Relive all of the action from the fourth day's play of the second Test between the Black Caps and England from Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
5:16pm: 23 overs, NZ 42/0, Latham 25*, Raval 17*
STUMPS. That'll be it for today, we'll be back with coverage of the final day's play tomorrow, with bad light bringing the evening session to a close in Christchurch.
New Zealand will be looking to bat out a draw at the very least to take the series, while England need 10 wickets.
NZ need 340 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
4:56pm
Umpire Marais Erasmus is saying that if there's no play for the rest of tonight, then they'll get underway half an hour earlier tomorrow, giving us a 98-over final day.
4:34pm
No update from the umpires. It's now very dark out on the pitch at Hagley Oval.
4:14pm: 23 overs, NZ 42/0 - Latham 25*, Raval 17*
Bad light stops play. The umpires come together and offer Latham and Raval the light. The Black Caps duo waste no time in accepting it. This could be it for the day unless it gets brighter any time soon.
NZ need 340 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
3:55pm: 18 overs, NZ 38/0 - Latham 23*, Raval 15*
England keeping it tight, but Latham and Raval are unmoved. They've added just four runs since Tea, but not given the bowlers a sniff. England happy to apply pressure with men around the bat.
NZ need 344 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
3:33pm: 13 overs, NZ 35/0 - Latham 22*, Raval 13*
We're back after the Tea break, Anderson to resume to Latham. A lot of cloud cover overhead.
Latham gets a single second ball of the over to bring Raval on strike, who defends the rest of the over.
NZ need 347 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
3:10pm: 12 overs, NZ 34/0 - Latham 21*, Raval 13*
TEA. A good start to New Zealand's reply from Latham and Raval. They've added 34 for no loss, despite a few iffy moments for the pair.
We'll be back in around 20 minutes for the final session of day four in Christchurch.
NZ need 348 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
3:02pm: 10 overs, NZ 27/0 - Latham 21*, Raval 6*
Moral victory for NZ, as Mark Wood replaces Broad with the ball. A single from Raval from the first ball brings Latham on strike, before back-to-back boundaries! A beautiful straight drive is followed by a textbook punch through the covers! Latham looking good on his 26th birthday (happy birthday Tom!)
NZ need 355 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
2:46pm: 6 overs, NZ 13/0 - Latham 12*, Raval 1*
Broad steams into Raval and hits him clean in the ribs! Raval's down in pain. The physio comes on to treat him and he's back up. NZ solid so far.
NZ need 369 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
2:29pm: 2 overs, NZ 4/0 - Latham 4*, Raval 0*
Broad takes the ball from the other end, Raval faces up. First ball is wide and Raval can leave it alone comfortably. Second ball is much tighter, pitching on Raval's off-stump and moving away, the batsman plays and misses. Identical follow up from Broad and again, Raval plays and misses.
Fuller ball from Broad and Raval defends, finally getting bat on ball. Tight leave from Raval fifth ball, but he happily watches it go through to Bairstow. Four slips in for England, another play and miss from Raval to finish. Maiden over first up from Broad.
NZ need 378 runs to win with 10 wickets in hand.
2:25pm: 1 over, NZ 4/0 - Latham 4*, Raval 0*
James Anderson takes the new ball to start England's innings, Tom Latham on strike. First ball is on Latham's hip and he tucks it away for four down to fine leg! Anderson comes back well though, with two dot balls to the left hander.
Fourth ball is short and Latham defends to gully, not too much movement to start from Anderson. Last ball of the over is wide and Latham leaves it alone
NZ need 378 runs to win with 10 wickets in hand.
2:20pm
England are out on the field in a huddle, they need 10 wickets to square the series. Latham and Raval make their way to the crease, they'll have about an hour to bat before the tea break.
2:12pm: 106.4 overs, ENG 352/9d - Leach 14*, Anderson 0*
WICKET! Bairstow plays one shot too many and England have declared! A Wagner bouncer has Bairstow pulling out into the deep, where Nicholls takes the catch.
Bairstow goes for 36, New Zealand will chase 382 for the win.
2:04pm: 105 overs, ENG 346/8 - Bairstow 35*, Leach 9*
Bairstow takes the attack to Boult with some rain in the air. He hits 16 from the over as England look like they're prepared to declare soon.
England lead by 375 runs with two wickets remaining.
1:42pm: ENG 312/8 - Bairstow 10*, Leach 0*
WICKET! Bowled him! Wood knocks de Grandhomme for four twice in the over but Black Cap gets the last laugh with the final ball of the over. Beautiful full-length in-swinger flies past him into off stump and sends the bails flying. Top job.
ENG lead by 341 with two wickets remaining
1:27pm: ENG 300/7 - Bairstow 7*, Wood 0*
WICKET! Broad's gone! Brilliant adjustment from de Grandhomme with the slower ball after getting slogged twice in the over gets Broad too quick on the shot and he slogs it to Sodhi at mid-on. Just as England brought up 300 too.
