-6 (McCullum 9, Southee 10)

Swann continues after drinks and New Zealand skipper McCullum brings up 100 with a shot to deep point.

32nd over: New Zealand 99-6 (McCullum 8, Southee 10)

Southee finds a boundary with his first ball of this Finn over as he cuts it past backward point for FOUR.

He adds two more with a mistimed flick on the onside.

Time for drinks

31st over: New Zealand 93-6 (McCullum 8, Southee 4)

Good shot from McCullum for FOUR runs as he rocks back and plays the ball past cover.

30th over: New Zealand 89-6 (McCullum 4, Southee 4)

McCullum pushes the ball wide of cover and takes two and follows that up with a single.

Southee gets off the mark with a FOUR that slices away off an inside edge.

29th over: New Zealand 82-6 (McCullum 1, Southee 0)

New Zealand are in a bit of trouble and really need to build a partnership.

WICKET: GUPTILL B SWANN 1

Just as I say that they lose another wicket and it is that man Swann again. Almost a carbon copy of the ball that dismissed Brownlie as it goes through the gap to hit the top of off stump. New Zealand in all sorts of trouble

The skipper Brendan McCullum comes to the middle.

McCullum off the mark with a single from his first ball.

Early joy: Graeme Swann celebrates after taking his first wicket of the Test

Celebration time: Swann gets in on the wicket taking act

WICKET: WILLIAMSON LBW SWANN 13

Big, big appeal but the Umpire shakes his head. After a short coming together with Cook, Swann and Prior they opt to review the decision. And replays show the ball was going onto hit the top of leg stump and that is out.

28th over: New Zealand 81-4 (Williamson 13, Guptill 1)

Finn stays on and Williamson takes a single from the fifth ball and Guptill gets off the mark with his first ball with a shot wide of point.

26th over: New Zealand 79-4 (Williamson 12, Guptill 0)

Graeme Swann comes into the attack for England.

Williamson rocks back and plays a good shot, looking for a four but Bairstow stops the ball on the rope and New Zealand run three.

WICKET: BROWNLIE B SWANN 2

Graeme Swann takes a wicket in his first over yet again. Brownlie is beaten by the turn as Swann hits the foot mark. Good start from the England spinner. 

26th over: New Zealand 76-3 (Williamson 9, Brownlie 2)

Brownlie gets another one single and then Williamson adds another to the tally. New Zealand will want to keep these two out in the middle for as long as possible and build a partnership.

25th over: New Zealand 74-3 (Williamson 8, Brownlie 1)

Williamson takes a single off Broad and then Brownlie gets off the mark with a single of his own with a shot towards square.

24th over: New Zealand 72-3 (Williamson 7, Brownlie 0)

Now Brownlie has to deal with Finn and he sees off the over without too many trouble. But it is another maiden for Finn.

23rd over: New Zealand 72-3 (Williamson 7, Brownlie 0)

Williamson almost drags onto Broad from the first ball, but he blocks out the over and it is a maiden from Broad.

22nd over: New Zealand 72-3 (Williamson 7, Brownlie 0)

Brilliant shot from Ross Taylor, short and wide from Finn and dispatched to the boundary with perfect timing.

WICKET: TAYLOR B FINN 6

Excellent ball from Finn, good pace, around the 88mph mark and he forced Taylor to drag the ball onto his stumps. Third wicket for England, third wicket for Finn.

Dean Brownlie is the new man out in the middle for New Zealand.

21st over: New Zealand 68-2 (Williamson 7, Taylor 2)

Weak appeal from behind the stumps from Prior, but a shake of the head from the umpire as the ball looked to be clearly missing off-stump.

Just one bye from the over.

20th over: New Zealand 67-2 (Williamson 7, Taylor 2)

Steve Finn takes the ball at the other end.

Taylor is off the mark with a quick single. It is something he is always looking for and good at, it is something he was always alert to at Lord's.

Williamson takes another single with shot to cover.

Taylor then takes one on the arm, good line, length and pace from Finn, that must have hurt a bit.

Another single off the final ball of the over.

19th over: New Zealand 64-2 (Williamson 6, Taylor 0)

The players comeback out after lunch and England will no doubt want to kick on from their late wickets before lunch.

Stuart Broad will take the ball first after lunch.

Williamson to face Broad first up and he blocks the first three balls.

First runs of the session come from Williamson with pulled shot to deep square leg for two.

Three and easy: Finn celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Ross Taylor

Back you go: Ross Taylor walks back to the pavilion after being dismissed by Finn

LUNCH: NEW ZEALAND 62-2

SPORTSMAIL'S LAWRENCE BOOTH'S LUNCHTIME VERDICT:

English hopes that New Zealand’s batsmen would be as compliant as they were a week ago at Lord’s briefly disappeared while Peter Fulton and Hamish Rutherford were rattling along at four an over this morning.

