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

Roach to Jacob Duffy, no run, he now takes a blow on his head, dug in short and climbed nastily onto the right-hander - Duffy took his eyes off it as he swung and missed, the ball clatters into the helmet and the physio is out to have a check

Roach to Jacob Duffy, FOUR, beautifully played, back of a length and just outside off - Duffy stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and punches it square on the off-side for a boundary

Roach to Matt Henry, out Caught by Jayden Seales!! That's the end of Matt Henry and West Indies have theior 9th wicket - banged in short and at the right-hander - Henry swivelled across and was through with the pull, didn't get anywhere near the middle of the bat and lobs a simple catch to Seales at deep square leg. Matt Henry c Jayden Seales b Roach 8(5) [4s-2]

Roach to Matt Henry, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off - Henry stays leg-sided on the hack and missed

Roach to Matt Henry, no ball, FOUR, edged and four, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off - Henry swings hard and gets a thick edge, the ball flies over the slip cordon for a boundary

Roach to Matt Henry, no run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed back at the bowler

Roach to Foulkes, 3 runs, back of a length and well wide of off - Foulkes stays on the front-foot as he swivelled into the pull, places it wide of mid-on and scurries back for the third

Roach to Foulkes, no run, full and just outside off, driven crisply and straight to the fielder at mid-off

Roach to Foulkes, no run, fuller length delivery and in that channel just outside off - Foulkes covers the off-stump, lifts his bat and lets it go

Roach to Foulkes, no run, tad fuller and holding its line outside off - draws Foulkes into the push and goes past the outside edge

Roach to Foulkes, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Foulkes takes a couple of steps down the pitch as he defended

Roach to Foulkes, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Roach to Foulkes, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Foulkes leans across on the on-drive and finds mid-on

Roach to Foulkes, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off - Foulkes takes a step down the pitch and that makes him play, beaten on the outside edge

Roach to Foulkes, no run, banged in short as Foulkes walked down the pitch - he drops his wrists and then sways away from the line - Tevin Imlach collects the ball and throws down the stumps, but Foulkes was aware and was back in the crease

Roach to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, tucked into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single

Roach to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, hammered, Bracewell gives the charge, makes room and then flat-bats the drive, beats the diving fielder at mid-off and runs away to the ropes

Roach to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, edged and four, fuller length delivery and in that channel just outside off, drew Bracewell into a wafty drive and finds the edge, goes wide of the diving fielder at gully

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, left alone

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, gets the ball to shape away, well outside off, so left alone

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Michael Bracewell drives on the up and finds the man at mid-off

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, angled in, on a length, tucked down to mid-wicket

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, and beaten outside off! The ball nibbled away to go past the edge

Roach to Blundell, 1 run, stabs the ball down and runs through for a single as Michael Bracewell made it easily

Roach to Blundell, no run, tapped it out, the ball threatened to roll back but the batter had the wits to pat the ball away

Roach to Blundell, no run, left alone outside off as that was on a length

Roach to Blundell, 4 runs, at the sticks, fuller length delivery, Blundell clips the ball away and gets it into the gap. Blundell and Michael Bracewell run four as the relay effort was not good enough from the deep

Roach to Blundell, no run, angled in, doesn't nip in much, left alone to the keeper

Roach to Blundell, no run, length delivery, angled in, Blundell gets the bat down and blocks it out into the off-side

Roach to Blundell, 2 runs, very full again, the batter is batting out of his crease and squeezes the ball down to third man for a brace

Roach to Blundell, no run, very full, outside off, Blundell sees the line and lets it go to the keeper

Roach to Blundell, no ball, length delivery, outside off, Blundell stabs the ball down to gully

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Michael Bracewell lets it go

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, full length delivery outside off, Michael Bracewell leans ahead a bit and drives it towards mid-off

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, pitched up on off, Michael Bracewell pushes it towards mid-on

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, back of a length outside off, moving away, Michael Bracewell lets it go

Roach to Michael Bracewell, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Michael Bracewell hangs back and taps it towards point

Roach to Blundell, 3 runs, full delivery swinging in on middle, Blundell flicks it nicely through mid-wicket. The chase is on and the fielder cuts it off near the fence. Three runs result

