New Zealand vs West Indies, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Roach to Latham, no run, 125kph, round the wicket, full and leaving the left-hander, Latham lets it be

Roston Chase to Latham, 1 run, 85.1kph, more air and fuller in length, knocked down the pitch and mid-on mops it up moving to his right

Roston Chase to Latham, no run, Latham shimmies down the pitch and blocks an airy ball to cover

Gabriel to Latham, no run, short ball, leg-stump line, Latham drops it into the on-side

Gabriel to Latham, no run, taps this length ball on the off-side

Gabriel to Latham, no run, harakiri! Back of a length ball, Latham hops and bunts it towards short leg. The fielder with the helmet allows it to go past him and Latham sets off for a single. Sure, the single wasn't on and he gets sent back. Brooks gets to the ball quickly and Latham has given up. Unfortunately for West Indies, Brooks misses the sticks at the striker's end. No luck for the tourists...

Gabriel to Latham, no ball, 137.8kph, fuller than good length, clipped away, but it's stopped by the short leg fielder. Yet another no-ball

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 136.7kph, away-angler, Latham lets it go on line and Dowrich fumbles it after moving to his left

Roston Chase to Latham, 1 run, 84.8kph, decent bounce on this and Latham forces it in front of square on the off-side off the backfoot

Gabriel to Latham, no ball, 146.1kph, length ball darted down the leg-side. Gabriel had overstepped

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 143kph, length around off, Latham hangs back to defend it on the off-side

Gabriel to Latham, no run, dug in short, Latham ducks under it

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 141.5kph, back of a length delivery, tapped towards point

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 140.5kph! That's a good ball. Lands on a shortish length, seams away with extra bounce, Latham hangs his bat out to have a feel for it. Whizzes past the outside edge. Dowrich fails to gather it cleanly

Roston Chase to Latham, no run, played back at the bowler?

Roston Chase to Latham, no run, tossed up, blocked off the frontfoot

Roston Chase to Latham, no run, Chase drops another short, can't bowl those with his field, Latham backs away on the cut and Roach dives to his right at backward point to save a certain boundary

Gabriel to Latham, no run, good short ball from Gabriel, but equally well played by Latham - rides the bounce well although he did look awkward while fending it away, made sure that the ball bounced well in front of the fielder at gully

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, Latham covers the line and lets it go

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, tad fuller and around the off-stump line, defended with a straight bat to mid-on

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Latham leans across and pushes it to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, short of a length and just outside off, dabbed straight to the fielder at gully

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Latham leans into the drive with an open face, didn't get hold of the shot, but found the gap past cover for a brace

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, short of a length and angling across the left-hander, pushed off the back-foot to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, on a length and slanting across the left-hander, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, short of a length and around off, Latham presses across and turns it to the on-side

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Latham lifts his bat and lets it go

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, defended to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, Joseph was excited for a while, but there was an inside edge on that, very full and at the stumps, Latham played all around it as he looked to flick - the ball grazed his inside edge before crashing into the pads

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, tad too short and too wide of off from Joseph, Latham doesn't need to play at those, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, on a good length and angling across the left-hander, Latham covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, on a good length and angling across the left-hander, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, steered straight to the fielder at backward point

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, punched straight to the fielder at mid-off

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, on a good length and angling across the left-hander, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, full and sliding down leg, Latham shuffles across on the tuck and missed

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Latham gets across and defends it to the off-side, hint of seam back into the left-hander

Roach to Latham, 2 runs, nicely played, short of a length and well wide of off, Latham gets on top of the bounce and punches it in front of square on the off-side, comes back for the second

Roach to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Latham leans into a crisp drive, but can't beat cover

Roach to Latham, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Holder to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Latham leans across and pushes it to the off-side

Roach to Latham, 1 run, very full and wide of off, Latham leans into the drive and finds the gap past cover-point, only a single

Roach to Latham, no run, yorker length delivery outside off, Latham jams his bat down and sqeezes it to the off-side

Roach to Latham, no run, Roach keeps it full and gets it to slant back into the left-hander, Latham has the line covered as he lets it go

Roach to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery around off, Latham presents the full face of the bat and blocks

Roach to Latham, no run, good start from Roach, keeps it full and around off, Latham gets half-forward and squirts a thick edge to backward point

Holder to Latham, no run, Holder keeps it full and in that corridor outside off, another delivery that's not threatening Latham's stumps, left alone

Holder to Latham, no run, fraction fuller and shaping away from the left-hander, Latham watches the ball all along and lets it go

Holder to Latham, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, Latham covers the line and lets it go

Holder to Latham, no run, trusts the angle now to go across, leaving early

Holder to Latham, no run, length, on middle, shuffling defence back

Holder to Latham, 2 runs, full again, Latham leans into a drive, getting it through mid-off and extra cover

Holder to Latham, no run, fullish delivery on off, pushed out to mid-off

Holder to Latham, no run, appeal from the slips for a caught behind. But, but, both the bowler and the keeper don't even bother. In fact Holder's more than happy to quickly turn and walk back to his mark. It wouldn't have mattered normally, but there's actually a thin nick off the toe-end. Now, now. It was short, wide and Latham went after it, and sighed as soon as he played and missed. Oh and there was a sound as well. If only things could get worse for West Indies. If only ..