And although Steven Finn eventually got Fulton with a delivery that bounced a little more than he expected as he aimed one of his favourite works to leg, then added Rutherford thanks to a loose drive to gully, this was a more confident approach from the New Zealanders only seven days after the calamity of 68 and all that.

For a while, it looked as if the bad news for England would be that the ball was doing less in their hands than it had done while New Zealand’s admirably accurate left-armer Trent Boult was polishing off the lower order first thing this morning.

So frustrated did England become with the refusal of the ball to deviate off the straight and narrow that they finally persuaded the umpires to change it. The 2013 batch of Dukes is said to swing more than last year’s balls – not on this evidence.

The change did not pay immediate dividends either. Anderson’s first over with it cost nine, and Finn was whipped through square-leg for four by Fulton. When Fulton mimicked Rutherford by Chinese-cutting Anderson for four, England’s attack leader – who needs only two wickets to equal Fred Trueman’s Test haul of 307 – looked like he might throttle someone.

But Finn got one to bounce on Fulton, then settled into an excellent line against the left-handed Rutherford. Pinning him to the crease with some short stuff, he persuaded him to drive uppishly into the gully, where Ian Bell held on. If it looked like a poor shot, it was also reward for a spell of bowling that grew in confidence as it progressed.

The forecast is iffy over the last two days of this game. But if Finn relocates his rhythm ahead of the Ashes, England will regard it as ample compensation for a draw.

18th over: New Zealand 62-2 (Williamson 4, Taylor 0)

Finn with what will probably be the final over before lunch.

WICKET: RUTHERFORD C BELL B FINN 27

Just before lunch England find another breakthrough. An excellent ball from Finn which forces Rutherford to play a shot and it takes a thick edge and is comfortably taken by Bell at backward point.

Ross Taylor comes in to face the last ball before lunch... and survives.

That is lunch.

Another one bites the dust: Finn celebrates after taking the wicket of Hamish Rutherford just before lunch

17th over: New Zealand 62-1 (Rutherford 27, Williamson 4)

A cut shot from Rutherford brings a single and then Williamson gets off the mark with a well timed half volley for FOUR.

16th over: New Zealand 57-1 (Rutherford 26, Williamson 0)

One run from the bowling of Finn to Rutherford from the penultimate ball of the over.

15th over: New Zealand 56-1 (Rutherford 25, Williamson 0)

Stuart Broad replaces James Anderson.

Rutherford gets a single off the first ball to put Williamson on strike and he sees off the next five balls without troubling the scorers.

14th over: New Zealand 55-1 (Rutherford 24, Williamson 0)

WICKET: FULTON C&B FINN 28

Breakthrough for England! Fulton gets a top edge that goes a long way up in the air and in the end it is a simple catch for Finn to take the first wicket.

Kane Williamson is the new man out to the crease and he sees off the remaining five balls, Wicket maiden for Finn.

13th over: New Zealand 55-0 (Fulton 28, Rutherford 24)

Anderson concedes a single to Rutherford. And then Fulton sends the ball to the boundary for FOUR which flies down to fine leg.

A single follows, meaning six from the over.

12th over: New Zealand 49-0 (Fulton 23, Rutherford 23)

Bit more rhythm from Finn, two leg byes are scored and then Fulton send Finn to the Boundary for FOUR through midwicket.

11th over: New Zealand 43-0 (Fulton 19, Rutherford 23)

The umpires are checking the shape of the ball. They deem it to have lost too much shape and call for a replacement.

The first ball with the replacement ball goes for a bye. And then Rutherford adds two more with a good shot backward of square.

What a shot! Shot of the day so far from Rutherford perfectly timed shot, straight off the middle and heads down to the cover boundary for FOUR.

Next ball goes for two, expensive over from this replacement ball.

10th over: New Zealand 34-0 (Fulton 19, Rutherford 15)

First change of bowling of the morning, Steven Finn comes on for Broad.

Finn is sent to the boundary  for FOUR by Fulton and then  he adds three more with a shot through square leg, Joe Root does well to prevent a boundary.

9th over: New Zealand 27-0 (Fulton 12, Rutherford 15)

Another brilliant drive from Rutherford, straight down the ground for FOUR. a dot ball and then follows and then another FOUR off a poor delivery and Rutherford cuts it behind point. 

8th over: New Zealand 19-0 (Fulton 12, Rutherford 7)

Fulton gets the runs going again with a sweetly struck shot through mid-on for FOUR. Good start from the tourists.