Roach to Will Young, no run, back of a length delivery straightening a touch from off, Will Young is squared up a bit but blocks it off the outer half towards cover-point

Roach to Will Young, 2 runs, pitched up on off, Will Young leans ahead and push-drives it nicely past mid-on. The fielder gives it a chase and keeps the batters down to a couple

Roach to Will Young, no run, good length delivery jagging in on off, kept out watchfully from the crease

Roach to Will Young, no run, fullish delivery swinging in sharply on off, Will Young keeps it out off the inner half tentatively

Roach to Will Young, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery outside off, Will Young keeps his bat inside the line and lets it through

Roach to Will Young, no run, good length delivery shaping in on off, Will Young covers the line and tucks it towards mid-wicket

Roach to Will Young, no run, back of a length delivery seaming in on off, Will Young hops and blocks it down the track. Testing stuff from Roach

Roach to Will Young, no run, oh, this one jags back substantially from a back of a length outside off, Will Young has his off-stump covered and makes a good leave

Roach to Will Young, no run, full delivery shaping in on off, Will Young leans ahead and blocks it to the left of Roach

Roach to Will Young, no run, Roach slips in a bouncer on off, Will Young drops his wrists and sways away from the line to evade it

Roach to Will Young, no run, on a length outside off, seaming in, Will Young covers his off-stump and makes an assured leave

Roach to Will Young, no run, full delivery outside off, swinging in, Will Young leans ahead and strokes it to mid-off

Roach to Blundell, no run, short of length delivery shaping in on off, Blundell covers the line and pushes it towards mid-off

Roach to Will Young, 1 run, shortish and wide, Will Young chops it through cover-point

Roach to Will Young, no run, on a length well outside off, left alone. This one kept a bit low. Tevin Imlach had to crouch to collect it

Roach to Will Young, no run, back of a length outside off, shaping away late, Will Young leaves it alone

Roach to Will Young, no run, beaten! Full length delivery outside off, straightening after landing, Will Young plays the original line and misses

Roach to Blundell, 1 run, almost chopped on! Back of a length outside off, Blundell rises on his toes and tries to cut it square of the wicket but gets an inside edge that goes past the leg-stump

Roach to Latham, no run, Roach shortens the length outside off - Latham hops across and defends it back at the bowler

Roach to Latham, no run, on a good length and slanting down leg, past Latham's flick on its way to the keeper

Roach to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, left alone

Roach to Latham, no run, Roach keeps it full and in that channel wide of off, nips away from the left-hander and it's left alone

Roach to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, left alone

Roach to Williamson, 1 run, short of a good length and shaping back into the right-hander - KW hops and gets an inside edge onto the pad, rolls behind square on the on-side for a single

Roach to Williamson, FOUR, lovely, overpitched by Roach - it's a long half-volley and KW has put it away with disdain - presents the full face of the bat and then plays the on-drive, straight of mid-on

Roach to Latham, 1 run, edged, and the ball falls just short of Hope at 4th slip, or has it carried? The reactions from the West Indians certainly says so - might've just bounced in front, fuller length delivery and shaping away from off, draws Latham into the drive and he did so with hard hands

Roach to Latham, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off - Latham doesn't need to play at those, left alone

Roach to Latham, no run, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, left alone

Roach to Williamson, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, nudged into the gap wide of mid-on for a single - the fielder is quick on the ball, but he throws it in a hurry and sprays it well wide of the stumps. A better throw and KW might've bene struggling

Roach to Williamson, no run, on a good length and just outside off - KW plays with soft hands and drops it onto the off-side

Roach to Latham, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Latham plays with soft hands and runs it to slip

Roach to Latham, no run, short of a good length and slanting down leg, Latham was looking to flick and missed

Roach to Latham, no run, beauty, pitched up in that channel just outside off, the length is full and Latham's drawn into the drive, but the ball seams away wickedly and past the outside edge

Roach to Latham, no run, pitched up delivery on off, Latham drives it towards mid-on

Roach to Latham, no run, beaten! In the corridor of uncertainty, seaming away a touch after pitching, Latham feels for it and gets foxed

Roach to Latham, no run, short of length delivery on off, seaming away, Latham camps back and plays it with an angled bat towards backward point

