A brilliant 48th over from Buttler goes for 22 moved England on to 245-5 and from there they advance past 250 to set a good total. McClenaghan was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with 3-54 but his last over goes for 20 as both Morgan and Buttler go after him. England add another 13 runs in the last over but Morgan falls for 49 in an attempt for a quick single. Buttler continues hitting though and ends with 47 off just 17 balls. England finish with 287-6.
BBC Radio Nottingham sports reporter Robin Chipperfield is sat alone at the very highest point of the Trent Bridge Media Centre.
Sat in line with the pitch directly above the Sky Sports cameras the man with very possibly the best view of the 15,000 plus in attendance shared his thoughts on the game as England hit the 34th over of their innings.
“(Trent Bridge) is the best sporting organisation I have ever worked with,” he says.
With his 14 years at Radio Nottingham covering football, cricket and boxing including the recent Carl Froch world title fight at London’s 02 Arena.
And what of the action he’s seen today? “Well. I was a bit perturbed at the start but (Bell & Root) have played well together. It’s the first time I’ve seen Joe Root live. He has an ability to hit where there are no fielders.”
Perhaps talk of the young Root being lined up as a future successor to Alistair Cook is a bit premature but the comparisons in many ways are quite clear.
“He’s calm and doesn’t have a big ego. He seems be being brought along well.”
So what does Chippers think of spending his days at Trent Bridge covering international matches like this? It makes you think… why do anything else?”
Robin Chipperfield presents a variety of sports programmes for BBC Radio Nottingham.
Retail guru, cricketing captain, car parking attendant. Is there anything Paul Harrison can’t do? Today he’s seen more Adidas stripes than the English National side’s kitman and more wide-brimmed hats than an Australian Umpire while restocking the shop.
He visited Ashesblog HQ to give his thoughts on the day’s proceedings, simply click on the image to listen:
Ravi Bopara is gone for 28 after skying Williamson to deep cover. England are on 210-5 with 4.1 overs to go, lets hope Jos Buttler can rediscover the fireworks he is well known for.
England have added 33 runs over the past five overs with the score moving past 200. Morgan (24) and Bopara (25) have moved the game on nicely and with five overs to go England will be hoping to improve on their score of 205-4 and set the bowlers a target to defend.
Fiona and Katie are students at the University in Nottingham. They are both here today selling programmes. They are backing England to win the Ashes, but Fiona says “I’m concerned about England today.”
At this point Bell’s wicket falls. Are their predictions premature? Only time will tell. One thing is for sure, they are both massive Stuart Broad fans.
“I can’t wait to see him later,” says Katie.
Thomas Pepper (@tlpepper92): no surprise that there is no empty seats @TrentBridge #bestcricketvenueinthecountry
Sergeant Sarah Merrall has learned a lot about cricket from working at Trent Bridge over the years. “I haven’t worked here for a few years, but it’s great to be back,” she says.
“The crowd are always well behaved, and I’ve never had to eject anyone from the ground.”
“The stewards know their job, and keep everything in order.”
She is looking forward to the Ashes, saying: “I hope to be working here for a couple of days of the match. My husband will be really jealous!”