Holder to Latham, no run, 129.3kph, just slightly short, and Latham leaves on bounce. It's a tight line though on off

Holder to Latham, no run, further across off. Easier leave in this

Holder to Latham, no run, nagging in around off, and despite the in-seam, the angle is enough for Latham to leave

Holder to Latham, no run, 127kph, middle-lined, length, forward defence

Holder to Latham, no run, 129.2kph, on middle, Latham wristily knocks it back down the pitch

Roach to Latham, 5 runs, and the quest to kill a quick single ends up in overthrows. Hence, 1+4, after Latham taps it in front of mid-off, and there's nobody backing away a throw that's already quite wild

Roach to Latham, no run, hip-lined, and Latham covers it with a closed bat face in nudging it to leg

Roach to Latham, no run, 126.6kph, angling in from round the wicket, but not enough to get Latham playing at it

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 133.8kph, back foot, opening his defence and tapping it to point

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 137.4kph, length, fourth-stump, Latham trusts the bounce now, and his leave

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, wide, 133.5kph, goes short, a little too short. Comfortably over Latham-and-a-half

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 136kph, pitched up, driven out to cover

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 136.4kph, low bounce. Well, well. It's on a length, pitching on middle-stump and the ball sleeps along. Latham was never playing it though, leaving it on line

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 136.7kph, a nice probing line, just outside off, worth leaving. And yea, is left

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 136kph, good length, angling across on off. Latham's stride covers the line rather well, bat stuck to it

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 136.9kph, back of a length now, no width, back-footed defence

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 133.3kph, length, on off, forward pressy block

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 132.4kph, back of a length, and Latham rocks behind to cut. Again, intent. And again, straight to the fielder, point

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, bouncer, high, short, spotted early it sit under

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 138.2kph, more a push now through the line, leaning well in front and driving away from his body .. perhaps the first full attacking shot we've seen from him all morning. Finds cover though

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 133.1kph, pitched up, angling across, fifth-stump maybe. Draws Latham in front, on a forward defence

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 142.8kph, length ball wasted down the leg-side

Gabriel to Latham, no ball, banged in short, Latham ducks under it. No-balled by the third umpire for over-stepping

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 146.1kph, back of a length, Latham looks to turn it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge towards cover. A yes-no situation and Williamson has been sent back. A direct hit at the bowler's end would have made things interesting...

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 142kph, bumper just outside leg, Latham hunkers under it. Dowrich leaps to his right on this occasion to collect the ball

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 145.8kph, short of length, Latham taps it in front of point, can't steal the single on this occasion

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, 1 run, 136kph, pushes this fullish ball to the left of point does Latham and hares to the other end

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 137.8kph, fuller in length, driven straight to mid-off

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, fuller than good length, Latham is forward again and he tentatively pushes it towards cover point. The batsman was in two minds there - whether to play or not

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 137.7kph, Latham gets forward to push this full ball to mid-off

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 135.1kph, pitched up around off, pushed straight to point off the frontfoot

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 133kph, length ball around off, defended down the pitch

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 137.4kph, Latham is forward again to tap this fullish ball towards point

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 136.1kph, fuller than good length, Latham is forward to knock it towards mid-on

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 137.9kph, pitched up delivery around middle and off, Latham knocks it back to the bowler

Gabriel to Latham, 1 run, 143.2kph, on the ribs, tucked off his hips to fine leg

Gabriel to Latham, no run, 143kph, full on pads, Latham misses the flick to wear it on his front pad. Pitched outside leg

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, 1 run, 137.4kph, straying onto the pads, turned to backward square leg

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, ooh! 136.6kph, away-angling ball that takes off from a length, Latham has a fiddle at it and the ball whizzes past the outside edge

Alzarri Joseph to Latham, no run, 135.5kph, full on middle and off, pushed towards point

Roach to Latham, no run, 126.8kph, with a packed off-side field, Roach slips a length ball down leg, past Latham's tickle

Roach to Latham, no run, 127.6kph, pitched up outside off, left alone

Roach to Latham, 2 runs, 128.5kph, full and on the pads, helped on its way to right of long leg. Good running

Roach to Latham, no run, 130.9kph, pitched up ball, hint of away swing, Latham miscues the drive towards mid-off