Breakthrough: Steven Finn celebrates the caught and bowled wicket of Peter Foulton

7th over: New Zealand 15-0 (Fulton 8, Rutherford 7)

Anderson restricts the scoring of New Zealand with a maiden over.

6th over: New Zealand 15-0 (Fulton 8, Rutherford 7)

Comfortable single for Rutherford with a shot wide of cover. Just one from the over of Broad.

5th over: New Zealand 14-0 (Fulton 8, Rutherford 6)

Rutherford works one down to fine leg for a single off Anderson.

England have not really found their range yet, that said, New Zealand have been positive.

4th over: New Zealand 13-0 (Fulton 8, Rutherford 5)

Good shot by Fulton off the first ball of Broad's over for FOUR, whipped away in the air through midwicket.

He follows up with a nice half volley outside the off that goes wide of mid-off for two more.

3rd over: New Zealand 7-0 (Fulton 2, Rutherford 5)

Fulton takes a single from the third ball of Anderson's over and then Rutherford follows up with a FOUR from a thick inside edge that rolls down to fine leg.

2nd over: New Zealand 2-0 (Fulton 1, Rutherford 1)

Stuart Broad, who was brilliant at Lord's, takes the ball at the other end.

There is a hint of swing for Broad. Good judgement from Rutherford to leave the second ball.

First runs of the New Zealand innings as Rutherford looks to drive the ball down to gully for a single.

Fulton then adds another single from the final ball of the over.

1st over: New Zealand 0-0 (Fulton 0, Rutherford 0)

Jimmy Anderson takes the new ball and will bowl to Peter Fulton.

It's a maiden to open up for Anderson as Fulton successfully negotiates the England paceman's early over. 

Opening up: New Zealand's Hamish Rutherford plays a shot bowled by James Anderson

ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 254

99th over: England 354 (Swann 26, Anderson 0)

Steven Finn shows he is capable of shots as he takes two runs off the first ball. He follows that up with the shot of the day with a perfectly timed drive down the ground for FOUR.

WICKET: FINN B BOULT 6

Perfect yorker from Boult to send Finn's stumps cartwheeling out of the ground.

Jimmy Anderson comes to the middle.

Two dot balls to start with.

WICKET: ANDERSON C&B BOULT

That is it. Boult has a five-for with a brilliant catch to end the England innings for 254 runs.

Getting the job done: New Zealand's Trent Boult holds up the ball as he leaves the field after capturing five wickets

98th over: England 348-8 (Swann 26, Finn 0)

Swann looks to leave the first ball from Southee, but gets an edge and it goes past slip for two. The rest of the over is seen off without any score.

97th over: England 346-8 (Swann 24, Finn 0)

Boult goes close with the first ball as Swann edges the ball away. Swann is the senior man in the middle now, so he will look to keep strike. But Finn can bat a bit as well, as he showed in Dunedin. But England probably won't be looking for him to stay in the middle for hours and get a fifty, I'm sure Alastair Cook would rather he did the damage with the ball.

Five dot balls and Swann takes a single off the final ball to keep strike.

96th over: England 345-8 (Swann 23, Finn 0)

Tim Southee takes the ball at the other end and his first ball is a tired one which goes wide.

Swann then takes a single off the next ball with a cut shot down to the covers.

WICKET: PRIOR C TAYLOR B SOUTHEE 39

Breakthrough for New Zealand in the second over of the day. Prior looked to drive the ball and edged it to Ross Taylor at first slip who took a good catch.

Steven Finn is the new man in the middle for England.

That is out: Steven Finn is bowled by Boult

95th over: England 343-7 (Prior 39, Swann 22)

Trent Boult has the ball in his hand and will get us underway.

Prior blocks the first ball. Prior then takes a single off the next ball with a shot to the leg-side. FOUR byes follow as Brendan McCullum fails to stop the ball. Swann then takes a single with a shot to deep square leg.

10.59am: The players are out on the pitch and we are ready for play.

10.50am: After the complete washout on day one time will be made up by playing through untill 7pm.

10.45am: Prior (38 no) and Swann (21 no) will look put the game firmly in England's hands and then home James Anderson and Stuart Broad can do the business with the ball. From New Zealand's point of view, the ball is still relatively new and Tim Southee and Doug Bracewell will hope to make some inroads early on.

10.35am: England will be pleased with their performance on day two and with Matt Prior and Graeme Swann out in the middle there is a chance of some quick early runs.

10.30am: Good morning and welcome to Sportsmail's coverage of day Three of the second Test between England and New Zealand. 

This Headingley Test has been dominated by two Yorkshire batsmen, Joe Root (104) and Jonny Bairstow (64), and England will start the day on 337-7.

Star of the show: Joe Root hit a century on day two as England moved into a strong position overnight