Glenn Phillips' maiden Test century lifts New Zealand to 391 as England's ragged morning lets the Black Caps back in at The Oval

Phillips reaches the milestone

Glenn Phillips resumed on 49 not out and brought up his fifty off the second delivery of the day with a top edge over the wicketkeeper. He passed his previous highest Test score of 87 and reached three figures off 133 balls with 18 boundaries. Phillips was last man out for an even 100, holing out to Matthew Fisher after a single off Jofra Archer had taken him to the landmark.

“He's the energiser bunny.”

England's wayward morning

England's hopes of quickly wrapping up the tail were undermined by overdoing the short balls and holding back Archer until late in the session. The hosts leaked 74 runs in the first hour, with 27 coming in the three overs before the new ball was taken. Ben Duckett dropped Kyle Jamieson on 15 at deep midwicket, and Emilio Gay's misfield turned a single into a boundary.

Jamieson's counter-attack

Jamieson, New Zealand's tallest ever cricketer at 2.07 metres, cashed in on the short-pitched bowling. He struck six boundaries, including two cover drives, in a 48-ball 41, his highest Test score in six years. The eighth-wicket stand with Phillips added 87 from 96 balls before part-time spinner Jacob Bethell bowled Jamieson to claim his third wicket of the innings.

Archer's belated impact

Jofra Archer, who had bowled eight overs of venom on Wednesday evening, did not appear until the 19th over of the morning. He dismissed Matt Henry with his fourth delivery of the day and later gave Phillips a congratulatory tap on the back after the century. England reached 15 without loss in three overs before lunch.

A Test in unusual circumstances

England are fielding three debutants, including fast bowler Sonny Baker, and are led by stand-in captain Joe Root after Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were dropped for breaking a team curfew following the first Test. New Zealand, 1-0 down in the three-match series, must win to stay alive.

“I made a commitment to myself to be authentic coming into this.”