90th over: New Zealand 341-9 (Phillips 55, O’Rourke 0) Phillips slaps Woakes off the back foot through the covers for four. England’s attack leader hasn’t looked himself this morning, though he nearly finds Phillips’ outside edge with an outswinger. A hooping inswinger ends the over but can’t dislodge the towering O’Rourke.

Half-century for Glenn Phillips!

88th over: New Zealand 332-9 (Phillips 47, O’Rourke 0) Shot! Glenn Phillips unfurls the scoop to send Woakes over the keeper’s head for four.

Mark Beadle writes in: “Are they trying to buy Woakes some confidence here, wouldn’t England be better off with Atkinson in tandem with Carse? Or even Bashir going for a Michelle?”

I see your point but it makes sense to entrust Woakes with the new ball when that’s his main skillset. He’s not been at his best though.

87th over: New Zealand 327-9 (Phillips 43, O’Rourke 0) Ooof. Phillips top-edges the ball from Carse on to his helmet, the lid partly coming off. Good to see he’s OK, and he signals for a fresh helmet. Play resumes and Phillips is willing to have a swing at everything … he finds a bit of luck. He pokes the bat, edges to Root at slip, who can’t hold on diving with one hand to his right. A tough chance.

Damian Clarke has read my preamble and contributed this:

Thoughts: Please let me sleep.

Queries: Why does the abbreviation of refrigerator add an extra letter?

Midnight snack suggestion: Toasted crumpets with criminal amounts of butter and strawberry jam.

Fave Denzel film: Impossible question. Can I have all of them? If not, then the ones where he hurts a lot of people. I like it when he hurts people.

General life wisdom: Never eat yellow snow.

Whatever makes you happy: See question 1.

86th over: New Zealand 326-9 (Phillips 42, O’Rourke 0) Phillips tries to hit Woakes back to Birmingham but misreads the slower ball, his swing of the bat only finding the Christchurch air. Ollie Popes collects well down the leg-side as Woakes temporarily loses control of his inswinger. Another leg-side take is required, but Pope can’t hold on and they run through a leg bye.

85th over: New Zealand 325-9 (Phillips 42, O’Rourke 0) Carse shows Will O’Rourke his bouncer but also sends in some sixth-seventh-stump outswingers that are safely left alone.

WICKET! Southee c Atkinson b Carse 15 (New Zealand 325-9)

84th over: New Zealand 325-8 (Phillips 42, Southee 15) And we’re off, Phillips immediately up and running with a leg-side clip for one. Tim Southee is in a fun mood, skipping down the pitch to slap Woakes down the ground for four; never mind the new-ball swing. Southee dabs a gentle outswinger into the covers for one to end the over.

Before we get going, I really do like Glenn Phillips at No 7 for New Zealand, in as a specialist gamechanger. Whacks it with the bat, is averaging less than 30 with his offies and is an insane fielder. He’s out in the middle with Tim Southee, with Chris Woakes taking the ball.

More from Ali’s day one coverage. Kane’s back.

Tom V d Gucht writes in: “That’s a great list of number 3 debutante and a real reminder of how fallible our memories are. I could have sworn that Trott batted at 3 in the 2009 Ashes when he replaced Bopara. I wonder who did in that match?”

It was Ian Bell! Trott came in at five, after Paul Collingwood.

I’d also like to share this, passed on by Tom Davies, another OBO colleague. A group are running a marathon in memory of their friend Josh Baker, the Worcestershire spinner who passed away this May. You can find out more here.

We’ll most likely see Jacob Bethell stroll out at No 3 later today. My colleague Rob Smyth passed on this very handy list of England men’s Test debutants at No 3. There have been four this century, though Rehan Ahmed was in as a nightwatchman, while Jason Roy was meant to open against Ireland (Jack Leach did it instead, hitting 92). Owais Shah and Tom Westley were the other two, the former hitting 88 against India, the latter 59 against South Africa. Those were to remain their highest Test scores. Roy’s best, a 78-ball 72, also came on debut.

Ali Martin is our man on the ground, and here’s his day one report. Great intro.

Preamble