Having reached Tea at 94 for 2, New Zealand found batting far easier in the final session as Ravindra and Nicholls steadily stretched their third-wicket stand to 161.
England's primary tactic was a short-ball plan, with Archer leading the charge and fielders stationed on the boundary, but the pair handled it comfortably, making room to access the off-side or rolling their pulls along the ground.
Even the extra bounce that had briefly been available for the spinners earlier in the day disappeared on what looked like an increasingly placid surface as New Zealand made hay in the sunshine.
Having reached Tea at 94 for 2, New Zealand found batting far easier in the final session as Ravindra and Nicholls steadily stretched their third-wicket stand to 161. England's primary tactic was a short-ball plan, with Archer leading the charge and fielders stationed on the boundary, but the pair handled it comfortably, making room to access the off-side or rolling their pulls along the ground. Even the extra bounce that had briefly been available for the spinners earlier in the day disappeared on what looked like an increasingly placid surface as New Zealand made hay in the sunshine.