Roach to Latham, no run, 132.4kph, out-seamer from round the wicket, too wide, nothing doing from Latham

Roach to Latham, no run, 129.7kph, this is the right ball. In-slanter on a good length that straightens and squares up the batsman. Latham looks to turn it into the leg-side and gets beaten on the outside edge. The ball hits the back thigh and goes into the hands of a diving Holder at second slip. A muted appeal for a catch, but everyone knew that there was no bat

Holder to Latham, no run, Holder switches to over the wicket and bowls an away-angling length ball marginally outside off, Latham gets forward and shoulders arms

Holder to Latham, no run, 133.2kph, length ball, Latham taps it in front of point and sets off, gets rightly sent back by Williamson. The single wasn't on

Holder to Latham, no run, 129.2kph, fuller in length, but the WI skipper ends up angling it down leg

Holder to Latham, no run, 132.7kph, round the wicket, short of a good length, good bounce on it and Latham offers no shot

Holder to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, he needs to make Latham play, wasted effort

Holder to Latham, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape back into the left-hander, Latham gets a big stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go

Holder to Latham, no run, Holder pushes this one fuller and wider of off, another leave from Latham

Holder to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, another wasted delivery as Latham lets it go

Holder to Latham, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Latham gets behind the line and defends it compactly

Roach to Latham, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, Latham watches it closely, lifts his bat and lets it go

Roach to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, Latham will not play at those, left alone

Roach to Latham, no run, Roach shortens his length on off, Latham prods across and drops it to the off-side, wants a single, but is rightly sent back by his partner

Roach to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and swinging away from the left-hander, left alone

Roach to Latham, no run, much better from Roach, short of a good length and nipping back into the left-hander, Latham watches it closely and lets it go on length, the ball flicked the trousers on its way to the keeper

Holder to Latham, no run, short of a length and well wide of off, another easy leave for the batsman

Holder to Latham, no run, tad fuller and shaping away from the left-hander, Latham doesn't need to play at those, left alone

Holder to Latham, no run, fraction fuller and shaping away from the left-hander, Latham gets a big stride forward and lets it go

Holder to Latham, no run, Holder shortens his length and angles one across the left-hander, Latham gets a good stride across and lets it go

Holder to Latham, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, defended back at the bowler

Holder to Latham, no run, short of a good length and slanting across the left-hander, Latham watches it go through to the keeper

Holder to Latham, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Latham gets well forward and defends it to the off-side

Holder to Latham, no run, short of a length and sliding down leg, Latham gets inside the line and lets it go

Holder to Latham, no run, much better from Holder, fractionally fuller and a hint of seam away from the left-hander, Latham was half-forward in defence and gets an inside edge back to the bowler

Holder to Latham, no run, short of a length and angling across the left-hander, left alone

Gabriel to Latham, 1 run, on a good length and angling into Latham's pads, nudged past the fielder at FSL for a single

Gabriel to Latham, no run, short of a length and slanting down the leg-side, Latham gets inside the line and lets it go

Roach to Latham, no run, much better from Roach, on a good length and around the off-stump line, defended to the off-side

Roach to Latham, no run, fraction fuller and wider of off - but it's still too short on this pitch from Roach, left alone

Roach to Latham, no run, Roach shortens his length and gets this one to hold its line outside off, left alone

Roach to Latham, no run, fraction fuller and at the stumps, Latham prods across and turns it to square leg

Roach to Latham, no run, short of a good length and holding its line wide of off, left alone

Gabriel to Latham, byes, 1 run, short of a length and angling back into the left-hander, Latham lets it go and Gabriel has overstepped. It isn't called though, slight wobble and Dowrich can't hold on cleanly

Gabriel to Latham, no run, on a good length and shaping away from wide of off, Latham leans across, covers the line and lets it go

Roach to Latham, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Latham has the line covered as he let it go

Roach to Latham, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, defended with a straight bat

Roach to Latham, 3 runs, lovely, overpitched from Roach, turns out to be a wide half-volley, Latham leans into the drive and places it into the gap wide of cover - the outfield is on the slower side and Blackwood can pull it back in, saves a run for his team

Roach to Latham, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, Latham watches it closely, lifts his bat and lets it go

Roach to Latham, no run, Roach finally makes Latham play - fuller length delivery around off, Latham gets half-a-strie forward and defends it compactly

Roach to Latham, no run, much better from Roach, on a good length and in that channel outside off, shapes away further and Latham watches it go by

Roach to Latham, no run, loose delivery from Roach, very full and swinging away from miles outside off - Latham doesn't need to play as he shouldered arms - very close to being called as a wide

Roach to Latham, no run, short of a good length and a hint of movement back into the left-hander, Latham covers the off-stump, trusts the bounce and lets it go by