ENG lead by 329 with three wickets remaining
1:19pm: ENG 283/6 - Bairstow 3*, Broad 0*
HOWLER! Black Caps should have Bairstow heading to the sheds but they have no appeals left to overturn Erasmus! Definite sound on the way past Bairstow's bat the umpire isn't phased. Replays show a whopping edge that the snicko picks up too. That one hurts considering the momentum shift.
ENG lead by 312 with four wickets remaining
1:15pm: ENG 282/6 - Bairstow 2*, Broad 0*
WICKET! THE BLACK CAPS STRIKE RIGHT AWAY! Stokes is gone on a stunning catch from Raval and de Grandhomme nabs his second of the day. Stokes clips this hard into leg side but loses his balance in the process. Raval soars to his left and clings onto it with two hands.
ENG lead by 311 with four wickets remaining
1:12pm: ENG 278/5 - Stokes 12*, Bairstow 2*
We're back underway in Christchurch.
12:35pm: ENG 278/5 - Stokes 12*, Bairstow 2*
LUNCH: Mixed session for both sides with no one clearly taking it. Great burst of life from the Black Caps saw England's overnight batter go but they have built on their lead nicely. Black Caps appear happy to stifle the game with a draw giving them the series win but those two wickets in three balls looks to have given them some confidence with the new ball implemented eight overs after it became available. Big session coming up this arvo. We'll be back in 30 minutes for it!
ENG lead by 307 with five wickets remaining
12:11pm: ENG 262/5 - Stokes 0*, Bairstow 0*
Sure enough, the new ball is taken by NZ.
ENG lead by 291 with five wickets remaining
12:06pm: ENG 262/5 - Stokes 0*, Bairstow 0*
WICKET! AND ROOT'S GONE TWO BALLS LATER! All that brilliant work done by the duo this morning has been undone in the space of three minutes as Wagner comes to the party to get the English skipper to edge it to the keeper. Looks to drive this short delivery and he's got it completely wrong. A reminder the new ball still hasn't been taken yet - could Williamson look to up the action now that the latter end of the order is coming up? Probably need one more wicket to start hunting that tail end.
ENG lead by 291 with five wickets remaining
12:04pm: ENG 262/4 - Root 54*, Stokes 0*
WICKET! De Grandhomme gets the breakthrough! Malan tries to flick this ball his ball but it's picked off by Nicholls at midwicket! Fairly easy take and Malan swings his bat in disgust at the ground.
ENG lead by 291 with six wickets remaining
11:54am: ENG 261/3 - Root 53*, Malan 53*
FIFTY! Malan joins his skipper in the 50 club! Uses the outside edge to send the ball through gully for four. Wagner has joined de Grandhomme in the bowling attack with the new ball still yet to be taken.
ENG lead by 290 with seven wickets remaining
11:35am: ENG 251/3 - Root 50*, Malan 47*
FIFTY! Root finally gets his half-century after sitting on 49 for what felt like an eternity! Pokes it through leg side. The new ball is also available now. When will we see the BlacK Caps change? Maybe they'll have a chat about it now as drinks is upon us.
ENG lead by 280 with seven wickets remaining
11:05am: ENG 236/3 - Root 45*, Malan 37*
England off to a very positive start here with both Root and Malan finding the rope with ease. Black Caps seem to just be buying time until the new ball arrives. De Grandhomme's come in to the attack for Boult - can safely assume he'll be back when said ball arrives.
ENG lead by 265 with seven wickets remaining
10:30am: ENG 203/3 - Root 30*, Malan 20*
We're back underway in an overcast Christchurch for an early start this morning. Boult getting things underway for the Black Caps with Root and Malan out in the middle.
ENG lead by 232 with seven wickets remaining
PRE-MATCH
New Zealand are on the back foot against England but insist playing for a draw in the second Test is a tactic they're yet to consider.
The tourists must win to square the two-match series after their heavy loss in Auckland and have given themselves a shot entering the final two days at Hagley Oval.
Comfortable at 3-202 in their second innings, England lead by 231 and will target a declaration at some stage on Monday, assuming they see off the second new ball's morning arrival without drama.
New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling says there has been no talk of turning defensive in the field to slow the progress of overnight batsmen Joe Root (30) and Dawid Malan (19).
Instead, getting them out is the priority, at least to start with, even though a draw would be enough to clinch the series.
"There's still two full days of cricket to go but I think tomorrow morning's a massive session in the game," Watling said.
"If we can take 4-5 wickets in that session, we can put them under some pressure.
"Obviously if they get through it, then they're in control of the game."
England batting coach Graham Thorpe was delighted by the second innings foundation laid by Mark Stoneman (60) and James Vince (76) but said it won't be all-out attack when play resumes.
He's wary of the fickle nature of the pitch, which has proven lively with a new ball but lacking demons when the shine goes off.
"We need to have a good first session tomorrow, try and avoid any hiccups in the morning," he said.
"The new ball is due in about 13-14 overs and, as we've seen with the new ball in this game so far, it's done something."
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