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11.45am: Pope-a-dope

There's the ball, and it's Southee the architect! Drags him across with a series of deliveries in the channel and then has two goes at the one going straight on - the second of which not only does for Pope but also scrambles the synapses of cyborg umpire Michael Gough, who gives it not out despite being plumb. "If they want to go straight and bowl at the stumps, that's one of my strengths," is Pope's theory, but it only works if you hit them.#

Couldn't see from the release whether Southee was attempting his work-in-progress inswinger, which he discussed on Sky yesterday morning, or the more regulation wobble seam. But either way, Pope's out of rope, and England are looking to Dan Lawrence, playing in his first home Test match.

11.30am: Pope mobilises

The perfect start to Day 4 for the @BLACKCAPS! pic.twitter.com/nPsfEzQpgI

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 5, 2021

Pope has moved quickly into double-figures, though not without one or two moments of fortune. His first two scoring shots were thick-edged fours wide of third slip, and in between there was a woolly slash at Jamieson. But he found his feet with a rasping cover drive off Southee, and then picked up another boundary in the same over with a flick through midwicket.

Pope is among the band of off-stump guard advocates whose current methods to combat wobbly medium-pace in county cricket have come under scrutiny. How long before Colin de Grandhomme is thrown the ball to see how secure his technique is?

11.10am: Gauntlet thrown down

Did I mention that England could easily get rumbled here? Pitch under covers for a day, bit of extra juice thanks to all the rain... Tim Southee, who has just delivered a maiden to keep England on Nelson, felt there was a bit in it already on the second day, particularly for batters just starting out. Could be a big test for Ollie Pope here, not to mention the tyros at No. 6 and 7.

11am: Up-Rooted

This is obviously what going to stumps on Nelson does for you - an entire day wiped out by rain and then a wicket from the first ball of the next #EngvNZ

— Alan Gardner (@alanroderick) June 5, 2021

Out come the players, "Jerusalem" blaring over the PA. Joe Root scratches his guard, Kyle Jamieson to barrel in from the Nursery End. Good length, nipping down the slope, clips the outside edge... and Root turns to see it safely scooped by Ross Taylor at first slip! The clock still reads 10.59am, but New Zealand have struck, Jamieson lands it on a dime and hits paydirt first ball!

10.30am: Let's try that again...

After the bedraggled shemozzle of day three, the weather in north London has sorted itself out and the weekend at Lord's is set fair - which is the minimum requirement, frankly, if either side are going to be able to push for a win in this Test. Losing a full day does rather put the squeeze on things, but possibilities remain. New Zealand are sitting on a handy lead, and could easily hustle England out for 270 by tea; equally, Joe Root will have designs on still being there himself at that stage, with the prospect of batting into day five and them leaving the tourists with a Tricky Third Innings with which to concern themselves. Every chance we'll get the Blairite "third way", of course, and everyone will end up unhappy. But we live in hope.

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