6.30pm: An intriguing start to this Test and this series... England won the toss on a greentop and struck early, but New Zealand were well-placed at 199 for 3 and had four partnerships worth between 45 and 70. And yet, England kept on hanging in there, with Shoaib Bashir bowling 20 overs and taking 4 for 69 - as much through injudicious batting as anything else. It feels to me like the game is in the balance heading into the second day, but Andrew Miller's final verdict on the day's play will be up here very soon, with quotes and analysis to follow from Vish Ehantharajah in Christchurch. Thanks for tuning in through the day, and we'll be back for more in the morning.

Razor: "Bit on the nose by the English fielders sprinting through to try and get one more over in. Can someone tell them they should've had seven more?!?!"

Four minutes left on the first day. It's getting gloomy in Christchurch... and early in London!

Woakes returns. 0 for 53 so far.

junaid anwar: "Southee has possible 6 innings to hit 7 sixes to reach 100 sixes in tests."

Shoaib: "How can England possibly be this far behind over rate with Bashir bowling so many overs?" -- Baffling, isn't it? Nine minutes left in the day, and they've only bowled 81...