| Second LV= Insurance Test, Trent Bridge (day two) |
| New Zealand 553: Mitchell 190, Blundell 106 |
| England 90-1: Pope 51*, Lees 34* |
| Scorecard |
New Zealand took complete control of the second Test against England on the second day, thanks to a 190-point performance by Daryl Mitchell.
Mitchell's knock was one of the reasons the tourists were able to get to 553.
It is the third- highest total England have ever conceded, and the largest for 33 years.
Mitchell, who was dropped on three on Friday, benefited from being put down on 104.
England lost ZakCrawley for four, but recovered to 90-1, with Alex Lees on 34.
Mitchell dropped two drops of his own at first slip for Lees and Pope.
England will look for a way to keep their lead in the series.
There was always a danger that England would be made to pay for their mistakes on the second day.
New Zealand took full advantage of ideal batting conditions after Mitchell and Blundell came through a morning burst with a second new ball.
Early on in the day, there were signs that England could lose the plot, such as the poor drop of Mitchell and the fact that Ben Stokes did not bring himself on to bowl until almost 90 minutes into the day.
The hosts stuck to their task and tried to find a way through the New Zealand batting. They were able to take three of the seven balls they were given.
There was a concern that England's batting would collapse after their long stint in the field, as they have done many times in the past.
Had Mitchell held the catches, the hosts would have been in a lot of trouble, but to have nine in hand on the third morning gives them the chance to bat away.
Had Henry Nicholls not been ruled out of the first Test, Mitchell might not have been able to play in this series.
After missing out on three figures at Lord's, Blundell became the first New Zealander to make a hundred in England.
Their fifth-century partnership is a New Zealand record against all comers.
They were going to attack Jack. Mitchell had two hits over long-on, where he was also dropped. He miscued to mid-off after completing his hundred off the same bowler.
Mitchell added 91 with the assurance of Bracewell. Only when James Anderson slipped that England had an opening.
Mitchell was the last one to leave and he was chasing a wide one from the other. He left with his highest first class score, thanks to the England players and the Trent Bridge crowd.
The situation England found themselves in at the beginning of the day makes it hard to imagine what they could have done differently.
The left-armer had trouble responding to New Zealand's attack, but at least he got his first home strike in over a year.
Broad, playing the day after the pub he part-owns was severely damaged in a fire, took the two New Zealand players in the same over to make up for the two catches he missed on Friday.
The worrying habit of edging behind continued when he nicked Trent Boult, but Lees and Pope mixed handsome shots with moments of fortune.
Mitchell put down an edge off Southee as Lees was on 12 and left the left-handed opener to drive nicely in what is his highest Test score.
Pope hooked two sixes, one a top edge, before he poked at Boult on 37 and was dropped in what could have been a keeper's catch.
Pope moved to a half-century from 66 balls, his first for England in nine months, in the third and final day of the match.
"It was nice to get a score that contributed to us getting a score that might win us the Test match," Mitchell said. It was rewarding to help the boys out after getting the individual achievement.
The England batting coach hopes for a big first-inning score. Occasionally, they get the ball in the right place. It feels good, but you still have to work hard. If you don't focus, you can be challenged.
We have to return tomorrow and do what we did tonight.
The pressure is on him. He has a future at Test level, but he needs to score.
He knows that he needs to run quickly.
He's going to see out the series, but I think he needs a decent number in the last three or four games.
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