Roach to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length delivery straying towards the hips, Williamson rises on his toes and tucks it to long leg to retain strike

Roach to Williamson, no run, good length delivery seaming in on off, Williamson covers the line and stonewalls it

Roach to Williamson, no run, pitched up delivery attacking the stumps, played with soft hands towards short mid-wicket

Roach to Williamson, no run, full delivery swinging towards the pads, Williamson is early into the flick and gets a soft leading edge back to Roach

Roach to Williamson, no run, West Indies review for a lbw! Looked high to the naked eye. Roach convinces Chase to take the review. Was a back of a length delivery that seamed in from off, Williamson hopped to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge to get struck above the knee roll on the front pad. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking and it reveals that it is bouncing over the stumps. Not a wise review considering the extra bounce on offer on this surface

Roach to Williamson, no run, edged but safe! On a length and angling in on middle and leg, Williamson is squared up a touch as he tries to work it across but gets a leading edge behind. It falls well short of second slip though

Roach to Latham, no run, better from Roach! In the tight off-stump channel, seaming away after pitching, Latham lifts his bat skywards to allow it through

Roach to Latham, no run, short of length delivery well outside off, moving away, Latham leaves it alone

Roach to Latham, no run, tentative! Fuller length around off, some nibble in the air, Latham pushes at it with minimal foot movement and gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards point. Latham thought about a run but rightly bails out of it

Roach to Latham, no run, wayward delivery down leg, left alone with ease

Roach to Latham, no run, good length delivery in the channel, seaming away, Latham makes a watchful leave

Roach to Latham, no run, pitched up around off, swinging away late, Latham doesn't go after it

Roach to Latham, no run, back of a length well outside off, shaping away, easy leave for Latham

Roach to Latham, no run, length delivery outside off, Latham lets it go. Took off a bit after pitching and carried nicely to the keeper

Roach to Latham, no run, good channel! On a back of a length on the sixth stump channel, moving in a touch, Latham lifts his bat skywards to leave it alone

Roach to Latham, no run, short of length delivery shaping in from outside off, Latham hangs back and taps it towards backward point

Roach to Latham, no run, Roach switches to round the wicket to the southpaw. On a hard length on the sixth stump channel, hint of away movement, left alone

Roach to Williamson, 3 runs, nicely played! Shortish and some room on offer, Williamson gets on top of the bounce and cuts it through point. The chase is on and the fielder cuts it off near the fence. Three runs result

Roach to Latham, no run, and another maiden for Roach. Gets it fuller, gets it outside off and left alone. I guess next over he will look to make the batter play more

Roach to Latham, no run, hits the top of the bat as he pressed forward. On a length, Latham gets a little stride out to bunt it down into the off-side

Roach to Latham, no run, shaping away this time but not close enough to the sticks to evoke a shot from the batter. Latham easily shouldered arms

Roach to Latham, no run, angled in, on a length, Latham sees the line outside off and leaves it alone

Roach to Latham, no run, very full, curving away, Latham sees the line and ignores it outside off

Roach to Latham, no run, spills it too wide outside off and has been left alone to the keeper

Roach to Williamson, no run, angled in delivery, Williamson looks to defend and misses. Williamson is hit a little high but Roach appeals. They don't review as the ball hit him a little too high. Excellent start for the visitors

Roach to Williamson, no run, angles it in! Williamson looking to play that on the on-side, is undone by the inward movement on that delivery. That shaped in big and mimicks the movement on it after playing the delivery

Roach to Williamson, no run, very full, little too wide, Williamson doesn't play that and ignores it on line

Roach to Conway, out Caught by Justin Greaves!! Poor poke outside off and the second slip has dived to his right to take it. Pitched up, nipped away with the seam and the batter pushed at it to pay the price. Roach has provided the early breakthrough. It hasn't taken him long. The seam was upright for the bowler, the ball kissed the surface and nipped away to take the edge. Conway could have left it but he played at that. Conway c Justin Greaves b Roach 0(2)

Roach to Conway, no run, on a length, outside off, Conway leaves it on line

Roach to Latham, leg byes, 1 run, angled in, short of length delivery, Latham looks to tuck it and misses. The ball goes off the pads and down to fine leg for a single