Morning session: New Zealand have been set 368 to win in 75 overs. It looks a stiff target. I suppose the England Lions took out some Brendon McCullum insurance before they declared. At lunch New Zealand are 39 without loss from 11.
We've had a busy morning in the Southampton sunshine. The Lions resumed on 275 for five and in the second over of the day Adil Rashid had a swat at a short ball and did well to reach it. Brendon McCullum took an acrobatic catch diving high to his right.
The Kiwis took the new ball at 292 for six and the runs came all the faster for Graham Swann. Michael Carberry, who was injured celebrating his century on Saturday, came in at the fall of Rashid's wicket and added eight to his score before he was also out caught behind. He seemed to glove it when he attempted to pull a short one from Tim Southee.
Swann banged seven fours and a six over mid-on in his 41-ball 52. He reached his 50 with a reverse sweep for four off Jeetan Patel, but when he attempted an immediate repeat of the stroke he was caught by Chris Martin at backward square-leg. The Lions declared at that point.
Afternoon session: The Lions didn't look like taking any wickets in the afternoon session as How and Redmond gradually picked up the tempo so that at tea, at 147 for no wicket from 41 overs, they were edging up to four runs an over.
Redmond, unrecognisable from the first innings blocker, reached his fifty when he swept Swann for six. It came from 88 balls and included seven fours as well as that maximum.
How got to his half-century from 96 balls, with six fours. At this stage the Kiwis need another 221 runs from 34 overs. How is on 67 and Redmond has 62.
A lot of the spectators have little ear-pieces inserted. There must be some football going on somewhere.
We were all getting a tad excited here when New Zealand needed 186 from the last 20 overs with Brendon McCullum, the man who ignited the IPL Twenty20 tournament in India, at the wicket.
But I'm afraid it all ended as a bit of an anti-climax with handshakes all round with the Kiwis, on 201 for four, still 167 short of their target.
Adil Rashid finished with 3-63 with his leg-spinners and big Chris Tremlett took the other one. Afterwards Rob Key, the England Lions captain, warned England not to underestimate New Zealand at Lord's this week. Quite right too.
The New Zealand cricket team have a habit of being better than the sum of their parts.
